体坛英语资讯：Croatia closer to 2018 World Cup after defeating Greece
<p><span word="ZAGREB">ZAGREB</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 9-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Croatian">Croatian</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> 4-1 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="playoffs">playoffs</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> 30,000 <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Maksimir">Maksimir</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zagreb">Zagreb</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="defense">defense</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="singled">singled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="just">just</span> 30 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="play">play</span>. <span word="Croatian">Croatian</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greeks">Greeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sustain">sustain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13<span word="th">th</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>, <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="goalkeeper">goalkeeper</span> <span word="Orestis">Orestis</span> <span word="Karnezis">Karnezis</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fouled">fouled</span> <span word="Nikola">Nikola</span> <span word="Kalinic">Kalinic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="area">area</span>. <span word="Croatian">Croatian</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="Luka">Luka</span> <span word="Modric">Modric</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="net">net</span>, <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="keeper">keeper</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Ivan">Ivan</span> <span word="Strinic">Strinic</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Inter">Inter</span> <span word="Milan">Milan</span> <span word="striker">striker</span> <span word="Nikola">Nikola</span> <span word="Kalinic">Kalinic</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="defenders">defenders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clever">clever</span> <span word="heel">heel</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 30<span word="th">th</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>, <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="Papastathopoulos">Papastathopoulos</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Croatian">Croatian</span> <span word="defenders">defenders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="header">header</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="goalkeeper">goalkeeper</span> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Subasic">Subasic</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sime">Sime</span> <span word="Vrsaljko">Vrsaljko</span>. <span word="Ivan">Ivan</span> <span word="Perisic">Perisic</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="header">header</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="range">range</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Inter">Inter</span> <span word="Milan">Milan</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="harldy">harldy</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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