World Cup 2014: Croatia should give up and go home
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Coach Niko Kovac has said his Croatia team should 'go home' after the way they were beaten 3-1 by Brazil in the opening match of the Fifa World Cup.
Kovac was angered by referee Yuichi Nishimura awarding a penalty for Dejan Lovren's challenge on Fred, despite there being minimal contact.
Neymar converted from the spot to give Brazil the lead for the first time.
'If that's how we start the World Cup, we better give it up now and go home,' Kovac said.
'We talk about respect, that wasn't respect, Croatia didn't get any. If that's a penalty, we don't need to play football anymore. Let's play basketball instead. It's a shame'
Croatia took the lead through Marcelo's own-goal but Neymar pulled the hosts level just before the half-hour.
Barcelona forward Neymar scored Brazil's second with their controversial penalty before Oscar poked in his team's third.
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