• Rakitic says every Croatian will watch ‘historic’ France game
• ‘That amount of joy, togetherness, unity, pride, it’s incredible’
Ivan Rakitic has said Croatia is united as never before ahead of the World Cup final on Sunday and brushed off a series of distractions around the squad, saying they have had no impact on preparations for the biggest match in the country’s history.
“This is a historic game not just for the 13 or 14 players and the squad but also for everybody who is a Croat,” Rakitic said. “There will be 4.5 million players on the pitch.
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