Last night, Croatia once again proved why it is one of the most persistent teams in the world by scoring a goal Ante Budimir in the 54th minute, they beat Panama 1:0, and with three points, they took third place in group L.
It was a hard and exhausting game in which the Vatreni worked hard for those three points. Panama was an equal opponent, and at times even better in the first half.
The American journalist of CBS is of the same opinion Chris Whittyngham who commented on the match in the studio and singled out one, according to him, key detail of this victory.
– It is very interesting to watch how the refreshment break affects the players. The game completely changed direction in the second half. Look at just five minutes before the break: they had pressure, hit the goal post, created a great chance from a free kick, and then there was a break – said Wittyngham and added:
– The Croats gathered, talked with Dalić and started all over again. It is one of those artificial creations of World Cup elements. It was about 20 degrees in Toronto, there was no real need for such a break. Panama probably would have scored if it wasn’t for that interruption – he added.
Croatia will play in the 3rd round against Ghana in three days.
