Football excitement in Croatia is getting higher and higher with the match with Denmark approaching at the World Cup in Russia. The clash will happen on Sunday at 8 pm and Croatia is full of self-confidence after three straight wins in their group. Even though many see Croatia as a favourite, Danish forward Martin Braithwaite wouldn't agree with them, saying that Denmark's tougher route to te knockout stages has made them mentally stronger – Reuters reports. 

-The Croats come into this game with self-confidence and belief because everything has gone well for them, but we come into it with loads of confidence because we have stood together when things haven’t worked so well - Braithwaite told reporters, according to Reutres.

-If we end up in a situation where things aren’t working, we won’t be surprised because we’ve already experienced that. If the Croats go behind, we don’t know how they will react - they don’t even know that – said Braithwaite, explaining that he sees that as an advantage for Denmark.

Reuters also writes that Braithwaite is not intimidated by the fact that Croatia have been installed as favorites to win.
-I don’t feel they are any better than us. In qualifying they were second in their group, as we were, and they had to come through a playoff to qualify. It makes no difference that they have started the World Cup a little better than us – he concluded.