'Croatia's Current Generation Potentially Impresses World Cup Achievement 1998'

Former Croatian national team defender Igor Biscan believes his country has a good chance to talk a lot at the 2018 World Cup. With the composition of the current Blazers squad, he even dared to dream to see the 1998 World Cup miracle happen again.

World Cup 1998 held in France is one of the best memory of Croatian football. On the first occasion they participated in the grand event after breaking away from Yugoslavia, they were able to achieve the third rank predicate.

Driven by famous names such as Davor Suker, Robert Prosinecki, Zvonimir Boban, Igor Stimac and Robert Jarni, Croatia were able to advance to the semi-finals by defeating Holland and Germany. If not for the strength of the host, then the team's direction Miroslav Blazevic at that time can get better results.

After that Croatia always trouble in the World Cup, even in the last three editions they are always eliminated in the group phase. Now, Croatia comes to Russia with the material players who qualified.

Kapteni Luka Modric, Croatia can also count on Sime Vrsaljko, Vedran Corluka, Dejan Lovren, Tin Jedvaj, Ivan Rakitic, Milan Badelj, Ivan Perisic, and Mario Mandzukic. Reflecting on their careers in Europe, clearly matching the 1998 World Cup performance is not an impossible mission.

"I believe if the current squad contains experienced and qualified players. The 2018 World Cup is the last chance for this generation to do anything big. We hope they can match the 1998 team, "Biscan told Goal.
"It's not a fake thing. If you analyze the role of the players in each club then you will understand why Croatia is currently most closer to the 1998 era, "added the former defender who also dressed in Liverpool in the 2000-2005 range.

In the finals later Croatia will fight in Group D, one of the groups that is predicted to present the most intense competition as there are also Argentina, Nigeria and Iceland.
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