And what a heartbreak it was. I can’t even begin to describe the contrast of emotions I think every Croat went through within those two dying minutes. Absolute, close to perfect joy followed by the shattering disbelief and sadness. Some would say this is football, other would reply no, this is life. Either way, it’s [...]

I always seem to struggle in finding the right opening words so I’m just gonna say: Howdy. There, now that that’s out of the way, let’s focus on what could be a breathtaking encounter between Croatia and Turkey. Or let’s focus on Croatia.

That’s right: right. Ok I’ll stop. Now before I write a decent introduction to tomorrow’s spectacle, I’ll just bring you the latest update coming in from our camp in Austria. And this update is particularly positive, as according to our staff, Ivan Rakitic is completely fit and will start the match tomorrow. Though we’re still [...]

Opening June 16th!
Seriously though, that was fantastic. I can’t help but feel immense pride for the way our boys played yesterday. Let me try and recap what exactly what went on and why it all ended so beautifully for our team. First of all, a total of NINE players were introduced to our first eleven. [...]

Let’s meet some of our midfielders in Meet Your Croat, volume VI:
Name: Luka Modric
Born: 9. 9. 1985 (age 22)
Position: Midfielder
Club: Dinamo Zagreb (future Tottenham Hotspur)
National Caps: 28 (4)

So I guess it’s Turkey on our menu on Friday. To be honest, when asked which one I preferred, Czech Republic or Turkey, I always thought of the Czech first.

And that’s probably an understatement. As things stand (that’s according to the latest reports coming in from our camp), we will introduce no less than 8 new players against Poland on Monday.

Well what a night. As if defeating Germany wasn’t good enough, but a late late penalty converted by Ivica Vastic (karma anyone?) saw us not only qualify for quarterfinals, but qualify as group winners regardless of how our match with Poland plays out (head to head is the first criteria).

A terrible tragedy occurred in Klagenfurt at approximately 16.40 today, as a 20-year old Croatian fan died of what’s believed to be a heart condition. Though his name hasn’t been announced yet, I guess all we can do is offer deepest condolences to his family and friends. Despite a great result we pulled off today, [...]

…SAMO JE JEDNO
U MOM ŽIVOTU VRIJEDNO
DA PUSTIM SUZU S OKA
JER TEBE VOLIM JA
ŽIVOT MI DALA
BAŠ KAO DA JE ZNALA
DA NIKAD NEĆE NESTAT
SA MOJIH USANA - HRVATSKA!!!
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(THERE’S ONLY ONE THING
IN MY LIFE THAT’S WORTH
SHEDDING A TEAR FOR
AND THAT’S MY LOVE FOR YOU
YOU GAVE ME LIFE
AS IF YOU KNEW
YOU WOULD NEVER DISAPPEAR
FROM MY LIPS - CROATIA!!!)
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