In Group A of the World Cup Qualification UEFA the teams of Croatia and Belgium lead the standings with 10 points for each undisturbed by the other national formations. The third team in the table, which is Serbia has collected only four points and respectively the win from this meeting is mandatory for the team, if Serbia is to enter the serious battle for qualifying for the World Cup in Brazil.
At the Maksimir stadium the atmosphere will be hot and the pressure will definitely be felt in the players of both teams. Croatia and Serbia meet for only the second time in their football history. This is the first game between these two teams after the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia for the first time will face Serbia, not Yugoslavia.
The Serbs lost their last two qualifying matches and are in great need of a win in this game. However, it will be a surprise if the guests get something more than one point of this match, bearing in mind the strong form of the hosts. Croatia has no loss in 11 of their last 12 matches of FIFA. The croatians performed quite well at the last Euro Championship in a difficult group with Italy, Spain and Ireland. The team won four points and only the minimum 0:1 loss to Spain deprived Croatia of the quarterfinals.