tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7331066.post1973962118674846882..comments2024-03-10T13:59:21.984+01:00Comments on Football Fanaticos: Greatest World Cup matches: Croatia-Germany (1998)El Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524616809585764331noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7331066.post-74088788627848279932010-04-27T13:28:11.907+02:002010-04-27T13:28:11.907+02:00Indeed, a pity Croatia is not in South Africa this...Indeed, a pity Croatia is not in South Africa this year.<br />How are your expectations to Slovenia? Can they make it? <br />Let me know how the USA-Slovenia party goes!El Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524616809585764331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7331066.post-39351296398205746202010-04-27T02:17:42.667+02:002010-04-27T02:17:42.667+02:00I went to a couple of Croatia's games in Euro ...I went to a couple of Croatia's games in Euro '96; watched every minute of their amazing World Cup 1998 from Los Angeles; managed to get to the Brazil match in Berlin four years ago; and arrived in Vienna just in time for that heartbreaking loss to Turkey two years ago. It's a shame they won't be playing in South Africa. But my Slovenian and Serbian friends are beside themselves, tinicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066390957935520495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7331066.post-81105304686302140952010-04-25T19:32:18.570+02:002010-04-25T19:32:18.570+02:00Thanks for the comment! I was not aware that Croat...Thanks for the comment! I was not aware that Croatia had asked to take the place of Serbia and Montenegro. Were they already in FIFA by then? It would have seemed fair in a way, considering the many Croatian players on the Yugoslav team, although I guess one could have argued for any of the new states to take the spot.<br />Anyway, thanks a lot for the observation. EEl Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524616809585764331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7331066.post-12520948855941045392010-04-24T18:37:58.439+02:002010-04-24T18:37:58.439+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.www.worldcuphome.comhttp://www.worldcuphome.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7331066.post-52907093362238462132010-04-24T18:10:37.716+02:002010-04-24T18:10:37.716+02:00Just a note on history concerning the last sentenc...Just a note on history concerning the last sentence of the first paragraph.<br /><br />In 1992 Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Macedonia had already become independent so the team that would have played in the European Championship would basically been just a Serbian team. However, rump Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) had sanctions imposed on it due to the war in Bosnia & Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com