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Croatia vs Spain: Euro 2020 team news and prediction

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Croatia vs Spain: Euro 2020 team news and prediction With two of the four quarter-final games already in place, Croatia take on Spain with a spot in the next round and a meeting with France or Switzerland in the offing.Ahead of this last-16 clash, we provide all the vital pre-match information, including where to watch the match, what time it kicks of...

Absence of priceless Perisic hurts Croatia's chances of beating Spain

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Absence of priceless Perisic hurts Croatia's chances of beating Spain It was a sublime Luka Modric strike that swung Croatia's meeting with Scotland back in their favour. With a half hour to go at Hampden, Modric found the top corner with the outside of his boot to put Croatia back ahead before Ivan Persisic added their third to secure a spot in the last-16 and dump S...

UEFA Nations League team news and prediction: Croatia vs France

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UEFA Nations League team news and prediction: Croatia vs France Croatia face France for the second time since their 2018 World Cup final meeting. The runners' up in Russia will be looking to avoid a third successive 4-2 loss at the hands of the World Champions and build on Sunday's win over Sweden.In the build up to this clash, we have all your need-to-know matc...

Ramos, Verratti and Lukaku head up UEFA Nations League Team of the Round

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Ramos, Verratti and Lukaku head up UEFA Nations League Team of the Round The likes of Spain and France maintained their unbeaten start to their respective UEFA Nations League campaigns and the pair are featured in the League A team of the round. Inter fans will be pleased to see Christian Eriksen and Romelu Lukaku make the cut, while the former's international teammate, ...

Euro U21 star men - Group C (Croatia, England, France, Romania)

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Euro U21 star men - Group C (Croatia, England, France, Romania) Culminating our look at the star men from each group at the upcoming Euro U21 Championships we assess Group C, where England will face France along with the less fancied Croatia and Romania. The following are the highest rated players from each side based on performances in Europe’s top five l...

England vs Croatia match preview: The selection dilemmas in winner takes all encounter

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England vs Croatia match preview: The selection dilemmas in winner takes all encounter It’s fair to say that the UEFA Nations League has been a hit in its first year, throwing up a fair few shocks and some hard-fought encounters to legitimise its competitiveness. Many felt that the matches would be little more than glorified friendlies, particularly among Europe’s elite, b...

The decisive Nations League matches to keep an eye on this weekend

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The decisive Nations League matches to keep an eye on this weekend If there were any still questioning the implementation of the UEFA Nations League and whether it would serve up anything other than glorified friendlies, the final countdown to the competition should have allayed any such fears. With a number of mouth-watering and decisive matches to look forward to...

2018 Word Cup Team of the Tournament: Golden Ball winner features

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2018 Word Cup Team of the Tournament: Golden Ball winner features Partnering Kevin De Bruyne in the middle of the park is Croatia star Luka Modric. The Real Madrid ace was at his majestic best in midfield for the Vatreni in Russia, with the 32-year-old playing a key role in their progression to the final.It was, though, a bittersweet tournament for Modric. A 4-2 f...

Player Ratings: France 4-2 Croatia - Pogba steps up to steal World Cup final show

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Player Ratings: France 4-2 Croatia - Pogba steps up to steal World Cup final show After an incident-filled final befitting of a memorable World Cup in Russia, we run through our individual player ratings as France overcame Croatia to lift the trophy for the second time.FRANCE - 6.86Hugo Lloris - 5.96 - Made one decent save in the second half but was fortunate his teammates had pu...

Best Bet: Can France break deadlock trend again in World Cup final?

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Best Bet: Can France break deadlock trend again in World Cup final? Later this evening either France or Croatia will be crowned world champions in Russia, and it’s fair to say the former are favoured to pick up their third such title with the bookmakers.Croatia, after all, are new to this stage of the tournament and while the players were quick to accuse the E...