Canada-Croatia World Cup keys to victory: Shut down Luka Modric, and break the shutout
But now this remarkable journey is at risk of being over, competitively at least, after just three-plus hours of soccer.
Canada did an incredible job of stifling Belgium’s midfield, Stephen Eustáquio the dominant presence in the middle. They’ll need the same again Sunday against an all-star trio of Modric, Marcelo Brozovic and Mateo Kovacic. “I’m here to make them have a hard day,” Eustáquio said on Saturday. “We know our strength. We have to stick to the plan.”Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic followed Herdman and Eustáquio up on the stage Saturday and brought veteran attacker Ivan Perisic with him.
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