The captain lost his father this week, but has returned to France as coach Ante Cacic calls for the team to turn their melancholy into motivation
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Croatia have been touched by tragedy this week. The joy following the team's successful start to Euro 2016 was short-lived as captain Darijo Srna found out his father had passed away while he was playing in the 1-0 win against Turkey on Sunday.
And that was not all. Goalkeeping coach Marijan Mrmic also lost his father, while Croatia boss Ante Cacic also revealed that the husband of another member of staff had suffered a stroke.