Croatia: Pokrivac Learned of Inclusion in Crotia’s Squad on the Internet

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

22-year-old Nikola Pokrivac revealed recently that he learned of his inclusion in Croatia’s squad for UEFA EURO 2008 while he was surfing the Internet.

AS Monaco FC’s football player had been previously touted for a call-up to Croatia’s 23-man squad, but he didn’t want to celebrate until he received the confirmation. But his “dream come true”…

“There was talk saying I was on the list for EURO, but I didn’t want to celebrate before I saw it personally,” said Nikola Pokrivač. “I was connected to the Internet and was waiting for the happy news on the day when Bilić named the team. It’s the best thing that has happened in my career. My dream came true. I was hoping I could earn a call to the national team, but to be in the team for EURO…,” confessed Pokrivac, who hasn’t been capped before in Croatia’s squad.
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