„Hey CR7, please don't CRY today“, (Hey CR7, don't cry today) - such a poster annoyed Portugal's star Cristiano Ronaldo in the stands on Saturday, Croatian fans mocked.
However, after the quarter-final matches of the European Championship, it was not the Portuguese who cried, but the Croatian footballers and fans.
Croatians beat the Spaniards 2:1 in the group stage, but now they are heading home.
„Croatia was the best team in the group stage,– admitted Portuguese coach Fernando Santos. - We were lucky, but that's fair.“
For the third European Championship in a row, Croatia's tournament ended with a defeat in the first knockout stage. „Everything was fine, but we couldn't score. Sometimes the better team loses and that's what happened last night,“ said Croatian coach Ante Čačić.
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