Croatia face Brazil in the World Cup quarterfinals in Qatar on Tuesday . Coach Zlatko Dalic's side beat Belgium 2-1 in their opening game .
Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic applauded his country's young generation of players for making it to the World Cup quarterfinals, but skipper Luka Modric believes they can produce a surprise result against tournament favorites Brazil.The Croatians won the tournament in Qatar last year after qualifying from their group ahead of Belgium and defeating Japan on penalties in the final, while the new squad is made up of 20-year-old centre-back Josko Gvardiol.On the eve of the match against Brazil in Doha, Dalic said, We have 18 new players who were not here four years ago.In 2018, he said of his squad.
They were playing in the best leagues and clubs, and I believe we need time to mature, but I believe beating Brazil is a huge step forward for a team led by a 37-year-old Modric, who was forced to endure the exhausting grind of extra time and penalties by Japan.In the end, Modric says, We did a good job by making it to the quarterfinals.Brazil is one of my all-time favourites.We must be ourselves.On JioSaavn.com, you can find the most popular songs.I believe that great things can be accomplished, but that the only requirement is that we give our best.Featured Video Of The DayFans Of This Team Celebrated Despite losing to England in the World Cup.