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Marcelo Brozovic is Croatia's midfield maverick who broke his OWN World Cup record

Related Topics: Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic

Croatia are never to be underestimated - despite having a population of just 3.87million, they are on the verge of their second successive World Cup final.

Zlatko Dalic's side continue to show their determination and quality after their shock World Cup victory over Brazil on penalties on Friday continued their remarkable record at major tournaments.

Despite this being just their sixth World Cup, they have now reached the final four on three occasions.

Croatia reached the World Cup semi-finals after beating Brazil on penalties in a shock result
The midfield of Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic and Marcelo Brozovic (pictured) are a big part of their success

Their two shootout victories in the knockout stage in Qatar over Japan and then Brazil come after after they reached the final in Russia four years ago through beating Denmark, Russia and England either after extra-time or on spot kicks.