From War to World Cup - The Story of the Croatian National Team

In June 1991, Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia kickstarting their War of Independence lasting for five years. Within seven years though, Croatia had reached the World Cup semi-final and were one of international football's biggest overachievers. How did they do it? Rising from the ashes, this is a two-parter into their story and their unique journey that may still have a twist in store yet...

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Introduction
00:56 - Context: The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia
04:28 - Euro 1996
08:08 - 1998 World Cup
13:48 - Euro 2000 ft Yugoslavia Interlude
18:52 - 2002 World Cup
21:08 - Euro 2004
24:03 - 2006 World Cup
26:33 - Outro

SOURCES:
The Analyst:
https://theanalyst.com/eu/2022/12/cro...

CBC Sports:
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/yugo...

CNN:
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/12/fo...

Culture Trip:
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/cro...

Euro News:
https://www.euronews.com/2018/07/14/f...

FIFA:
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/arti...
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/arti...

The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/football/...
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iNews
https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/wo...

Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-so...

VAVEL:
https://www.vavel.com/en/internationa...

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