Striker Nikola Kalinich could have stayed in the Croatian national team, but he himself refused this opportunity.

Nikola Kalinich was expelled from the location of the Croatian national team. This happened after the refusal of the striker to go on substitution in the end of the match with Nigeria. Nikola was not the first to refer to problems with his back and the head coach Zlatko Dalich sent him home, as he "needs healthy and ready to play football players".

Dalich and the players of the Croatian national team believed that Kalinich simply did not want to play, and did not have problems with his back.

However, they were ready to forgive Kalinich if he had apologized, says the Croatian edition of Bljesak.

That's why the story with the exception of Nikola did not surface right after the match.

However, the attacker refused to apologize, then angered Luka Modric and Vedran Corluk. All ended with the fact that Kalinich wished Croatia all the best in the tournament in the chat WhatsApp.

Today, Croatia without Kalinich will play against Argentina in the second round of the 2018 World Cup. The match will begin at 21:00..