Croatia was defeated in Scotland, beaten by a late goal from McGinn, and now to get through to the Nations League on the last day of the group stage they will have to win a point in Portugal. Zlatko DalicCroatia’s technical commissioner, commented on the match on the official UEFA channels at the end of the match: “We played very well especially in the first half. We had control of the game, ball possession, we did everything we expected for this match game, but it was very difficult when we were down to ten men.”
For Scotland it is the first victory, the one necessary to keep the qualification dream alive. “I want to congratulate Scotland because – continues Dalic – they were a difficult opponent. They pressed high and we conceded goals in the last minutes, but I have to be happy with how my players played”.
Croatia is +3 on Scotland and Poland and in the last match against Portugal they will need a point to be sure of going through to the round: “It will be a great battle for us. We want to win in front of our fans – Dalic again – but Portugal is the best team in our group. We have to do our best and try to get the point we need to get through the group stage This was our goal before we started. We must never give up and we will do our best.”