# Croatia

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# Super Mario

Croatian World Cup hero Mandzukic announces international retirement at 32

The second-highest goalscorer in the country’s history played his last game in the World Cup final.

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Aug 15th 2018, 10:00 AM

# Self-Confidence

'Like it or not, I am the second best coach in the world' - Croatia boss Dalic

After leading Croatia to the final of Russia 2018, Zlatko Dalic says he is the second best coach in the world.

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Jul 22nd 2018, 6:54 PM

# Rallying Cry

Watch: Didier Deschamps' half-time team talk at the World Cup final

The France manager gave a composed and measured speech in the dressing room before his went on to win the final.

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Jul 18th 2018, 8:44 PM

# Super 8s

'Nothing can compete with a World Cup... Wimbledon, Brexit or my mother calling to tell me she’s fallen down the stairs'

This weekend’s juxtaposition of games, brought the summer of 1990 to mind for Eoin Butler.

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Jul 17th 2018, 3:09 PM

# Zagreb

Enormous crowd greets beaten Croatia team after epic World Cup

Far-right singer Marko Perkovic also boarded the team’s bus and sang during the gathering.

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Jul 16th 2018, 10:20 PM

# celebrations

Celebrating World Cup fans block traffic on Dublin's O'Connell Bridge

There was a ‘celebratory’ mood as France and Croatia fans gathered.

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Jul 15th 2018, 8:37 PM

# Target man

World Cup winner Giroud ends tournament without a shot on target after 546 minutes

Olivier Giroud’s poor World Cup in front of goal continued in France’s 4-2 win against Croatia.

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Jul 15th 2018, 7:33 PM

AS IT HAPPENED

France vs Croatia, World Cup final

We went minute-by-minute as France and Croatia battled it out in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium for world football’s highest honour.

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Jul 15th 2018, 5:00 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Will you watch the World Cup Final?

Almost a million people tuned in to watch England in the semis this week.

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Jul 15th 2018, 3:29 PM

# Emergency Landing

Hospitalised Ryanair passengers complete overnight coach trip to their destination

The Dublin-Croatia flight landed in Germany on Friday after the cabin depressurised.

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Jul 15th 2018, 12:45 PM

# STILL GLEAMING

Southgate: Croatia defeat will live with me forever

He took England to just their third World Cup semi-final, but the Three Lions boss is haunted by his side’s loss to Croatia.

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Jul 14th 2018, 12:48 PM

# Journey

How refugee Modric rose to rule Russia 2018

From war-torn Zadar to the World Cup final, Luka Modric has turned making the difficult look easy into a habit of a lifetime.

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Jul 14th 2018, 10:23 AM

# My name is Luka

Modric would trade his four Champions League medals for World Cup glory

The Real Madrid midfielder already has experience of winning trophies at the highest level for his club.

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Jul 13th 2018, 10:01 AM

# Confident

'If we stopped Messi, Eriksen and Kane, we can stop Mbappe and Griezmann too'

Croatia manager Zlatko Dalic is confident of his side’s chances in this weekend’s World Cup final against France.

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Jul 13th 2018, 9:06 AM

# Mersey beat

‘People should recognise that I’m one of the world’s best’ – Lovren

The Liverpool defender does not think he gets the recognition he deserves, while he has backed team-mate Luka Modric to win the Ballon d’Or.

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Jul 12th 2018, 9:54 AM

# the snapper

'They suddenly realised I was underneath them' - The photographer who became part of Croatia's goal celebration

Yuri Cortez was still quick enough to take some pictures after he was freed from the pile-on. .

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Jul 12th 2018, 8:17 AM

AS IT HAPPENED

England v Croatia, World Cup semi-final

Could Gareth Southgate’s side book their place in Sunday’s final? We followed all the action from Moscow.

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Jul 11th 2018, 9:00 PM

# even stevens

Watch: Trippier gives England dream start but Croatia find crucial equaliser

Ivan Perišić has brought Croatia back into the game.

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Jul 11th 2018, 7:19 PM

# Controversy

Croatia sack former international over Vida's 'pro-Ukraine' video

The pair came under scrutiny after releasing what was construed as a politically motivated message across social media

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Jul 9th 2018, 8:24 PM

# Rolling Stones

'It might never come around again': Stones embracing World Cup final chance

John Stones is not ready for his World Cup dream to be over as he targets a first England final since 1966.

