Ten years since their last appearance at a major tournament, and twenty-four since Ireland’s only appearance at the European Championships, the rarefied atmosphere that accompanies football at this level appeared to take Irish breath away, with Croatia scoring through Mario Mandzukic inside the opening...
Ireland’s last major tournament appearance was ten years ago when they participated in the 2002 World Cup, ironically exiting at the hands of Spain, their group opponents at Euro 2012. The Irish build-up has been dominated by claims from within the squad that veteran Italian coach Giovanni Trapattoni’s...
Croatia coach Slaven Bilic has revealed he does not expect Republic of Ireland to pose much of a threat when they do battle in the Group C opener of Euro 2012 on Sunday. The Balkan nation’s team landed in Poznan ahead of tomorrow’s game at midday on Saturday and after resting this afternoon,...
CROATIA GROUP C HOW THEY QUALIFIED P PTS GREECE 10 24 CROATIA 10 22 ISRAEL 10 16 LATVIA 10 11 GEORGIA 10 10 MALTA 10 1 *Croatia secured qualification with a play-off victory over Turkey Croatia striker Ivica Olic has been ruled out of Euro 2012 with a thigh injury , the country’s...
CROATIA GROUP C HOW THEY QUALIFIED P PTS GREECE 10 24 CROATIA 10 22 ISRAEL 10 16 LATVIA 10 11 GEORGIA 10 10 MALTA 10 1 *Croatia secured qualification with a play-off victory over Turkey Luka Modric freely admits that Croatia are in one of the toughest groups at Euro 2012, but the playmaker...
