On June 19th, Croatia lost 0-3 to Spain in their first group stage match. They will face their second opponent, Albania, at 9 pm tonight. Before the match, Croatian head coach Dalić attended a press conference and said they must do better than the first match.
Importance of this match
“Even before the match started, the team knew how important this match was for the group stage. I’m glad that we’re positive, and we didn’t lose heart after the loss to Spain. The atmosphere is positive. The players are aware of the current situation. We must do better than the first match. We’re ready. Vlašić has withdrawn from the European Championship due to injury. I’m sorry that he couldn’t stay with us. Fortunately, the rest are healthy. We can’t wait to get started.”
Response to outside doubts about the team
“We did disappoint the fans by losing to Spain, but the media did not focus on us in the best way. We never received the support we deserved. Nobody believes in us, but the team has won three medals in six years, only France has as many as us. Croatia should be respected more than other countries. Now there are a lot of pessimistic emotions, but we will try our best to be right again. We don’t worry. Croatia is more valuable than people say.”
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