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Jul 9th 2018, 7:06 PM

# Ready to go

'I'm not concerned - we stopped Messi and Eriksen, and we'll try do the same with Kane'

Croatia are braced for Gareth Southgate’s England.

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Jul 9th 2018, 7:53 AM

# Investigation

Croatia star Vida could be in hot water over allegations of anti-Russian comments

The defender appeared in a social media video after last night’s World Cup quarter-final win over Russia.

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Jul 8th 2018, 1:04 PM

# Screamer

Watch: A peach from Cheryshev gives Russia the lead before poor defending lets Croatia equalise

The sides are deadlocked after two first-half goals.

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Jul 7th 2018, 8:06 PM

AS IT HAPPENED

Russia v Croatia, World Cup quarter-final

Russia took on Croatia for a place in the last four of the competition.

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Jul 7th 2018, 6:01 PM

# Knockout Stages

Croatia prevail on penalties to book World Cup quarter-final spot as Danes exit

Croatia booked their place in the final eight on Sunday after beating Denmark in Nizhny Novgorod.

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Jul 1st 2018, 9:55 PM

AS IT HAPPENED

Croatia vs Denmark, World Cup last-16

We went minute-by-minute as Croatia and Denmark battled in Nizhny Novgorod.

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Jul 1st 2018, 6:15 PM

# Russia 2018

Argentina fined for 'homophobic and insulting chants' during defeat to Croatia

Fifa said there were a range of incidents during the Group D clash.

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Jun 26th 2018, 12:25 AM

# His name is luka

'Modric would maybe be a Ballon d’Or winner if he was German or Spanish'

The Croatia captain as been one of the stars of this World Cup but Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren believes he doesn’t get the recognition he deserves.

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Jun 24th 2018, 2:17 PM

# Flashback

Lovren believes Croatia can surpass achievements of 1998 World Cup heroes

With Davor Suker to the fore, Croatia came third at the World Cup in France 20 years ago.

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Jun 22nd 2018, 12:51 PM

# dalic cowboys

Argentina concerns grow as Dalic vows to rest players against Iceland

The Albiceleste need a favour from Croatia against Iceland, but their manager plans to rest some key players for their final group game.

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Jun 22nd 2018, 8:10 AM

# Upset

Argentina on the brink of premature World Cup exit as Croatia cruise to incredible victory

A heavy defeat leaves Argentina on just one point after two games and on the cusp of an early exit.

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Jun 21st 2018, 8:54 PM

AS IT HAPPENED

Argentina vs Croatia, World Cup

We went minute-by-minute as Argentina faced Croatia in a crucial Group D encounter.

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Jun 21st 2018, 6:30 PM

# top of the table

Luka Modric on the scoresheet as Croatia ease to victory and go top of Group D

An own goal and a Luca Modric penalty handed Croatia all three points in Kaliningrad.

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Jun 16th 2018, 9:56 PM

# Samba

Neymar and Firmino shine as Brazil sink Croatia at Anfield ahead of World Cup

Brazil defeated Croatia thanks to goals from PSG star Neymar and Roberto Firmino.

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Jun 3rd 2018, 6:29 PM

# Charged

Real Madrid star Luka Modric charged with giving false testimony in court

The 32-year-old is accused of falsely stating the terms of his contract while at Dinamo Zagreb.

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Mar 2nd 2018, 3:54 PM

# slobodan praljak

War criminal swallowed cyanide in courtroom, autopsy finds

There are inquiries under way into how Slobodan Praljak acquired the poison.

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Dec 2nd 2017, 1:21 PM

# eastern promise

World Cup 2018: Germany start against Mexico as Russia face Saudi Arabia in big kick-off

The Iberian derby between Spain and Portugal is the pick of the World Cup 2018 group stage draw, with Germany starting against Mexico.

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Dec 1st 2017, 4:51 PM

# road to russia

Here's the full draw for next summer's Fifa World Cup in Russia

Vladimir Putin addressed the audience before Gary Lineker hosted the draw in Moscow.

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Dec 1st 2017, 4:04 PM

# cruising

Croatia close in on ticket to Russia 2018 as they fire four and ease past Greece

The game finished 4-1 in Zagreb.

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Nov 9th 2017, 10:11 PM

# Top Guns

Pictures: The Air Corps flew in formation across Dublin this morning

The brief display of formation flying at speed was in honour of the State visit of Croatia’s president to these shores.

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Apr 3rd 2017, 12:57 PM