Belief Is Croatia’s Biggest Weapon against Brazil at World Cup

Croatia's goalkeeper #01 Dominik Livaković saves a penalty from Japan's forward #09 Kaoru Mitoma during the Qatar 2022 World Cup round of 16 football match between Japan and Croatia at the Al-Janoub Stadium in Al-Wakrah, south of Doha on December 5, 2022. (AFP)

In terms of population, there's no contest between Brazil and Croatia. 

“Brazil has 200 million people, we only have 4 million,” Croatia coach Zlatko Dalić said Tuesday. “So, we are pretty much like a suburb of a major city in Brazil.”