Ante Kvartuč, Pete Novaković and Branimir Kvartuč share their 2026 World Cup travel stories from Dallas, Toronto and Philadelphia and top moments engaging with Croatian fans from all over the world.
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Hey guys: Nothing touches Toronto. When I want to have that Croatian feeling I just go to Mississauga, Norval , Hamilton . Nobody touches us in terms of Croatian culture in North America. My father was involved in Metro Croatia. Eusebio wasn’t called that, he was called “kume” for those old enough to remember Varsity Stadium and when there was a Serbian kid playing against us, it was utter horror for the poor bastard. Beer bottles, slingshots, bottled flares that we’re incredibly dangerous. I’m glad you American Croatians saw TO, our parents built it up and now we have the template for other US cities. Come visit, shout out to Livno meats – I’d say best cevapi in TO GTA. Great stories of your visit , looking forward to next 4 years as we get revved up to do it again.
Ante, Pete and Branimir,
Great video and appreciate what you three do for the Croatian community.
Special thanks to Pete for bringing up Metros Toronto Croatia. I would go to the games with my father and recall all the Croats showing up. I recall watching Pele on the field and those games with New York were exciting. Now that I look back I had the same experience at the Panama and Portugal games. It was being in a stadium full of Croats singing and yelling and watching our team with pride. Amazing memories.
Keep up the great work guys.