The Failure Of The Croatian National Team To Advance To The 2022 World Cup Finals Does Not Reduce Their Proud Supporter

Croatian national team supporter at the 2022 World Cup. (Photo: Twitter/@HNS_CFF)

JAKARTA - The Croatian national team failed to advance to the 2022 World Cup final after losing 0-3 to Argentina, Wednesday, December 14 in the morning WIB. This fact makes Croatians sad.

However, Vetteranian fans remain proud of the achievements of Luka Modric and his friends at the 2022 World Cup. The shock of the last four is clearly a proud achievement.

Before the match against Argentina, the expectations of Croatians were still very large. In the midst of temperatures below zero degrees, several thousand people gathered in the fans zone in the main square of the city of Zagreb to support Luka Modric and his friends through the giant screen.

Many wore red-and-white plaid shirts in their winter coats. Their hopes were driven by a 4-2 victory against Brazil on penalties in the previous round, namely the quarter-finals.

Many hope that their favorite team can repeat their 2018 success, by breaking into the World Cup final. In fact, some hope more, namely seeing Zlatko Dalic's team become champions.

"If we can beat Brazil, we can also beat Argentina," Viktor Gligo said before the game, as quoted by Antara via AFP.

But during the partial break, when Argentina took the lead 2-0, disappointment began. Ruzica Doroc, 62, said he was "disappointed that Croatia did not show the same level of play as against Brazil".

Then he cheered thinking about a third-place playoff to come when Croatia would face a team that lost to the second semifinal between France and Morocco.

"But to reach third place has become something... we are extraordinary," he continued.

Mia Sragalj, who is a high school student, admitted that she was disappointed but also proud that Croatia had gone far.

Despite losing, the supporters had time to celebrate in the square where they sang supporters' songs and turned on the flare.

Some fans were annoyed by the penalty awarded when Dominik goalkeeper Livakovic collided with Julian Alvarez. "Penalties should not have been awarded, our goalkeeper is in the right place," said 18-year-old fan Jan Mesic.

"But Argentina played well, they were a better team tonight," he added.