'Best striker in the world': Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic warns side of Harry Kane

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kane-harry/v5HSlEAa/"]Kane[/a] ‌arrives at the World Cup in devastating form after scoring 61 goals in 51 matches ‌in all competitions for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern Munich[/a] last season and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tripic-zlatko/v7MqvgCp/"]Dalic[/a] is ‌wary of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] captain.[/p][p][b]"They have the best striker in the world, they ‌have Kane and Kane can do a hell of a lot,"[/b] ‌said Dalic. [b]"We will do a lot, we will do our best not only to defend ourselves but to attack, to go forward.[/b][/p][p]"There will be set pieces, which will be ‌quite difficult but we are prepared for that. ⁠I expect a great game and ‌it will be a great preparation for the next two games in the group."[/p][p]Kane's ​former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham Hotspur[/a] teammate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/modric-luka/bZWyoJnA/"]Luka Modric[/a] remains central to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/croatia/K8aznggo/"]Croatia[/a] side and the 40-year-old will be making his 199th appearance ​for his country on Wednesday.[/p][p][b]"He means a lot, both as a captain of our team and as a person,"[/b] Dalic said of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-milan/8Sa8HInO/"]AC ⁠Milan[/a] midfielder. [b]"He is my ​right hand on the pitch.[/b][/p][p]"It means a lot to the team that we have a couple of older players alongside Luka who are leading the younger players and they can do very good things.[/p][p][b]"They are very lucky to ‌have him, Luka, as a role model in how to fight for the national team jersey and we're lucky to still have him with us."[/b][/p][embed guid="7f5d06db-b0f3-48a4-af56-ba4fffa63d84" url="https://x.com/CroatiaFooty/status/2067049453748457518" social-type="twitter" /][p]Modric and Dalic have been central to Croatia's success at the last two World Cup tournaments.[/p][p]The country were runners-up in 2018, when they defeated England in the semi-finals, before also reaching the last four in 2022, only to lose to eventual champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/argentina/f9OppQjp/"]Argentina[/a].[/p][p][b]"That's history for us,"[/b] Dalic said of his team's track record at the tournament. [b]"We can't just live in history; ‌it's new matches and a new World Cup where we want to ​do very good things.[/b][/p][p]"We have very high expectations and everybody is ‌expecting a lot from Croatia. This was not the case before but we are ready for this.[/p][p][b]"What is behind us is history; it remains written but we are ready for these major expectations, to present ourselves in the best possible light.[/b][/p][p]"We were quite close at the ⁠last two World Cups and ⁠nobody expected this, but our ‌first objective is to go through the group stage."[/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/croatia-K8aznggo/england-j9N9ZNFA/?mid=b5qGuKMs"]Follow Croatia vs England with Flashscore[/a][/b].[/p]