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Davor Suker was 30 years old when he arrived in France to play with Croatia at the 1998 World Cup. Known as a strong attacker, with fast legs, several years earlier he had participated in the 1990 World Cup Italy as part of the Yugoslav national team which ran aground in the quarter-finals. At the age of 22, Suker only became a reserve during the tournament and had to wait until next year before recording his first appearance from two appearances, before the country broke out. In 1992, Croatia established a national team of its own and Suker who was born in Osijek, a town near the border with Serbia, chose to play for Croatia. When a new and only 4.2 million people were eligible for their first World Cup in 1998, Suker has won the Champions League with Real Madrid and has scored 34 goals in 67 appearances for the Spanish club. In the World Cup France, playing in front with Zvonimir Boban and Robert Prosinecki, the greatness of Suker is clearly visible. He finished the tournament by...

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