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Croatia Starting XI: Subašić; Strinić, Lovren, Ćorluka, Vida; Badelj, Rakitić - Rebić, Modrić, Perišić - Mandžukić It was another tale of two halves. In Croatia's final friendly before the World Cup begins in Russia, the Vatreni came from behind to defeat Senegal 2-1 with two second half goals from Ivan Perišić and Andrej Kramarić. Senegal goal as … [Read more...] about Croatia Defeat Senegal 2-1, Next Stop: Russia

Zdravko Mamić has been sentenced to 6.5 years in jail on corruption and tax evasion charges. He most notably has siphoned funds from the transfers of Luka Modrić and Dejan Lovren; keeping the cash for himself instead of reinvesting it back into Dinamo Zagreb. Here's the story in English: BBC Here's the story in Croatian: Dnevnik.hr (with live … [Read more...] about Mamić Sentenced To 6.5 Years In Jail

In their last friendly before the World Cup begins, Nigeria were defeated 1-0 by the Czech Republic with most of their "A" squad players taking part. With the loss, Nigeria are now winless in their past four friendlies, losing to Serbia, England and Czech Republic while drawing Congo. Their last win came on March 23rd in a 1-0 victory over Poland. Nigeria have not … [Read more...] about Nigeria Lose 1-0 To Czech Republic In Final Friendly

To no surprise, Zlatko Dalić has confirmed his official 23-man roster that will march into Russia to face Nigeria, Argentina and Iceland at the 2018 World Cup. It was never the final 23 that has been in question; but the Starting XI that has had Croatian fans across the globe scratching their heads. Will Ante Rebić start on the right wing at the World … [Read more...] about To Russia With Love…

Matt Lebo and Anthony Zorić of CroatianSports.com discuss the pros and cons of the Croatia vs. Brazil friendly on Sunday, where the 5-time World Cup champions defeated the Vatreni 2-0. Ante Rebić and his hard work stood out. Ivan Perišić had a bad game. Where to put Domagoj Vida for the World Cup? … [Read more...] about Brazil Postgame Reaction With CroatianSports

HRVATSKA: Subašić - Vrsaljko, Ćorluka, Lovren, Vida- Rakitić, Badelj - Perišić, Modrić, Rebić -  Kramarić The scoreline will suggest that Croatia did not play well today in their pre-World Cup friendly against Brazil, but that is not the case at all. The Vatreni fell 2-0 to 5-time World Cup champions Brazil but owned the chances in the first half. … [Read more...] about Brazil Defeat Croatia 2-0 Behind Neymar, Firmino Goals

The Croatian national team is taking a page out of Real Madrid's playbook regarding their attire leading up to the World Cup. The team landed in Liverpool Friday in preparation for their friendly against 5-time World Cup champions Brazil on Sunday. Sure, plenty of clubs travel in their "Sunday best", however, two things struck me when I saw this … [Read more...] about Vatreni Break Out Sunday Best For World Cup

Croatia could not have lined up a better opponent on Sunday; not only for Argentina, but the entire World Cup. The Vatreni will take on 5-time World Cup champions Brazil an Anfield, the home of Dejan Lovren and Liverpool FC at 10AM (ET). Brazil have not lost a game in nearly an entire calendar year, when Argentina defeated them 1-0 during a friendly in … [Read more...] about Croatia Take On Brazil In Liverpool