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Moscow (dpa) – Mario Mandzukic hated his misstep. Ivan Perisic watched a long tremor due to video evidence shortly after, no less stunned on the referee.
A goal against his side, an important match – the two former Bundesliga pros were the big unfortunate birds of the 2: 3 defeat in the World Cup final against France in front of 78,011 spectators and one billion spectators before the final. televisions.
The day before, coach Zlatko Dalic had praised the defensive qualities and the implacable start of the striker Juventus Turin : "Mario is our first defender." The Mandzukic / Perisic duo had played in a remarkable World Cup and in the Bundesliga, many were impressed by the performances of the two veterans: Mandzukic played from 2010 to 2012 at VfL Wolfsburg, then two years at Bayern. Persic was champion of Germany in 2012 with Borussia Dortmund and then wore two seasons the VfL Wolfsburg jersey.
Mandzukic was the famous man with his victorious goal in the semifinal against England – as well as the outstanding Perisic, who had made up for the equalizer. And once again, Perisic seemed to become one of the Croatian heroes: with a shot from the left foot left, he scored Mandzukic's goal ten minutes later.
But the 29-year-old Inter Milan striker desperately took the lead: the Argentine referee Nestor Pitana had decided with the help of the video badistant that Persics Handball was close to its own goal after eleven o'clock – and Antoine Griezmann first After that, the Mandzukic disaster, Persisic and Co. went on its course.
It was only when the surprise finalist beat Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappé 1: 4 with extra goals, that Mandzukic again managed to prove his complete riot. While the 32-year-old licked the careless goalkeeper Hugo Lloris the ball and made at least one goal on the right side. It was – as in Persisic – his third goal of the World Cup.
And yet: For the former Bundesliga scorer, who came from Slavonski Brod to Ditzingen near Stuttgart in 1992 and began his professional career at home, it was a big World Cup. Without a happy ending. Mario, his coach Dalic, is a "high level player, and every coach, no matter the club, can be happy if he has one like him.
"I never understood why Bayern handed it in. Mandzukic is one of the top three forwards in the world for me," writes Stefan Effenberg, a former Bayern player, in his article on the attacker. the winner of FC Bayern 2013 Champions League was. More recently, Mandzukic has been linked to Borussia Dortmund, but has signed a contract with Juve until 2020 – and he will storm next season alongside Cristiano Ronaldo.
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