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    Croatia Stun Dutch To Reach Nations League Final

    By EditorJune 15, 2023
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    CROATIA are one win from their first major title after beating hosts the Netherlands in a dramatic Uefa Nations League semi-final.

    Substitute Bruno Petkovic struck from distance in extra-time before Luka Modric’s penalty settled a remarkable game in Rotterdam.

    A 96th-minute Dutch equaliser from Noa Lang had denied Croatia in normal time.

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    But Zlatko Dalic’s side will now play Italy or Spain in Sunday’s final, while the Dutch face a third-place play-off.

    “It’s a victory for the Croatian people, we beat the Netherlands in front of their fans, Croatia has one more medal,” Dalic told Croatia’s Nova TV afterwards.

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    “It’s impossible, unreal, but she deserves it. Surely this is a victory which will go down in history.”

    Croatia had seemed destined for the final when Andrej Kramaric’s penalty and a Mario Pasalic volley put them ahead after Donyell Malen’s opener.

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    But Lang’s last-gasp hooked finish levelled the game at 2-2.

    Croatia, though, picked themselves up and Petkovic – introduced at the start of extra-time – slammed a fine strike past the Netherlands keeper Justin Bijlow.

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    Their victory was sealed by 37-year-old talisman Modric from the penalty spot with four minutes left, after he was felled by a clumsy Tyrell Malacia challenge.

    It means Croatia have reached just their second international final, following the 2018 World Cup where they were beaten 4-2 by France.

    “We have bronze and silver, let’s go for gold so that we can finish this story,” added Dalic.

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    For the Dutch, their international trophy drought now extends to beyond 35 years – they have not won a major title since the 1988 European Championships.

    It also continues Ronald Koeman’s inauspicious start to his second spell as the Netherlands manager, having lost 4-0 to France in a Euro 2024 qualifier in March.

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