If Croatia can reach the quarter-finals, it would already be a big success. After the sub-champion of 2018, most people thought the Modric generation was over.

It’s true that players like Mandzukic, Rakitic, Subasic have left the squad, but new players are emerging. Let’s take the example of Gvardiol. He is only 20 years old but he plays like a veteran. He has been playing as pilar of RB Leizip’s defense. He has thus very well substituted Vida who belongs to the old generation.

Today we see that Bruno Petkovic is starting. He is 193 cm tall. It’s obvious that Croatia will focus on Japan’s weak point: the aerial defense. This might lead to a success. Neither Germany nor Spain tried such a way.

Let’s back Croatia.

如果克罗地亚能够进入四分之一决赛，那已经是一个很大的成功。 在2018年的亚军之后，大多数人认为莫德里奇这一代已经结束。

的确，像曼朱基奇、拉基蒂奇、苏巴西奇这样的球员已经离开了球队，但新球员正在出现。 让我们以格瓦迪奥尔为例。 他只有20岁，但他踢得像个久经沙场的球员。 他一直担任莱比锡红牛的防守支柱。 因此，他很好地替代了属于老一代的维达。

今天我们看到佩特科维奇首发。 他身高193厘米。 很明显，克罗地亚将专注于日本的弱点：空中防守。 这可能会导致他们取得成功。 德国和西班牙都没有尝试这样的方式。

让我们支持克罗地亚。