Croatia's Kramaric jibes at Canada boss after World Cup win

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Kramaric gave a smile after the question came as expected.

Did John Herdman's comments about how his players were going to "f--- Croatia" help the Croatians?

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Kramaric thanked Canada's coach for the motivation after scoring two goals in Croatia's 4-1 win over Canada.

He said that they demonstrated who had done it.

Croatia scored two goals in the first half and two more in the second to come away with a comfortable victory.

The Croatian tabloid put Herman's face on its cover because of his comments ahead of the game.

He didn't have any regrets in the first 20 minutes.

He thinks there is respect for Croatia. We're here to push as much as we can. The mentality of the group needs to be changed by us. I could have been a bit more composed, but that's what I'm learning. I will accept that one on the chin. In the first 25 minutes, we showed that Canada can compete with the world.

Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic demanded respect ahead of the match, and he had little more to say afterwards, though he did note that Herdman did not come to shake his hand after the loss.

Dalic didn't see the other head coach after the game. His way of doing things was that he wasn't there. It will take a while for him to learn some things.

Croatia and Canada are tied at the top of Group F with one game to play.

It was Canada's first-ever goal at a men's World Cup, but the side failed to sustain that energy.

After the match, Davies said he was happy. I'm not happy with the outcome. It's hard to accept defeat. Those three points were necessary.

As Canada are still in search of their first men's World Cup victory, Herdman pointed to Croatia's attack as an opportunity to make a different kind of history.

"We need to celebrate something we've been waiting for," he said. Croatia is going to be clinical in transition. They taught a master class in transition.

I'm proud of what the players accomplished. They will be hurt. We look towards the future. We still have a lot to play for.