Croatia got off to a faltering start to their Euro 2020 preparations, drawing 1-1 at home with Armenia on Tuesday, and the Croats, who were in Group D in the European Championship with England, Scotland and the Czech Republic, squandered several chances. In Velika Gorica they were punished in the final stages as Armenia, ranked 90th in the world, was hit out of thin air. Ivan Perisic made the lead for Croatia in the 23rd minute when he crossed his line to hit a corner kick by Luka Modric and then missed the empty net in the 42nd minute, as Armenia goalkeeper David Yurchenko was stranded. Rebounding after the break, Croatia paid the price in the 72nd minute when Colombian-born Armenian substitute Weimar equalized with a stunning shot. Photo: Armenia celebrates Beymar Angulu’s second-half settlement The 29-year-old midfielder did not give goalkeeper Dominic Levakovic a chance with a thunderbolt from 25 yards into the upper right corner after Zerair Shagoyan had poked him. Armenia almost turned the game on its head, as Levakovic saved Kamo Hovhannisyan with his fingertips before Yurchenko saved Andrei Kramaric in the last minutes. Croatia squad photo for Euro 2020: Modric put up the opening match for Ivan Perisic’s goalkeepers: Dominic Levakovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Lofer Kalinic (Hajduk Split), Simon Sloga (Luton). Defenders: Sime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid), Borna Barisic (Rangers), Doji Kalita Carr (Marseille), Dejan Lovren (Zenit), Josep Juranović (Legia Warsaw), Domagoj Vida (Besiktas), Jusko Gvardiol (Leipzig). (Lille), Mile Skoric (Usijic), Midfielders: Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan), Milan Padelli (Genoa), Nikola Vlasic (CSKA Moscow), Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) ). – Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan), Josep Prikalo (Wolfsburg), Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb), Luka Ivanosic (Dinamo Zagreb), Forwards: Ante Rebic (AC Milan), Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Ante Bodimir (Osasuna), Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), choose England’s squad to open the Euros, Gareth Southgate chose his last 26-man squad for Euro 2020, but who will make your starting lineup? Choose and participate your team in the opening match against Croatia on June 13th at Wembley, England in Euro 2020, and the path to the final will be their likely path through the knockout stages. Do you feel optimistic? The final will be played at Wembley on July 11th…
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