Photo: Uefa.com Shevchenko could choose Croatia's fate on Dec. 2nd It could be a difficult task for Croatia at Euro 2012 next summer with a possibility of being drawn with world champions Spain from Pot 1 and Germany/England from Pot 2. The 0-0 draw against Turkey this past Tuesday was not enough to move Croatia ahead of Russia for a Pot 2 placement, therefore, Croatia … [Read more...] about EURO 2012 POTS ANNOUNCED
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CROATIA GET TURKISH MONKEY OFF THEIR BACK, OFF TO EURO 2012!
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Photo: Drago Sopta/Cropix The croatian National side celebrate their Euro 2012 berth Tuesday night in Zagreb It's been a long journey through qualification, where coach Slaven Bilić's head has been called for, but in the end, Croatia will be one of the final 16 teams at Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. After a dream 3-0 win in Istanbul this past Friday, Croatia … [Read more...] about CROATIA GET TURKISH MONKEY OFF THEIR BACK, OFF TO EURO 2012!
3 Years In The Making
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Photo: Drago Sopta/Cropix Training on Sunday from Maksimir Croatians around the world have waited for this day three long years. On Tuesday night in Zagreb, Croatia will be able to exonerate the ghosts of Euro 2008 and that dreadful penalty shootout loss to Turkey. Some of you would call it revenge, others atonement. But with Croatia's 3-0 win in Istanbul this past … [Read more...] about 3 Years In The Making
CROATIA CRUSH TURKEY 3-0 IN ISTANBUL
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Photo: Joško Ponoš/CROPIX Croatia in complete euphoria! Ivica Olić may not score the prettiest goals, but he gets the job done when he's on the field. In just the second minute of play in Istanbul, Olić picked up the trash in front of net after Croatian defender Vedran Ćorluka cruised through the Turkish defense on the left side to feed the ball in front of goal. After … [Read more...] about CROATIA CRUSH TURKEY 3-0 IN ISTANBUL
90 Minutes in Istanbul
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Photo: Drago Sopta/CroPix Time to buckle up those seatbelts! In less than 36 hours, Croatia will face Turkey in their 1st leg Euro 2012 playoff encounter from Istanbul. One team will play amongst Europe's elite next summer while the other ponders what went wrong. If history serves itself, the first leg (just as in Champions League knockout matches) should be a … [Read more...] about 90 Minutes in Istanbul
