Report: Wales 1-2 Croatia
Wales saw their hopes of World Cup qualification all but ended as Croatia came from a goal down to win at the Liberty Stadium
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Wales saw their hopes of World Cup qualification all but ended as Croatia came from a goal down to win at the Liberty Stadium
Croatia claimed a comfortable win over Serbia as their grudge match in Zagreb ended rather tamely in handshakes
Wales fell to their third defeat in four World Cup qualifiers after being overrun by a dominant Croatia side
– Former Croatia striker Davor SukerI would love as the future president of Croatian football for Modric to sign for Real Madrid.
Tottenham's Croatian midfielder Luka Modric has agreed with Florentino Perez and Jose Mourinho to join Real Madrid this summer, pro-Real newspaper Marca is reporting. The transfer fee? In the region of £30m.
Kaka, meanwhile, is reported to be staying at Madrid for another season at least.
– ITV's Spanish football expert Will Unwin on the storyDuring the summer Marca are forced to churn out a lot of rumours to fill their pages, but it's rare that Perez agrees with his manager so he will be desperate to get this deal done for Mourinho. The Portuguese man is keen for a better balance in the midfield, and feels that Modric is the man for this role, whilst others can expect to leave.
Croatia was today fined 80,000 euros (£64,561) after their fans were found guilty of racially abusing Mario Balotelli
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Midfielder Xabi Alonso was simply happy that Spain won Group C after they came through a nerve-wracking Monday clash with Croatia
Read the full story– Croatia coach Slaven BilicI don't want to talk about the referee. I think he could not have missed the fouls on Corluka and Mandzukic, but Spain are world champions and they shouldn't need help from the referee.
...I have phenomenal players with great character. I came in as a young coach without any experience, now we have a great team and we can be proud of our work together. I've never been as proud as I am now.
– Ognjen Vukojevic[Ivan] Rakitic had a great chance, but we didn't have the luck.
...We are proud of tonight's match and our performances in this tournament. We haven't gone through to the quarter-finals, but we retain optimism.
Substitute Jesus Navas scored a late goal to send Spain through to the Euro 2012 quarter-finals as Group C winners
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