The
World Cup finalists have rebuilt well since
Russia but rumours of a dressing-room rift are a cause for concern
This article is part of the Guardian’s Euro 2020 Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 24 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from two countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June.
The post-World Cup rebuilding has been done on the hoof and not without significant damage, as Croatia looked hapless in the Nations League against Portugal and
France. Still, qualifying for the Euros was achieved without too much trouble, although the team rarely looked entirely convincing.