Dejan Lovren, defender of the Croatian national team, is sure that his team was better than the world champions.

Croatia reached the finals of the World Cup, but there it lost to France 2: 4.

"We were better this evening and better overall. France did not play football. They waited their chances and scored. France had one tactic, and it must be respected. They played every match in the tournament so "- quoted by Lovren The Daily Mail.

"I'm disappointed because we lost. But we showed much better football than they ".

"I am proud of what we have achieved - the second in the world. I'm proud for everyone and for the country. We have regrets when we look at some solutions, but there is no point in this.. It is difficult to describe ".

The French scored a second goal thanks to a controversial penalty after watching the video replay.

"I was sure that the referee will not give a penalty. Our player could not react. It's impossible when you're so close to the ball. This was a key moment ".

"VAR needs to be improved. Sometimes it's a penalty, sometimes not. I really do not understand. Many people say that this is not a penalty, but what can we do? Nobody understands the rules ".

The Croats lost in the finals, however their captain Luka Modric was recognized as the best player of the tournament.