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People had parked as far as one kilometer. It was a family atmosphere, with young children not only watching the game, but playing games outside.
The favorite of the fugitive food was cevapi (grilled minced meat) while the beer of the day was the Karlovacko of Croatia.
Almost everyone in and around the building was adorned with distinctive red and white checks from Croatia.
Modric was the preference for those who like jerseys with the name of a player on the back.
"Stoney Creek is Italian and Croatian," said Boharic, 44, who moved to Canada at the age of six.
"That means everything, I do not think anyone realizes exactly what he's feeling right now: Croatia is in the final of the World Cup!"
England had the lead for an hour and seemed to be on the road to its first World Cup in 52 years.
When a nation becomes so deep in a World Cup, there is a sense of destiny throughout the fan base. But this meaning seemed more precarious on the English side. The Croats, despite a 1-0 record, had a habit of coming back to win each of the last two playoff games after conceding the first goal.
In both sites, there was a plethora of gestures a near-failure, and there were plenty of them in this game: the arms suddenly sank in frustration and then a hold of the head with both hands.
And, of course, after Croatia took its first lead – the only one that counted – the screams of encouragement from the crowd's viewers in England became increasingly urgent and the moans of chess could have to be more painful. .
But there were some tears at the end, and in a few minutes the normal conversation and dissection of play resumed for the England fans
"I did not expect to go as far, "says Dave Hartwell. Hartwell, 75, arrived here from Manchester in 1961. He had played as a Premier League player in England and had also played for the Hamilton Steelers in the former professional soccer league of the United States. Eastern Canada. I think it was a World Cup too early for them.
Meanwhile, with Croatia in its first final, Bahoric said: "In all Croatian communities in Canada, it's going to be a party until Sunday. "
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