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Someone imagined on June 3, in the first of two friendly matches before the World Cup, that Brazil had won 2-0, the finalist of the World Cup? Well, Croatia, which even posed some problems to the Titite team, has surprised the world in recent weeks and will face France in the decision Sunday (15), in Moscow at noon (de Brasília) [19659002] Advertisement ” border=”0″ height=”1″ src=”https://bs.serving-sys.com/serving/adServer.bs?cn=display&c=19&mc=imp&pli=25302558&PluID=0&ord=[timestamp]&rtu=-1″ width=”1″/>
More than showing great football, Croatians led by coach Zlatko Dalić turned the Cup into a great test of resistance. The team reached the final after three extra times, two of them won on penalties. Taking only overtime, Croatia made the decision with a match more than any other team in history.
![life-getty "perform: prop =" uuid: t1yxbfsjq9zi1ht1j7qxu3h4x; width: 1920; height: 1080 "src =" https://images.performroup.com/di/library/GOAL/2f/ac/vida-getty_8n6me2dkkp3q1l9plcg1086j2.jpg?t=1991581404 "<br /> (Photo: Getty Images) Images) [19659005] One of the nations that emerged with the break-up of Yugoslavia in 1993, Croatia is far from being a traditional team in the world. The big moment of the plaid shirt until then had been in 1998 in her first participation at the Cups, who finished in the semi-finals in which she was beaten by the same France that she will find in the decision 20 years later.In all the other three Cups she played until Now she has not been able to pbad the group stage.
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And he was narrowly excluded from the current edition. She got a place in the play-offs against Greece. In the draw, he was favored by a group considered calm, with Argentina, Iceland and Nigeria.
It is precisely in the confrontation against the more traditional selection that Croatia began to attract attention by beating the Argentineans 3-0 and ensuring leadership in the group.
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In the semifinal against England, Perisic and Mandzukic were the heroes of a tough 2-1 win over extra time.
If it lacks tradition in Croatia, there remains a lot of effort and talent to their players, accustomed to great challenges. teams in Europe. Modric and Rakitic are in such harmony in the midfield that they do not even seem to be rivals in the clubs they defend in Spain. The same goes for the duo Mandzukic and Perisic, who joined forces despite the rivalry between Juventus and Inter in Italy
It is on the basis of unity and unity. overtaking that Croatia will try to avenge the 1998 elimination and will put its name in history, achieving a feat that traditional selections like the Netherlands and Portugal have never been able to: enter into the select group of world champions
