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#2 Croatia
Croatia is one team which didn't feature in the top 8 teams of most football experts. This World Cup has belied the experts on many of their predictions and this is among them. Croatia has topped its group and will be facing Denmark in the Round of 16 games.
Croatia have been brilliant in the competition as they have played an attacking brand of football and has tasted plenty of success with it in a competition where the big teams like Germany, France and Spain are struggling in playing that brand of football.
The Real Madrid duo of Modric and Kovacic have been phenomenal in the Group stages and if they continue the way they have been playing, the duo could pose a serious threat to the top teams in the competition.
Croatia have a possible quarterfinal opponent in Spain and if the team manages to beat Spain then the route till the final seems to be clear for the European side. Croatia is a team to watch out and their match against Spain could decide the team which will play in the finals.
