ZAGREB, July 14, 2018 - President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović will officially represent Croatia at the World Cup final match with France in Moscow on Sunday, the government said.

July 13, 2018 - A fabulous find from Index.hr, and one more reason, perhaps, why Croatia beat England in the World Cup Semi-Final - check out a 5-year-old Luka Modric tending goats in the hills near his village with an attack from wolves imminent. Once you learn to do that during your kindergarten years, three lions are no problem. Text below by Pavle Balenovic, who shot the video.

July 14, 2018 - The Internet is ablaze with coverage of Croatia's historic World Cup Final appearance tomorrow, but few articles have been as eloquent as this one of Croatian playmaker and captain, Luka Modric, starting with the execution of his grandfather when he was six. Boris Starling's original Facebook post can be found here. 

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But don’t worry - Croatia will not be disqualified from the World Cup, despite what some English fans argue.

Amid the heightened adrenaline and sporting euphoria lies a beautiful story through the eyes of an Israeli child, born in Russia, with a Croatian heart.

July 12, 2018 - The English are out but could football still be coming home. According to the official FIFA media 50 years ago, there is a very good chance that football will indeed come home on Sunday... to its first home in Croatia.

FIFA awards the World Cup winner with $38 million, but there is also a reward given by the Government of the Republic of Croatia, equal to all Olympic sports. 

Why doesn't Croatia have a proper stadium for national team matches?

The big welcome is expected on Monday, July 16.