Philadelphia, June 28 -- Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic said qualifying for the knockout stage was only "a small step" and repeating recent World Cup success would bea greater challenge after his side defeated Ghana 2-1.
Croatia finished second in Group L behind England after recovering from an opening defeat with consecutive victories over Panama and Ghana, reaching the knockout stage for a third successive World Cup on Saturday.
"This is an important victory, but it is only a small step," Dalic said. "There are still many difficult matches ahead of us. We have to keep working because this result alone means nothing."Dalic said Croatia's achievements over the past two World Cups had inevitably raised expectations.
"We have done great t...