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Croatia's previous biggest defeat was against Spain with a score of 0:6 in 2018.
The Croatian national football team was defeated by England with a score of 0:7 in the Nations League.
This became the biggest defeat in the history of the Croatian national team.
Croatia head coach Slaven Bilic took responsibility for the defeat and said that such a result was unacceptable for the team.
MOSCOW, October 3 - RIA Novosti. The head coach of the Croatian national football team, Slaven Bilic, after a devastating defeat from the British in the Nations League, said that he does not consider a similar result possible even in the match between the English national team and the Estonia team.
On Saturday, the Croats lost to the British in Rijeka with a score of 0:7 in the third round of the Nations League group stage. This was the biggest defeat in the history of the Croatian national team; the team previously lost to the Spaniards with a score of 0:6 in 2018.
“There are matches that you just need to forget and turn the page as soon as possible, because the next game is in a few days. But this match cannot be forgotten. It must be remembered for the rest of your life so that something like this never happens again. Croatian fans, players and the whole of Croatia do not deserve the national team that they had tonight,” the specialist added.
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