ROTTERDAM, June 17 (Reuters) - Croatia’s experience might prove key when they go up against a youthful Spain in Sunday’s Nations League final in the Netherlands, midfielder Ivan Perisic said on the eve of the game.
Yes, we do have more experience than they do, having been runners-up at the 2018 World Cup and then third in Qatar.
We had a great experience from Russia and from Qatar.
“We had a great World Cup in Qatar, where we were a team that have played great matches and put together great results.
He's one of our greatest strengths.”The highly rated 21-year-old pulled out of the Nations League finals because of injury.
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Ivan Perisic, “, we're, ” Perisic, Zlatko Dalic, Josko, I'm, Dalic, Mark Gleeson, Hugh Lawson
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Sunday’s Nations League, Croatia, Nations League, Feyenoord, Spanish, Italy, Thomson
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ROTTERDAM, Spain, Netherlands, Rotterdam, Wednesday’s, Qatar, Russia, ” Spain, Enschede, Croatia