Croatia make two changes
ByReuters
Published 21/06/2006 at 21:23 GMT
Croatia made two changes to their team for Thursday's World Cup Group F clash with Australia. Ivica Olic has recovered from a leg injury and replaces Ivan Klasnic up front while defender Stjepan Tomas comes in for the suspended Robert Kovac.
FOOTBALL 2006 World Cup Croatia Simunic
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Croatia, needing a win to reach the last 16, have yet to score in the tournament.
Coach Zlatko Kranjcar, speaking to reporters through an interpreter on Wednesday, was confident of ending their goal drought.
"We will play the same way we did against Brazil and Japan," he said. "We will play offensively and just hope the players take their chances better than the two games before.
"Our style is to attack and try and dominate the game, and that's what we will be doing. But we have to be careful, they (Australia) are a very good team."
Croatia team:
1-Stipe Pletikosa; 7-Dario Simic, 13-Stjepan Tomas, 3-Josip Simunic, 8-Marko Babic; 2-Darijo Srna, 5-Igor Tudor, 10-Niko Kovac, 19-Niko Kranjcar; 18-Ivica Olic, 9-Dado Prso.
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