Pope Francis Receives Croatian National Football Team - Vatican

Pope Francis Receives Croatian National Football Team - Vatican

Pope Francis greets Croatian player Luka Modric at the end of a meeting with the players of the Croatian National Football Team during a private audience at the Vatican on June 5, 2024. The Pope praised the Croatian team for their achievements, such as their third-place finish at the last World Cup in Qatar. The Croatians also received his blessing ahead of Euro 2024, which will soon be hosted by Germany. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tens of thousands of fans welcome Croatian national football team back

STORY: Tens of thousands of fans welcome Croatian national football team back DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:33 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a bus with Croatian football players arriving at the central square in Zagreb 2. Dejan Lovren coming at the stage showing his medal and other players 3. various of crowds 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TARA DRAGOVCEVIC, Football fan 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KLAUDIJA ISTVANCIC, Football fan 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MIHAELA MUZIC, Football fan 7. Luka Modric arriving at the stage 8. Croatia manager Zlatko Dalic at the stage 9. various of players singing the national anthem 10. Croatian player Josko Gvardiol at the stage 11. SOUNDBITE 4 (Croatian): LUKA MODRIC, Captain of Croatian national team 12. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MIA BASIC, Football fan 13. Croatian player Marcelo Brozovic celebrating with other players 14. various of the crowd STORYLINE: Tens of thousands of fans lined the streets of the Croatian capital Zagreb and gathered at th

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-2022 WORLD CUP-THIRD PLACE-CRO VS MAR

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-2022 WORLD CUP-THIRD PLACE-CRO VS MAR

(221217) -- DOHA, Dec. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Luka Modric (L) of Croatia kisses a child of Croatian player after the third place play-off match between Croatia and Morocco of the 2022 FIFA World Cup at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 17, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-2022 WORLD CUP-THIRD PLACE-CRO VS MAR

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-2022 WORLD CUP-THIRD PLACE-CRO VS MAR

(221217) -- DOHA, Dec. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Luka Modric (L) of Croatia kisses a child of Croatian player after the third place play-off match between Croatia and Morocco of the 2022 FIFA World Cup at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 17, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)