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Croatia removed striker Nikola Kalinic after he allegedly refused to come on as a substitute during a group stage match. During Croatia’s opening 2018 FIFA World Cup match against Nigeria Kalinic was told to go out as a substitute but citing back problem the striker refused. Following this, Kalinic was sent home on the directions of manager Zlatko Dalic. Now that Croatia have qualified for the historic final of the football World Cup, Kalinic has now become a butt of jokes on the internet. Also Kalinic's episode tells us how an ego can spoil a career. France vs Croatia Final Live Streaming: Get FRA vs CRO Football Match Telecast & Free Online Stream Details in India for 2018 FIFA World Cup Final.
Many are blaming the striker’s ego for refusing to play as a substitute and now that Croatia have done better without him it has made things worse for Kalinic. Joke mocking the axed striker have flowed the internet sphere, particularly Twitter. People are also receiving WhatsApp forwards which tells them “don’t be like Kalinic”. Team Croatia’s Road to Finals: Here’s How the Fiery Ones Made It to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final.
After Kalinic was sent home, Croatia managed to register an impressive 3-0 win over Argentina and outplayed Iceland 2-1 to top their group. In the knock out stages, Croatia defeated Denmark in Round of 16 match on penalties and in quarterfinal defeated the hosts Russia on penalties as well. In the semis, Croatia knocked out England to advance to the final.
ATTENTION:
I want you to meet Nikola Kalinic. He came to the World Cup as part of Croatia's squad. He's a talented striker. He reportedly refused to come in as a sub in the group stage win over Nigeria.
He was then sent home as a result.
Don't be like Nikola Kalinic. pic.twitter.com/cr8lT4yRRy
— Roger Gonzalez (@RGonzalezCBS) July 11, 2018
Kalinic right now pic.twitter.com/MvaSGTnzPR
— James Howson (@BigJimmy_V) July 12, 2018
Your life could be worse, you could be Nikola Kalinic.
— Arzim (@aka_X) July 12, 2018
Kalinic refused to come in as a sub against Nigeria because he felt he should start,He was sent back to Croatia and now they are in the Finals of the World Cup ,1st time in his countries history..Nobody wants to be that guy now..Pride won’t take you anywhere in life..#LifeLesson
— Pierre Ibn Sheriff (@MMNSheriff) July 13, 2018
No matter how bad you feel this morning, at least you're not Croatia’s Kalinic. He refused to come on as a late sub against Nigeria, claiming to be 'injured', he was sent home from the World Cup. and now has to watch his country play in a World Cup final from his home.
— Mootaz Chehade (@MHChehade) July 12, 2018
Meanwhile, Croatia will be hoping for their maiden World Cup as they lock horns with 1998 champions France at the Luzhniki Stadium. This is Croatia’s fifth World Cup appearance and the best they have finished was third during the 1998 edition. France, on the other hand, qualified for the final since the 2006 edition when they finished as runners-up against Italy.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jul 15, 2018 08:03 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
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