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09:48 PM, July 12, 2018 / LAST MODIFIED: 09:52 PM, July 12, 2018

Croatia the smallest nation to reach WC final since 1950

Croatia, a small east European nation with a population of just 4 million, became the smallest and lowest ranked team ever to reach a World Cup final since Uruguay won the tournament in 1950 with a population of around 2.4 million, as per RT.

After the emergence of Croatia in 1991, they made their first World Cup appearance in 1998, where they finished third after being beaten by France in semifinal.

The Croats went into Russia as the 20th-ranked team in the world, but in particular their midfield talents of Real Madrid’s Luka Modric and Barcelona’s Ivan Rakitic meant they were fancied by many as dark horses for a decent run.

The Balkan nation has made light of such differences so far, and will fancy their chances of doing so again on Sunday.      

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