A sea of red and white took over Rusty乌鸦传媒檚 Sports Lounge to watch Croatia take on France in the final match of the World Cup.

The received a donation from Maryann Zubcic-Gill for $2,000 that allowed them to rent out the venue, uniting fans and Croatians for the final match. It wasn乌鸦传媒檛 the victory they were cheering for, France won its second World Cup 4-2 on Sunday morning.

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Second place did not mean second best to the fans, incoming president of the Okanagan Croatian Club, Kate Sarac says this is still a win for Croatia.

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The fans were still smiling while watching their team shed tears on the screen.

乌鸦传媒淭his game didn乌鸦传媒檛 even mean much for us, we are just proud they made it this far. I won乌鸦传媒檛 ever forget where I come from, I am really proud of all of these players,乌鸦传媒� Ivan Haluska said.乌鸦传媒� I was hoping we were going to celebrate but now Croatia is being talked about all over the world, people now know where it is.乌鸦传媒�

The Okanagan Croatian Club welcomes all Croatians that want to join and attend their events.

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