Croatia takes Denmark to the challenge of overcoming the 1998 generation – Sports

Croatia is one of the good surprises of the Russian Cup. The East European team was not exactly a zebra, but the World Cup Group D performance exceeded expectations. Now, Croatians must overtake Denmark on Sunday (1), at 15:00 (Brasília time), in Nizhny Novgorod. The Croats reached the 100% mark and showed that Croatians reached 100% of the World Cup pot

can make history as the 1998 generation, who reached the semi-finals and won third place in the Coupe de France.

Such responsibility, however, is not considered a burden by the group, but rather as a challenge, revealed midfielder Rakitic at a press conference Friday in Roschino, where the Croatian delegation is concentrated

"We know that the 1998 team was excellent, they are our idols, they have shown the way for future generations, but we must leave it in the past." Our coach Zlatko Dalic was in this team and can tell us more details.But we have to write our own story in this competition.If God willing, repeat their feat or do even better.I hope that in 20 years people will be able to talk about we like it, "said Rakitic of Barcelona, ​​a former Neymar teammate in the Catalan club.

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"Neymar is one of my favorite players in the world, I still want him in my team, he has a special way of playing that may not please not everyone, the best in the world, he improved during the World Cup, thinking less of the injuries he suffered. "

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