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Route to the tournament history at the tournament Key Player Player to Watch Team Guide Group/Fixtures

Groups & Fixtures Group B P W D L F A Pts Croatia 3 3 0 0 4 1 9 Germany 3 2 0 1 4 2 6 Austria 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 Poland 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 Group B Fixtures       Austria 0 - 1 Croatia Vienna 08/06/2008 17:00 Germany 2 - 0 Poland Klagenfurt 08/06/2008 19:45 Croatia 2 - 1 Germany Klagenfurt 12/06/2008 17:00 Austria 1 - 1 Poland Vienna 12/06/2008 19:45 Austria 0 - 1 Germany Vienna 16/06/2008 19:45 Poland 0 - 1 Croatia Klagenfurt 16/06/2008 19:45

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Route to the tournament

Croatia’s road to Euro 2008: Eduardo’s absence underlined

Croatia enjoyed a strong qualification in Group E to finish top of the group on 29 points, and in the process register the joint second best qualification, only Greece in Group C recorded more points in an arguably easier group.
by James on Tuesday, 13th May 2008
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history at the tournament

European Championship History: Croatia

Croatia’s famous red and white checked shirts have become a familiar sight at major tournaments and the fledgling country (they’ve only been competing since 1994) has qualified for 2 of the 3 tournaments since their independence.
by James on Tuesday, 13th May 2008
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Key Player

Croatia's main man: Niko Kovac

It may seem a little strange to select a 36 year old midfielder as his side's main man for the tournament but Croatia will be in need of some guidance both on and off the pitch at Euro 2008 and Niko Kovac will be the man to provide it.
by James on Saturday, 24th May 2008
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Player to Watch

Croatia's One to Watch - Ivan Rakitic

With so many excellent young players to choose from, selecting one from the like of Luca Modric, Niko Kranjcar or Vedran Colruka wasn't easy. Ultimately though, the player most likely to make the biggest impression on behalf of the Croats at the tournament could be young 20 year old midfield schemer Ivan Rakitic. The youngster has just finished his first season at Schalke, after transferring last summer from Swiss football and has already been linked with the like of Juventus and Inter Milan.
by James on Saturday, 24th May 2008
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Team Guide

Croatia: Self belief key

After qualifying with relative ease from Group E, Croatia looked on course for their best ever performance at the European Championship in their third appearance. However, disaster struck when main goal scorer Eduardo Silva was ruled out through injury in February. How Croatia cope with the loss of their 10 goal striker, and a player responsible for nearly 50% of their qualifying goals, will go along way to determining how they fare at the competition.
by James on Saturday, 24th May 2008
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