The teams of Croatia
and Greece will face each other to
determine who will get one of the last tickets for the 2018 World Cup. The first leg will take place in Zagreb, at
Maksimir Stadium, this Thursday at 20:45.
Match Schedule:
Croatia vs. Greece
World Cup Qualifiers
Second round
Date: 12 November 2017,
20:45
Venue: Stadion
Maksimir, Zagreb
The team led by Luka Modric (Real Madrid) and Ivan Rakitic
(FC Barcelona) starts as favorite due to the experienced squad that manages,
where most players participate in the best leagues in the world.
Croatia achieved their access to the playoff
after finishing second in the standings of Group I, behind Iceland which
surprised both locals and strangers by qualifying for a World Cup for the first time in its history.
On the other hand, Greece
was very close to miss out on the World Cup because Bosnia-Herzegovina ended up
on its heels after finishing the qualifying process in third place with 17
points.
The 'Pirate Ship' will seek to achieve the great feat of the
hand of striker Konstantinos Mitroglou, who has been playing at a high level
with the shirt of Benfica. Among other names that stand out in Greece to
achieve the quota for Russia 2018
are: Kyriakos Papadopoulos and Sokratis Papastathopoulos.