The Croatian national team will face Belgium in the first of two friendly matches, which will serve as a final test before the appearance at the World Cup, at Rujevica in Rijeka from 18:00 tonight.
The match will provide a valuable match for coach Zlatko Dalić insight into the current state team after the end of club obligations, but also the possibility of additional testing of tactical solutions, including a system with three in the back line that could be one of the options for the premier performance at the World Cup against England.
On the other hand, Belgium comes to Rijeka as the ninth national team in the FIFA rankings. The Belgian team is led by experienced national team members Thibaut Courtois, Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku, while Jérémy Doku stands out among the younger players.
I am satisfied with the few training sessions we did together. Tomorrow is a real test, a good opponent which has a lot of good players who can be dangerous. It will be a real game to see where we are. It’s friendly, but the result matters. All players are in good shape. We will start in a 3-4-2-1 formation, that is my wish and we will try it. I expect a real test and a real match, an opponent that has several very good playerssaid Dalić.
I said three, Guardiol, Modrić and Kovačić, the fourth is Livaković. That’s enough for yourevealed the coach in the announcement of the match.
After Belgium, the Flames will face Slovenia on Sunday in Varaždin for the last test before going to the World Cup.
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