FRANCE 98 – Croatia superstitious before confronting Japan
The day before their first match (against JAMAICA in LENS), the CROATIA team (Group H) trained immediately after their arrival in the North. “That seemed to work for us, given that we won the match,” said a spokesperson for the team; “We’ll repeat this method against JAPAN in NANTES in the hope of obtaining another victory” (Saturday 20th June, 14:30). The Croatians will assemble at La Beaujoire stadium at 14:30 on Friday 19th June – only an hour and twenty minutes after landing at the NANTES-Atlantique airport.