In the early morning of September 26, Beijing time, the UEFA League Group A1 ended a game. The Croatian men's football team defeated the Austrian men's football team 3-1, and defeated the Danish men's football team with 13 points to lock in the first place in the group. They advanced to the top 4 of the European Union for the first time in the history of the team, creating history.
In the last round of group stage, Croatia defeated Denmark and rose to the first place in the group, France defeated Austria and rose to the third place in the group, letting the two major suspenses of this group wait for the last round to be announced. For Croatia, which has 10 points in five rounds, as long as it defeats Austria, it can secure the top spot in the group. If it fails, it is expected that France will defeat Denmark.
In the end, Croatia did not lose its chain at the critical moment. Relying on the joint goals of Modric , Livaya , and Lovren , he defeated Austria 3-1 and successfully won the victory. In another game in the same group, Denmark defeated France 2-0, and still could not surpass Croatia with 12 points, and finally ranked second in the group. In comparison, France's successful relegation is thanks to Croatia for its help, as it defeats Austria.
This 3-1 win allowed Croatia to complete the revenge of a 0-3 home defeat to Austria in June this year, and at the same time continued the four consecutive away wins against Austria, refreshing the miracle of 22 years of victory.
Of course, locking in the first place in the group with a record of 4 consecutive victories is the happiest thing for Croatian players, because they have qualified for the UEFA League finals. This is the first time in the team's history to advance to the top 4 and become the 9th team to enter the finals of this event.
As a small country in Europe with a population of only 4.19 million, Croatia has repeatedly achieved good results in football in recent years. The most outstanding thing is that it reached the World Cup final for the first time in 2018 and eventually lost to France to finish second. Now, three years later, Croatia has advanced to the European League finals for the first time, creating history.
game specific review -
In the 5th minute of the game, Modric pushed the ball into the penalty area, helping Croatia get a fantasy start 1-0.
In the 8th minute, Sabitz sent a cross from the left, and Baumgartner scored a header, helping Austria equalize the score 1-1.
In the 68th minute, Perisic made a cross from the left, and Livaya headed the ball to help Croatia overtake the score 2-1.
In the 71st minute, Mayer made a diagonal pass from the left, and Lovren headed the ball in the penalty area to score, helping Croatia win 3-1.
