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![Croatia's Ivan Klasnic celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the group B match between Poland and Croatia in Klagenfurt, Austria, Monday, June 16, 2008, at the Euro 2008 European Soccer Croatia's Ivan Klasnic celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the group B match between Poland and Croatia in Klagenfurt, Austria, Monday, June 16, 2008, at the Euro 2008 European Soccer](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PA0T88/croatias-ivan-klasnic-celebrates-after-scoring-his-sides-opening-goal-during-the-group-b-match-between-poland-and-croatia-in-klagenfurt-austria-monday-june-16-2008-at-the-euro-2008-european-soccer-championships-in-austria-and-switzerland-ap-photomartin-meissner-2PA0T88.jpg)
Croatia's Ivan Klasnic celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the group B match between Poland and Croatia in Klagenfurt, Austria, Monday, June 16, 2008, at the Euro 2008 European Soccer
![Ivan Klasnic of Croatia jubilates after his 1-0 goal during overtime of the the UEFA EURO 2008 quarter final match between Croatia and Turkey at the Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna, Austria, Ivan Klasnic of Croatia jubilates after his 1-0 goal during overtime of the the UEFA EURO 2008 quarter final match between Croatia and Turkey at the Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna, Austria,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D4F9PH/ivan-klasnic-of-croatia-jubilates-after-his-1-0-goal-during-overtime-D4F9PH.jpg)
Ivan Klasnic of Croatia jubilates after his 1-0 goal during overtime of the the UEFA EURO 2008 quarter final match between Croatia and Turkey at the Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna, Austria,
![Croatian players Luka Modric (R) and Ivan Klasnic (L) during a training session in Austrian Klagenfurt on 11 June 2008. Croatia and Germany will play their second Euro 2008 Group B match Croatian players Luka Modric (R) and Ivan Klasnic (L) during a training session in Austrian Klagenfurt on 11 June 2008. Croatia and Germany will play their second Euro 2008 Group B match](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D4F49J/croatian-players-luka-modric-r-and-ivan-klasnic-l-during-a-training-D4F49J.jpg)
Croatian players Luka Modric (R) and Ivan Klasnic (L) during a training session in Austrian Klagenfurt on 11 June 2008. Croatia and Germany will play their second Euro 2008 Group B match
![Ivan Klasnic of Croatia jubilates after his 1-0 goal during overtime of the the UEFA EURO 2008 quarter final match between Croatia and Turkey at the Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna, Austria, Ivan Klasnic of Croatia jubilates after his 1-0 goal during overtime of the the UEFA EURO 2008 quarter final match between Croatia and Turkey at the Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna, Austria,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D4F9PG/ivan-klasnic-of-croatia-jubilates-after-his-1-0-goal-during-overtime-D4F9PG.jpg)