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Brazil national football team
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Jun 12, 2014 at 9pm UK
 
Croatia national football team

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Niko Kovac: 'Croatia know how to stop Brazil'

Croatia manager Niko Kovac claims that his team knows how to stop Brazil ahead of their World Cup clash.

Croatia manager Niko Kovac has claimed that his team knows how to stop Brazil ahead of their World Cup clash.

The two teams meet in the opening match of this summer's tournament on Thursday evening and Kovac is confident that his players can cause an upset against the host nation.

"We know how to stop Neymar and Brazil," he told reporters. "Brazil is not only Neymar - they have a great team, but Croatia also have excellent players."

Following their game against Brazil, Croatia will face Cameroon and Mexico in their remaining Group A fixtures.

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Q Netherlands Netherlands32107
Q Senegal flag Senegal32016
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4 Qatar Qatar30030

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Q United States USA31205
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Q Poland Poland31114
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4 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia31023

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Q France France32016
Q Australia Australia32016
3 Tunisia Tunisia31114
4 Denmark Denmark30121

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Q Spain Spain31114
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4 Costa Rica flag Costa Rica31023

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Q Croatia Croatia31205
3 Belgium Belgium31114
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4 Serbia Serbia30121

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4 Ghana flag Ghana31023


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