International Football
FIGHTER PLANES ESCORT CROATIA TEAM HOME
The Croatian football team, the runners-up at the Russia 2018 World Cup flew back home to Zagreb with two Croatian Mig 21 fighter planes escorting the squad.
The players and staff were greeted to a heroes’ welcome upon their arrival home in the Balkan country on Monday afternoon following their runners-up finish at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – their best placing at a world finals.
After landing at the airport, Zlatko Dalic’s squad then rode on a rooftop bus and greeted supporters along the road towards the country’s capital, with the players sharing in the celebrations.
The team then greeted a large and passionate crowd of appreciative fans at a rally in Bana Jelacica Square, which is in the centre of Zagreb.