Croatia downs Canada at World Cup on Kramaric’s 2 goals
The Croatia national team played very well in their 1-0 win over Canada at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, despite only scoring two goals.
They were strong and the team is working harder and harder to put the results together, coach Aleksander Kramaric said after the game on Friday.
“I think they did very well indeed. It was a great win. We did it with very good tactics. We had some bad things on our side, but we could play better. We have another game, the next day, another game that needs to be played as well, and I think we will do better. I liked our game, I thought that was good,” Kramaric told the Croatian newspaper Davor.
“We played very good. We did not score a goal but we took one of the goals on the counter. It was a very good game and it is a joy to play in this World Cup,” he told reporters after the game.
“We are very happy and delighted. It is a great feeling to win with two goals,” the coach said.
“Today we did not concede one goal but we put one in the net. Croatia will try to do the same,” he added.
Croatia is the only team in the tournament with three wins. The team is very well balanced, Kramaric said.
“I think we have a balanced team. We have a very good midfield. We have players for all the positions. We have players who can play in many positions, I think. We are very well balanced. Overall I think we did very well,” he said.
Canada started the game well and had the superior goal advantage, but a mistake by goalkeeper Andrija Poljic in the first minute allowed Zlatko Dalić to cross the goal line, giving Croatia the 1-0 lead.
“I said that you are going to look at my goals, and you can see the picture very clearly,” Dalić told the