Croatia as Susijeng’s playoff opponent

Finland and Croatia will meet in Berlin on Sunday.

Finland will face Croatia and Karlo Matkovic (right) on Sunday. EPA / AOP

Susigengi will face Croatia in the quarterfinals. The match will be played on Sunday in Berlin.

Croatia finished third in their initial group. It beat Great Britain, Estonia and Ukraine and lost to Italy and Greece.

Finland has excellent experiences with Croatia from World Cup qualifying. Finland won both at home in November and away in July.

In the world ranking, Croatia ranks 21st, Finland 35th.

The winner will face the winner of the pair Spain–Lithuania.

Playoff pairings

On Saturday

Spain–Lithuania

Slovenia–Belgium

Turkey–France

Germany–Montenegro

On Sunday

Finland–Croatia

Greece–Czech Republic

Serbia–Italy

Ukraine–Poland

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