Croatians lead photographers – and invite him to vacation

All football fans remember this scene: in the semifinals of the World Cup in Russia, Mario Mandzukic scores his Croatian goal against England in the 109th minute and accidentally runs a photographer to. The latter is then buried under half of the team, but snaps happily and is with the world-famous resulting photos.

The Croatian National Tourist Board now wants to prove that this is not the custom in Croatia, foreign visitors, She invites the photographer with all his family to Croatia, so that he can to convince oneself of the beauty and hospitality of the country. "In addition to the exuberant joy, the care of our players, who took care of him immediately, appeared after noticing that a photographer was among them," says Kristian Stanicic, director of the National Office. Croatian tourism.

Yuri Cortez – The 53-year-old photographer, originally from El Salvador and working for the Mexican branch of Agence France Press (AFP), has already agreed to visit the country late August or early September. "You do not reject an invitation of this kind.It will be an honor for me to travel to Croatia.After the match against England and cheering with the Croatian players, I felt a link close to this country, which I crossed my fingers in the final, "Cortez said. (SJ)

At 00:13 seconds, things go wrong for Yuri Cortez.

                
                

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