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FIFA World Cup 2018: Croatia hungry for World Cup title, says Ivan Rakitic

Updated on: 14 July,2018 02:13 PM IST  |  Moscow
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"It doesn't just concern the 23 players, coaching staff and backroom staff, but the 4.5 million people back home. If there was a stadium big enough for 4.5 million people, it would be full," the FC Barcelona player said

FIFA World Cup 2018: Croatia hungry for World Cup title, says Ivan Rakitic

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Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic has said that all 4.5 million of his compatriots will be behind the team when they battle France in the 2018 World Cup final. "You need only to look at the footage from Croatia to see what's been going on over the past month - the joy felt by the people there," he said at a press conference at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, the venue for Sunday's final, reports Efe.


"It doesn't just concern the 23 players, coaching staff and backroom staff, but the 4.5 million people back home. If there was a stadium big enough for 4.5 million people, it would be full," the FC Barcelona player said. Rakitic, 30, acknowledged that defeating France would "be difficult, both in defense and attack, but the most important thing is to concentrate on ourselves."


"We want to leave the pitch with our heads held high and to say we did everything," he said.


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