Kalinic, the Croat who was kicked out of the World Cup for refusing to play … What will he think?

Nikola Kalinic. This is the name that appeared as soon as the match that Croatia won against England and gave the historic step to this commander chosen by Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic.

But what happened to Kalinic?

It turns out that the center of Milan, Italy, refused to play the final minutes of Croatia's first match against Nigeria, as the Europeans won 2-0.

Faced with this arrogant refusal, Croatian coach Zlatko Dalic expelled him from the World Cup. Croatia faced – from this moment – the World Cup with 22 players.

In group stage, they won their three matches: against Nigeria, Argentina and Iceland. However, in the second round, they suffered more than what they had planned in the budget and went to the extension against Denmark, then to sanctions; in the quarter-finals, they fought until the last moment with Russia and also they were victorious from the penal point, and this Tuesday against England again there was an extension, but they l & rsquo; Set before the final whistle of 120 minutes.

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With one player less on the payroll, Croatia played almost a match more than any World Cup selected. On Sunday, you will see faces with France favorite at the end of this orbital rendezvous.

Without a doubt a historical fact – his best participation was precisely in France in 1998, where they lost in the semifinal, precisely before France itself.

But what is more curious in this great sporting feat, it is Kalinic who, for a few minutes of pride, missed the opportunity to be part of the most important sport of his country.

Are you still going to Russia to encourage your companions? Do you want to see it from your house? What will Kalinic think?