DOHA : Croatia's World Cup quarter-final opponents ooze quality and could field two starting 11s in the tournament but despite the respect they feel, the Balkan nation can play even better than they have so far, defender Dejan Lovren and midfielder Mateo Kovacic said.
"Brazil were favourites before the tournament. They have two teams that can play at this level," Lovren said on Wednesday."Any of their substitutes can come on and make an instant impact. We respect everybody and that is how we work." "We showed that we are in great physical shape," Kovacic said."We worked a lot during these World Cup games. The Japanese team were very disciplined and it was difficult to break them down."What will be key for Croatia is to manage to keep possession against the Brazilians, no easy feat with Brazil coach Tite ready to field his first choice team for the first time in this tournament.
"How we can stop them?," Lovren said."It is simple. Our goal is to try and stop the whole team. It will be a very difficult fight."
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