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Posted July 16, 2018
According to the Croatian Police, over 550.000 people have greeted our players by the time they reached the podium on the Josip Jelačić Square :)

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ciemnogrodzianin: Hrvatska, kad te vidim ja srce mi gori, srce mi gori :)
Ono vatreno uvijek plamtilo neka se bori, za tebe bori
Posted July 16, 2018
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Plokite_Wolf: ...
If I saw it yesterday, I would not be sad after the match! :D
Always happy to see so many happy people.
Posted July 17, 2018
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Plokite_Wolf: Croatia has never seen a celebration this large.
I guess someone forgot to tell them they didn't win. =P I do find it somewhat peculiar celebrating a second place finish... this much. *shrug*
Posted July 17, 2018
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Plokite_Wolf: Croatia has never seen a celebration this large.
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Mr.Mumbles: I guess someone forgot to tell them they didn't win. =P I do find it somewhat peculiar celebrating a second place finish... this much. *shrug*
For someone who uses a World Cup 1994 mascot as an avatar, you should know that it isn't just the gold medal that is celebrated or remembered.

Croatia is an incredibly sporty nation. We celebrate each and every success of our sportsmen. Football, basketball, handball, waterpolo, athletics, rowing, tennis, skiing, swimming.

This is our greatest achievement in international football. Before this, our only title was 3rd place in the 1998 World Cup.

On this page, you can see the ways we greeted our sports heroes, in the following order:
- football - 1998 generation, 3rd place in the World Cup
- tennis - Goran Ivanišević in 2001, after winning Wimbledon
- handball - 1996 generation, 1st place in the Olympics
- skiing - Janica Kostelić in 2002, after winning 4 medals (3 gold and 1 silver) in the Olympics
- handball - 2003 generation, 1st place in the World Cup

We value people who put maximum effort in their sports appearances.
Post edited July 17, 2018 by Plokite_Wolf
Posted July 17, 2018
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Stryder2931: The only drawback: get rid of replay!! It is such a drag on the game. Futbol (soccer) is the one sport that keeps a running clock with no stoppage. Keep it that way! Sure the replay time is added to stoppage time, but it takes away from the fast pace of the match. I am hoping they get rid of it. They never needed it before, so why start now? Even with the video, most of it is still not conclusive enough. Keep the game the way it was.
Mixed feelings. It slows down the game a bit but the alternative meant some real blatantly bad calls. Overall I think it's the lesser of the 2 evils.

Congrats France. Hard luck Croatia; great job anyway.

Also, thanks for all the discussions in this thread. Was interesting as always.
Post edited July 17, 2018 by ZFR
Posted July 17, 2018
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Plokite_Wolf: For someone who uses a World Cup 1994 mascot as an avatar, you should know that it isn't just the gold medal that is celebrated or remembered.
Funnily enough, the only thing I really remember about the '94 tournament was a US player being unnecessarily socked good by an opponent.
Posted July 17, 2018
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Plokite_Wolf: - tennis - Goran Ivanišević in 2001, after winning Wimbledon
He was an impressive player with a powerful serve. I enjoyed his matches a lot.
Posted July 17, 2018
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tomyam80: Btw, any1 know how is FIFA Fair Play award decided? Least cards, fouls or the way they played decided by whoever? I thought Japan played pretty decent as a team, i meant in terms of not hving too many bad tackles. Maybe they shd hv gotten a most humble or cleanliness team or something, haha.
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RWarehall: Fewest cards. It was also a tie-breaker in the event there was a tie for 3rd in the group stage. Only teams which advanced to the knockout round were eligible.

I assume they used the same system as for the tiebreaker:
Yellow = 1 point
Red (for two yellows) = 3 points
Straight red = 4 points
Straight red + Yellow = 5 points
I c... thks 4 the info.
Posted July 17, 2018
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Plokite_Wolf: Croatia has never seen a celebration this large.
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Mr.Mumbles: I guess someone forgot to tell them they didn't win. =P I do find it somewhat peculiar celebrating a second place finish... this much. *shrug*
'cause its football... :)

think of american football on a global level, where nations compete, and every 60-70 years u get a very small nation reaching the finals
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