Croatia book their place during Russia 2018
- Croatia see off Greece to secure World Cup qualification
- Goalless lift in Piraeus sees Croats win 4-1 on aggregate
- It is a fifth World Cup gift for a Balkan nation
Croatia have competent for a second uninterrupted FIFA World Cupâ„¢ after a goalless lift in Greece on Sunday dusk cumulative a 4-1 total victory. It is also a record fifth time that a Croatians have competent for a vital contest by a play-off.
An fatiguing 4-1 feat in a initial leg in Zagreb on Thursday was some-more than adequate for a Balkan republic to book their place in a tellurian finals in Russia subsequent year.
Needing to overturn a three-goal deficit, Greece pulpy brazen to find an opening idea during a Karaiskaki Stadium. However, early efforts from Anastasios Bakasetas and Sokratis Papastathopoulos unsuccessful to exam Croatia goalkeeper Danijel Subasic.
In fact, it was a visitors that went closest to scoring before a break, as Ivan Perisic drilled a long-range shot off a post before a round bounced divided to safety.
Greece kept pulling for goals, though their efforts were incompetent to lift them behind into this play-off tie. Konstantinos Mitroglou had an early possibility after a break, while surrogate Dimitrios Pelkas found a behind of a Croatia net, though a idea was called behind for offside.
It was Croatia that distinguished gift to Russia 2018 in Piraeus during a final whistle, with their first-leg outcome proof to be a difference, in a end.
Croatia have now competent for 5 World Cup finals, carrying finished third in their lass coming during France 1998. They also seemed during Korea/Japan 2002, Germany 2006, and Brazil 2014.
Well done!
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