With the 2 - 1 defeat of England in the semi-final of the Russian World Cup, the 20 thousand Croatia fans in the Nicky stadium in Moscow Lui's Nicky stadium cheered, and Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, 1876 kilometers away, became a carnival sea.
In June 25, 1991, Croatia was independent from Yugoslavia. This world cup is the fifth World Cup in Croatia's 27 years since the founding of the nation, and they first entered the final - a great victory for a small country with a population of only 4 million 200 thousand.
Interestingly, Croatia's 23 players plus the coach have 16 singers in the name. Can the "grid Legion" carry out the "miracle" to the end and become the ninth champion team in the history of the world cup?
Break the 1998 record
Can the Eastern European football upper limit be broken?
In 1998, Croatia football first entered the World Cup finals, under the impact of Suk, Boban, Prosinecki, Boksic and other famous players, they got the season, and Suk won the golden boot with 6 goals.
Croatia football, which was briefly after a short time, soon began to go downhill. The world cup in 2002, 2006 and 2014, Croatia played back after the group, and in 2010 did not even be in the final circle. In the European Cup, Croatia played 5 times. The best results were only 8 in 1996 and 2008.
Today, the Croatia team's biggest short board may be physical, but many people believe that the Croatia team is under the wind, but Modric + ratiic's midfield team is enough to make them win the French team in their experience and control. Can the ninth new kings of the world cup be born?