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Croatia defeats Czech Republic 2-1 in Nations League opener
Croatia secured a 2-1 victory against the Czech Republic in their UEFA Nations League Group A3 opener at the Fortuna Arena in Prague. The match marked the return of Slaven Bilic to the Croatian national team helm.
Luka Modric opened the scoring in the 47th minute, marking his 30th international goal. The Czech Republic responded in the 54th minute through Adam Karabec to equalize. Croatia regained the lead in the 77th minute when Marco Pasalic scored a header following an assist from Ivan Perisic.
A late equalizer by Matej Radosta for the Czech Republic was disallowed following a VAR review for offside, preserving the Croatian win. Croatia's next scheduled match is against Spain.
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