Slaven Bilić has just been quoted in various Croatian newspapers that his new ‘fantastic trio’ will shine versus Germany. This trio includes the likes of Niko Kranjčar, Luka Modrić, and yes, Ivan Rakitić! It looks like Croatia will finally start with the much talked about ‘super midfield’ versus Germany with Ivica Olić as the lone striker atop. Petrić will start the game on the bench and it looks like Dario Šimić will also start in the back. Everything else will remain the same as far as the starting 11 goes from the Austria game.
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