Croatia had a clear mission in Ukraine: win or win. It did not cost him another thing to the Balkan team if it wanted to have a second opportunity to be in the World-wide. And it did not fail. The selection of Ivan Rakitic won 0-2 in Croatia and ensures play the repechage to try be in the appointment of Russia of the next summer.
Modric Was one of the most stood out players of the meeting. The centre of the field was his when and how wanted to. The madridista gave a true clínic. But it was very seconded by Rakitic, that served the second goal in tray. The Barcelona collected a change of game of Vrsaljko and, without leaving it fall, with a class excelsa, put a big sending to the second stick that Kramaric, again -marked the first also-, only had to push to pleasure.
Croatia could not finish first -Iceland has been the big disclosure- and now will have to play it everything in an always hard and demanding repechage. The Balkan country did not play in South Africa and in Brazil could not happen of the first round. His aim, before thinking in put greater, is to put in the World-wide. It will not be easy.
Rakitic Will go back now to Barcelona although with the mind put in his selection. Play a World-wide -the one who knows if the last for Ivan- always is special and it is necessary to give it everything. Messi will play this next morning be in Russia.
TECHNICAL INDEX CARD
0 - Ukraine: Pyatov; Jacheridi, Rakitsky, Matviyenko, Stepanenko; Karavaev, Marlos (Besedin, min.78), Rotan (Sidorchuk, min.69), Garmash (Kovalenko, min.66); Yarmolenko and Konoplyanka.
2 - Croatia: Subasic; Vrsaljko (Pivaric, min.85), Perisic, Mitrovic, Lovren, Rakitic, Kramaric (Pasalic, min.88), Modric, Mandzukic (Rog, min.90), Badelj; and Life.
Goals: 0-1, Kramaric (min 62); 0-2, Kramaric (min 70)
Referee: Félix Brych (GER). It admonished to Stepanenko and Rotan.Incidences: party of the last day of the phase of classification for the World-wide of Russia contested in the Olympic Stadium of Kiev in front of more than 70.000 viewers (full).