WORLD CUP UPDATE #BRAZILFEVER #3DAYSTOGO #CROATIA--PROFILE HISTORY It will be a massive surprise to realize that the Croats have only 3 appearance in the FIFA World Cup finals. They arrived for their maiden shot at the FIFA World Cup in 1998 as virtual unknowns. And they gave their best performance on this debut in France 98 when they beat three-time champs world Germany 3-0 but narrowly missed out on the final against a French side that looked really solid. But they eventually managed to place third after beating the Netherlands 2-1 in the third place play-off. KEY PLAYERS Experienced captain Darijo Srna is a born leader, and playmakers Luka Modric and Niko Kranjcar can always be relied upon for moments of inspiration albeit Kranjcars injury might rule him out of this years tournament. Kovac presides over a wealth of international-class attacking talent including Eduardo, Ivica Olic, Nikita Jelavic and Mario Mandzukic. COACH: Niko Kovac FORMER STARS: Davor Suker, Zvonimir Boban, Robert Prosinecki
Posted on: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 08:03:04 +0000