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CROATIA SEEKING NEW FACES

World Cup runners-up in 2018, Croatia made a stuttering start to their Euro campaign, edging past Azerbaijan 2-1 in their opening game and then going down in Hungary by the same scoreline. Wins over Wales and Slovakia restored some belief before they were pegged back with a 1-1 draw away to Azerbaijan.

The emphatic 4-0 win over Slovakia in Trnava may well prove to be the key result for Zlatko Dalic’s side. Going into the game Croatia were missing several key players, with Tim Jedvaj and Mateo Kovacic injured, and Ivan

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