"We are among the four best teams in the world. This is an extraordinary success. But we want more. Reaching another final would be Croatia's greatest moment of all time."
This was stated by Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic as he presented the match against Argentina in the semifinal of the World Cup at the press conference.
"We play against the great Argentina - he continued - which is a formidable team led by Lionel Messi. They have more pressure than us. We have analyzed the opponent and we know how they play. I am optimistic by nature, I trust my players, they have great character and without that they would not have reached the semi-finals. It is a great match for both countries. The stakes are high. No one will hold back. I expect a solid, dynamic and fair competition. We will not adapt to their style of play. , against the Netherlands there have been many duels and fierce situations: we absolutely want to avoid that and we hope that the referee has good control of the match."
"So far we've been perfect - added Ivan Perisic - but we don't want to stop here, every athlete's dream is to play in the final. A lot depends on us. If we're good, there's no fear. If we play like against Brazil, there's there will be problems".