December 10-Croatia successfully advanced to the semi-finals of the World Cup by beating Brazil on penalties in the Qatari World Cup quarter-finals, which is also the quarter-finals of the two consecutive World Cups. After the match, in an interview with the media, Croatian striker Pericic talked about his feelings.
Pericic said: “it’s a good day, we did well, we beat perhaps the best team in the World Cup and we have to forget the game as soon as possible.” With only four days to go before the semi-finals, we can’t waste our energy on celebrating, but focus on the new opponents. If we continue to do this, I think we can repeat the end of the game in the semi-finals. ”
“We now have to train well every day, play our game well and be ready for the game, just like we did today. We hope to continue to reach the end of the World Cup and achieve some of our goals. ”
“We played very mature against Brazil. The team made a clear plan before the game and we have to adjust and change something because we know very well that the opponents are very good at the offensive end. We have to focus more on defense, but at some point in the game, the ball is under our feet. We have done a good research and analysis on Brazil, and we have performed very well at the technical and tactical level. ”
“We are really proud, but let’s move on. The victory was really great and I am happy for the team. The Brazilians had a lot of chances, but we made the game go smoothly. We successfully entered the penalty shootout and everything ended well.