ZAGREB, June 1 (Reuters) - Croatia will fail to progress from the opening round of Euro 2008 if their leading three players do not start to hit peak form after below-par warmup performances, coach Slaven Bilic said on Sunday.
"Our top three players should be 100 percent inspired throughout the tournament and the rest of the team will have to be at their best too if we are to progress from our group," Bilic told reporters.
"We won't reach the quarter-finals just by ...
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