Croatia's first ever FIFA World Cup was one to remember. The Vatreni arrived at France 1998 as unsuspecting dark horses. They left as national heroes.

Take a look back at Croatia's maiden voyage at the global finals, where the likes of Davor Suker, Zvonimir Boban and Robert Prosinecki inspired Miroslav Blazevic's men to a bronze medal.

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