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Croatia is going home a happy bunch, showing that a small nation can prosper at the highest level Shaun Botterill/Allsport

Croatia goes home satisfied

First appearance at World Cup proves fruitful

Winning the World Cup would have been nice, but Croatia will be hard-pressed to complain about its maiden trip to the world's biggest soccer party.
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Croatia giddy as 'champions' return

Debutant takes third place with win over the Netherlands
They stood in the mixed zone wearing bronze medals and wide smiles. This was more than just a third-place victory in the World Cup for Croatia.
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Fourth time a charm as host nation advances to face Brazil
Just when the cheers and chants of the French fans were dying, blue lightning struck twice, and World Cup history belonged to the home team.
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MORE STORIES
	• First-time finalist Croatia upsets Germany 3-0 (7/4/98) • Penalty kick enough as Croatia eliminates Romania (6/30/98) • Argentina defeats Croatia 1-0; both advance (6/26/98) • 1-0 win over Japan puts squad on cusp of 2nd round (6/20/98) • Croatia crushes Jamaica in finals debut (6/14/98)

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Group H	W	L	T	Pts
Argentina	3	0	0	9
Croatia	2	1	0	6
Jamaica	1	2	0	3
Japan	0	3	0	0

Sunday, June 14
Croatia 3, Jamaica 1
At Lens
Saturday, June 20
Croatia 1, Japan 0
At Nantes
Friday, June 26
Argentina 1, Croatia 0
At Bordeaux

First appearance at World Cup proves fruitful

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