Why Croatia is rocky on home soil in Russia?

The home is always a great advantage at the World Cup. Although playing in Russia, Croatia still play as their home country ...
Why Croatia is rocky on home soil in Russia?
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World Cup 2018 is the first World Cup held in Eastern Europe. This is also the first time in the last 6 congresses, there are two teams from this area into the quarterfinals. Russia and Croatia will meet in Sochi on July 8, as Romania and Bulgaria - who have been in the squad for the top four in the 1994 World Cup - are unlikely to be coincidental.

Of course, the geographic location can not help the team make the World Cup. For example, South American nations can not guarantee success, as the World Cup is held on their continent. At the 2018 World Cup, Serbia and Poland are also teams from Eastern Europe, but they have to pack water from the group stage. However, there are still cases of "land" in the World Cup. Brazil in 2014, Costa Rica lowered Italy before the British Championship to enter the round of 1/8. Or Chile to play on the whole of Spain to enroll in the knockout round.

In 2010, the first World Cup to be held in Africa, Ghana should have become the only country from the black continent into the semi-finals, if Luis Suarez (Uruguay) arm does not refuse on the lining. Since then, no African team has reached the quarterfinals at the biggest football festival in the world. At the 2018 World Cup, not even one team is going through the group stage.



In 2002, the first World Cup took place in Asia, the co-host countries are Japan and South Korea all over the group as the best in the league. In the tournament that year, South Korea shocked into the semi-finals, both Spain and Italy. Russia's performance in the 2018 World Cup has caused many surprises, but not as much in Korea, although the victory was marked not by the ... referee.

Comfort is important in every tournament. On the eve of the World Cup 2010 match against Spain, Chile raged over the bar at the Radisson Hotel in Barra da Tijuca. They relax, do everything they like with family and relatives. Meanwhile, the scene is quite the opposite of Spain. Croatia is not like Chile in the past, but they have very close friends with football and Russian culture.

Defender Vedran Corluka is currently playing for Lokomotiv Moscow, while assistant coach Ivica Olic - a hero in CSKA Moscow - has been awarded the Russian Friendship Medal. There are three Croatian players who have spent time in the Ukraine, and the Croatian league also owns several Russian teams, including Lokomotiva and Dinamo.

However, Croatia is not Russia, nor Costa Rica is Brazil. In the coming battle, there will be no tolerance. Russia and Croatia are forced to compete fiercely for the semi-finals.

Croatia 1-1 Denmark (pen 3-2)