Croatians mourn end of WC dream

ZAGREB, June 24 (AFP): Croatian fans Tuesday were mourning their shattered World Cup dreams following the national side's 3-1 defeat at the hands of Mexico in Brazil.
The loss meant that Croatia's interest in the competition was over with Brazil and Mexico advancing from Group A into the last 16.
"Goodbye dreams!," commented the state-run HRT television speaker after Guardado scored for a 2-0 lead for Mexico in the 75th minute.
Cafe terraces across Croatia as well as main squares in many towns were packed with people watching live broadcast of the match and hoping that their squad, known as the 'Fiery Ones' (Vatreni), would win to stay in the tournament.