Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Croatia vs England 2008: Exciting Match?

An exciting match seems to be waiting there at Zagreb tonight. With England gearing up for a revenge and Croatia looking to prove their Euro 2008 qualifying triumph over England were no fluke, fans of both sides are excited with the match. Croatia defeated England both at home and away during Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.

England and Croatia pulled off victories in their opening world cup qualifiers. It is not a ‘do or die’ match, but the match is very important for both sides considering the significance of the match. Croatia has got to prove that their victories over England during Euro 2008 qualifiers were not any flukes, while England is eyeing on taking revenge over Croatia. Croatian coach Slaven Bilic is confident ahead of the match and is very much happy with his side’s 3-0 victory over Kazakhstan in the world cup qualifying opener. Bilic expects a great game against England.

John Terry said that England got unfinished business with Croatia last year. He vowed that England was aiming to pick up three points. He asked his teammates to try their best to stave off the challenge of Croatia. Terry also expects that Rio Ferdinand will start against Croatia after shaking off his neck and back injury. Joe Cole, who scored both the goals for England against Andorra, is expected to be in the starting line up against Croatia.

One thing is for sure that the match is going to be an exciting one. Now, let us see if England can make a come back against Croatia to take some pride back to England.

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