In the World Cup final, Croatia lost to France 2-4 and won the runner-up. As the dark horse of this World Cup, too many people have seen the strength and Excellence of this team along the way, not just by luck.

Germany was eliminated in the group stage, Argentina stopped 16, Brazil was eliminated from the quarter-finals, and Croatia reached the final all the way, losing to France, but let us see the strength of this country in the corner of Europe in the World Cup and football field.

Although lost, it is admirable and respectable. For this country with a population of just over 4 million, the national population is only equivalent to a district in Beijing. How did its football team rank among the top four in the world twice in 20 years?

Croatia became independent from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 199 1 and entered the semi-finals after 1998 participated in the World Cup for the first time.

In Croatia, every first-division club has a special youth training camp, and the national education department requires schools to let their children receive 20 hours of football training every week. The youth training camps of various clubs are almost full every day, and young players of different ages are conducting professional training all the time.

The beautiful president of Croatia is a "real fan". Grabar is the first female president and the youngest in Croatian history. She was born in Grabar, a small town under the jurisdiction of Hurier, and went to the United States as an exchange student in the mid-1980s.

Croatia is regarded as the lucky star of Croatian football in Grabar. Since she took office, Croatia has never missed an important game. Grabar is a real fan. She supports her hometown team Rijeka. She flew to Russia in economy class to watch the game. She doesn't want VIP tickets to sit in the audience and cheer for Croatia. After Croatia defeated Denmark, she personally went to the dressing room to express her condolences.