Zagreb: After missing out on South Africa, Croatian football fans will focus on their World Cup team under coach Niko Kovac.
But, if they had to pick a team they would have several choices. Besides Croatia, there are three other teams at this World Cup that have at least one player with Croatian heritage.
Almost one third of Australian players are somehow connected to Croatia. Even the captain of the team, 29-year old defensive midfielder Mile Jedinak, is Croatian.
There will be a lot of expectations from Croatians in the Swiss camp, too.
There are two Croatians in the team; 24-year old Mario Gavranovic and 21-year old Josip Drmic will try to bring some joy to Swiss fans.
The last team that has a Croatian is Bosnia. Defender Toni Sunjic comes from Mostar, a town on the border between Croatia and Bosnia that was severely damaged during the war in the 1990s when Bosnians and Croatians were on opposite sides. (IANS)
