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Dalic talks about the draw with the Czech Republic: I am satisfied with getting 1 point in the away game. This is an important step towards the World Cup.

9:19am, 10 October 2025【Football】

On October 10th, in the European preliminaries of the World Cup, Croatia drew 0-0 with the Czech Republic. This game was Dalic’s 100th game as coach of Croatia. After the game, he accepted interviews with the media.

"We made commemorative jerseys, took photos, and the Chairman of the Football Association also gave a short speech. We continued to move forward and continued to create great results. Am I heading towards the 200-game milestone? No, I am heading towards the World Cup. As long as we maintain our condition, everything will be easier."

"We will feel happiness, satisfaction and joy when we achieve our goals. Thank you for your congratulations. I feel good now. This is an important step towards the World Cup. , We had trouble in the first half today, and we didn't play proactively enough. We had a lot of problems in the first half, but we improved in the second half. "We always prepare with the most rigorous and professional attitude. The key today is to avoid losing points. We did our best in the second half and finally came back with 1 point."