In what was the definition of a must-win showdown in front of 12,000 fans on Tuesday night, Croatia secured their spot in the knockout stage and a second place finish in Group D thanks to a 3-1 win in Glasgow.
With the 2018 World Cup finalists opening the scoring thanks to Nikola Vlasic s strike with just 17 minutes on the clock, Steve Clarke s side managed to claw a route back into the game as Callum McGregor blew the roof off of Hampden with an equalizer five minutes before the break.
However, entering the break with just 21% possession to their name, The Tartan Army s European dreams came to a heart-breaking end as Croatia s biggest stars wrapped up the game with a dominant second-half display on foreign soil.
Failing to build off of that rugged performance a…