Monday, September 5, at 21:45, Croatia is visited Turkey in a duel in the World Cup preliminaries.
Croatia comes after the disappointment of the Euro, where, although he finished first in the group, left the optimum competition since being defeated by Portugal with a goal conceded in 118 minutes Considering that Mandzukic & Co. lost in extra time, we can say that are unbeaten 1 year. After a year, Norway was imposed by 2-0 in a match of Euro 2016 qualifiers and Croatia suffered the first and only defeat of the campaign. Note that the representative of Croatia rely on the same staff and players that last campaign. Ante Cacic has remained at the helm of the team.
Turkey is in a period of transition, and this generation still change was seen best at the tournament. Selected “Crescent” finished 3rd in a group with Spain, Croatia and the Czech Republic, however, he failed to be among the best four teams ranked third in the group among which and thus came home with one victory and two defeats. All under the command of Fatih Terim and start this campaign, disputand a friendly at the end of last drawn against Russia 0-0.
Probable teams:
Croatia (4-2-3-1): Subasic; Vrsaljko, Corluka, Vida, Strinic; Modric, Badelj; Brozova Rakitic, Perisic; Mandzukic
Turkey (4-3-3): Babacan; Ozbayrakli Aziz, Kaldırım, Koybasi; Calhanoglu, Sahin Sen; Mor, Tosun, Unal
Croatia feels very good when evolving on the ground, as evidence that has 10 wins and one draw in last 1 matches played the role of the host team and has not lost for 27 months. On the other hand, Turkey also began to perform well on foreign land, with 3 consecutive victories in official matches, including a dispute with the Czech representative. However, Croatia’s team is comprised of players who evolve at the highest level and who have greater experience. For this reason I am inclined to think that Monday will go into account their first win of the campaign.