Thousands of people celebrated on the streets of Zagreb after Croatia defeated Morocco in the 2022 World Cup minor final to walk away with bronze in Qatar.

Croatian fans celebrated the bronze medal won at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in ZagrebPhoto: Denis LOVROVYCH / AFP / Profimedia

The daily newspaper Vecernji List summed it all up under the headline: “Croatia is on fire! Tears, songs, pride and joy for the whole country!” The same newspaper headlined “Croats will have a long and happy night!”, referring to the thousands of people who took to the streets to celebrate the bronze medal won by Zlatko Dalic’s students.

“Croatia has again become the third country in the world,” shouted the commentator of the Croatia-Morocco match on the public station HRT immediately after the match in Doha. “We are glad, proud, happy! Congratulations to Croatia, congratulations to the Vatrenys!”, he added.

Modric and his colleagues are expected in Zagreb on Sunday morning, where it is estimated that the number of fans present on the route taken by the national coach – from the airport to the central square of the capital – will exceed the number in 2018. when they were attended by 550,000 people, writes News.ro.

Croatia will be on the World Cup podium for the third time after third place in 1998 and second place in 2018.