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Nikola Kalinic was among the 23 Croats in Russia in 2018, but a whim cost him the expulsion from concentration in the middle of the World Cup.
Mexico City –
For refusing to enter the last five minutes of the match against Nigeria, first duel in the group stage of Russia 2018 the before Nikola Kalinic will be the only player of the World Cup Croatia who will see the Final before the France Selection on television.
The coach Zlatko Dalic asked him to enter by Mario Madnzukic in the home stretch of this match, but the player refused, a situation that was not not tolerated and that cost him the expulsion of the concentration once the match ended.
with Nigeria, Kalinic was warmed up and should have entered the second period, but said that he was not ready to do so because he had a problem in the back, as against Brazil in England, saying that he was not ready. in the training yesterday, I accepted it calmly and as I need intelligent and healthy players, I made this decision, "he said Dalic at a press conference before the match against Argentina. Field of play would have meant the beginning of Kalinic in a World Cup match, after having been in almost all of the current process for Brazil 2014 was out of the final call Niko Kovac
The striker of AC Milan of the Serie In Italy totaled 42 matches with the national team of Croatia in which he scored 15 goals eight in friendlies, three in World Cup, three in qualifying for Europe and one more at the last European Championship in France 2016.
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