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What in the World? A daily spin on the Cup scene.(The Orange County Register)
TOKYO _ It has anti-climatic written all over it.
There's no way Sunday night's Mexico-Croatia match in Niigata can be half as entertaining as the pre-match news conferences.
Croatia is over the hill, Mexico coach Javier Aguirre said. Brash Mexico pales in comparison to its 1994 and 1998 World Cup sides, Croatia coach Mirko Jozic said.
"This is great," Jozic said, "now I have something to tell my players."
Even in soccer there are bulletin-board quotes.
Croatia returns the core of a side that finished third in 1998. But Aguirre, for all his boldness, is not the first at Korea/Japan 2002 to suggest the Croatians are past their prime. Of Croatia's projected starters ...
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- Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) June 4, 2006 700+ words
...GUIDI DADO PRSO'S World Cup preparations have...floored by a virus at Croatia's training camp...world champions." Croatia move from Wolfsburg...their permanent World Cup base on the outskirts...ll be fit for Croatia's World Cup opener against...
- RUGBY WORLD CUP: LUGER SHOOTS FOR THE STARS; RUGBY WORLD CUP: England wing...
- Newspaper article from: Birmingham Evening Mail (England) Malley, Frank October 8, 1999 700+ words
...tasted the disappointment of World Cup defeat. Before England coach...offered the chance to play for Croatia in their World Cup qualifying games alongside Frano...He is a passionate follower of Croatia's soccer team but he was never...
- FOOTBALL: WORLD CUP 2002: THREE MINUTE WARNING; ITALY ..............1 CROATIA...
- Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) June 9, 2002 700+ words
...three-minute burst as Croatia came from behind to leave one of the World Cup favourites hanging on...defence went to sleep and Croatia made them pay. Delighted...eluded everyone in the Croatia penalty box and found...regulation time in the World Cup since the 1-0 reverse...
- Football: World Cup 2002: POLL GETS ITALY VIERI ANGRY; English ref in storm as...
- Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England) June 9, 2002 700+ words
...HEAD of Italy's World Cup delegation, Raffaele...shock 2-1 defeat by Croatia yesterday. "Everything...suffer defeat at the World Cup. Poll awarded a free kick to Croatia on the advice of...Vieri, who took his World Cup goal tally to three...
- Croatia, Belarus miss key players in their World Cup qualifier
- News wire article from: Xinhua News Agency September 4, 2009 700+ words
Croatia, Belarus miss key players in their World Cup qualifier ZAGREB, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Both Croatia and Belarus will miss...face each other in their World Cup qualifying match on Saturday. Croatia midfielder Luka Modric...
- NEVER FORGET; ENGLAND v CROATIA,TONIGHT, 8 WORLD CUP CRUNCH: The wait is over...
- Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England) September 9, 2009 700+ words
...a week." This week Croatia boss Bilic claimed the...struggle to qualify for the World Cup means nothing to him...big teams not at the World Cup. "Look at the squad...mates watch in despair as Croatia celebrate the victory...
- Bilic: Croatia are like a crippled puppy! ENGLAND v CROATIA WORLD CUP...
- Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England) September 7, 2009 700+ words
...an apology to the whole of Croatia after the Tottenham defender...ruled him out of Wednesday's World Cup showdown with England. Croatia boss Slaven Bilic has described...card for time-wasting during Croatia's nervy 1-0 win over Belarus...
- Football: World Cup 2002 - Comeback shocks Italians; Italy ...........1 Croatia...
- Newspaper article from: Sports Argus (Birmingham, England) June 8, 2002 700+ words
...in four second-half minutes gave Croatia a remarkable come-from-behind victory which has left another of the World Cup favourites unsure of their future...decided in their final group game. Croatia certainly deserved their victory...
Source: HighBeam Research, What in the World? A daily spin on the Cup scene.(The Orange County...