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Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne will be the venue to host the second match day of Group D, this time it's Croatia and the Czech Republic the teams clashing for three points. On the Croatian side, a victory would give them the automatic ticket to the next round. The Czech Republic are looking to get their first units after losing against Spain with a late winner by Gerard Pique, they will play against a team commanded by world class players such as Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic.
Croatia manager Cacic, is looking to beat the Czech and revealed that if they win the celebrations will be way over the top: "I was just wondering what to do if we beat Czech Republic ... and I figured [it] out – we'll get drunk, altogether, the whole team! Okay, we don't need much; two, three beers. Darijo Srna helped me a lot when I took over," Cacic said about the return of the veteran striker.
"I visited him in Kiev and we had a long conversation in which I learned everything about the relations in the team. I would never forgive myself if he didn't attend his father's funeral. Darijo is taking care of his brother [who has Down syndrome], now [he has] lost his father. I admire his mental strength."
On the Czech side, Lafata expects his side to not be afraid and take things as they come with tranquility: "There is no reason to panic. We're all disappointed we lost to Spain, but the tournament isn't over for us. We have two more games to achieve our goal, that's why we came here. These two matches against Croatia and Turkey will be the turning point. We know another tough game is awaiting us."
The Czech player also recognized the incredible quality of players such as Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic, who play in the Spanish La Liga for Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively: "With the stars playing at Real [Madrid] and Barcelona, they can be nicknamed small Spain. But there are lots of other good players at the tournament. In qualifying we were not expected to beat Netherlands, but we proved we could do it. Croatia are a good team, but we can still win."
Possible lineups:
Czech Republic starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Cech; Kaderabek, Sivok, Hubnik, Limbersky; Darida, Plasil; Selassie, Rosicky, Krejci; Necid
Croatia starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Subasic; Srna, Corluka, Vida, Strinic; Modric, Badelj; Brozovic, Rakitic, Perisic; Mandzukic
Photo credit: Croatian National Team
