体坛英语资讯：Croatia roar into Wolrd Cup finals through playoffs
<p><span word="ZAGREB">ZAGREB</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 13-- <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 32 <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="glory">glory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scoreless">scoreless</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Georgios">Georgios</span> <span word="Karaiskakis">Karaiskakis</span> <span word="Stadium">Stadium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Piraeus">Piraeus</span>, <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> 4-1 <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="playoff">playoff</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zagreb">Zagreb</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="berth">berth</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="playoffs">playoffs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Zlatko">Zlatko</span> <span word="Dalic">Dalic</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span>.</p><p><span word="Dalic">Dalic</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="delicate">delicate</span> <span word="situtation">situtation</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="coach">coach</span>, <span word="replacing">replacing</span> <span word="Ante">Ante</span> <span word="Cacic">Cacic</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="do">do</span>-<span word="or">or</span>-<span word="die">die</span> <span word="mission">mission</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="Dalic">Dalic</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kiev">Kiev</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> 2-0 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="playoffs">playoffs</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="defensive">defensive</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="scoring">scoring</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zagreb">Zagreb</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="insurmountable">insurmountable</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Piraeus">Piraeus</span>.</p><p><span word="Dalic">Dalic</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tactic">tactic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zagreb">Zagreb</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="defense">defense</span>.</p><p><span word="Dalic">Dalic</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Croatian">Croatian</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="defensive">defensive</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span>.</p>
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