MOSCOW (AP) Its time for Gareth South-gate to come up with a big speech of his own.
After England gave up a tying goal to Brazil in first-half stoppage time in the 2002 World Cup quarterfinals, Southgate felt coach Sven-Goran Eriksson lacked inspirational oratory in the locker room at halftime.
Now the 47-year-old former England international is leading the team, which plays Croatia on Wednesday in Englands first World Cup semifinal in 28 years. The match is riveting the Land of Hope and Glory, which won its only title at home in 1966.
