Unfortunate to be penalised for the hand ball that swung the game in France’s favour, but he can be proud of the performance.Tried to head clear Griezmann’s free-kick, only to get his timing wrong and put it into his own net. And believe that it is possible. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium.
You accept it as it is. Aaron ChownMario Mandzukic gets the ball off Hugo Lloris and scores Croatia's second of the gameHugo Lloris watches the ball hit the back of the netMario Mandzukic celebrates scoring as Hugo Lloris holds his headFrance players celebrate after the won the world cupCroatia's Sime Vrsaljko, foreground, reacts as French players celebrate at the end of the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 15, 2018. Picture date: Sunday July 15, 2018.
Photo credit should read: Aaron Chown/PA Wire. But it’s a great message. Booked soon after for a cynical foul on the same man, and replaced after 55 minutes by Steven N’Zonzi to remove the risk of a red card.The quiet man of the French midfield who didn’t do anything wrong, and provided the discipline to allow his extrovert teammates to push on in front.Bought a dubious free-kick that he floated into the box for the opening goal, and took free lovely touches before passing to Pogba that then produced the third goal.
As a sign that international football is as determined by economics as club football, it is a depressing thought.But if Croatia can reach the final, play like this, and threaten to win it, then surely so can many, many more countries. Sometimes you lose, that is inevitable in sport. Croatia participated in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Dalic explained afterwards that he “never stopped believing”, even when the team was 4-1 down. Made up for the error as he charged down Lloris to score, but the damage was already done.It feels sometimes as if the World Cup will in future be won on rotation by those rich western European countries with the best youth systems. Other countries should watch Croatia, see their achievements and hope one day to match it. When we won we were dignified in victory. Croatia are setup not to get beat and they rely on the pace of Perisic on the counter attacks. After leaving job of (Al-Ain) in 2017, Dalić signed for the new head coach of Croatia. If someone had offered us runners up before the tournament started, that would be fantastic. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. Croatia are setup not to get beat and they rely on the pace of Perisic on the counter attacks.Croatia drawn in the Group (D) of the world cup. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) Catherine IvillA woman who invaded the pitch approaches Kylian MbappeFrance's Paul Pogba celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 15, 2018. Many things have to fall into place. (RESTRICTIONS APPLY: Editorial Use Only, not used in association with any commercial entity - Images must not be used in any form of alert service or push service of any kind including via mobile alert services, downloads to mobile devices or MMS messaging - Images must appear as still images and must not emulate match action video footage - No alteration is made to, and no text or image is superimposed over, any published image which: (a) intentionally obscures or removes a sponsor identification image; or (b) adds or overlays the commercial identification of any third party which is not officially associated with the FIFA World Cup) EPA/FELIPE TRUEBA EDITORIAL USE ONLY FELIPE TRUEBAFIFA president Gianni Infantino and President of Russia Vladimir Putin with the World Cup trophySoccer Football - World Cup - Final - France v Croatia - Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia - July 15, 2018 Croatia President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovi? “This is life. Chin up lads. Could have made Lloris’ job easier with a better pass before his error, but he was by no means to blame.Burst down the left, riding a tackle when most players would’ve gone down, to play the ball into Mbappe that led to the final goal.
Croatia names 32-man squad as build up starts to the World Cup (Photo: HNS) Croatia football coach Zlatko Dalić has announced a 32-man squad on Monday ahead of the FIFA World Cup … hugs Croatia's Luka Modric as France President hugs Croatia's Dejan Lovren and Croatia's Duje Caleta-Car receives the golden medal from Russia President Vladimir Putin REUTERS/Christian Hartmann CHRISTIAN HARTMANNPaul Pogba celebrates victory with team mate Kylian Mbappe Kylian Mbappe with President of France Emmanuel Macron and President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic after being awarded the Best Young Player trophyFrance players receives their medals from FIFA president Gianni Infantino as President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of France Emmanuel Macron and President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic look onHugo Lloris holds the trophy aloft as he celebrates with his teammatesMOSCOW, RUSSIA - JULY 15: Hugo Lloris of France lifts the World Cup trophy to celebrate with his teammates after the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Croatia at Luzhniki Stadium on July 15, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Martin MeissnerMOSCOW, RUSSIA - JULY 15: Kylian Mbappe of France scores his team's fourth goal during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Croatia at Luzhniki Stadium on July 15, 2018 in Moscow, Russia.