“Our quarter-final berth may be a surprise for some, but it isn’t for us,” said Bilic.
“Our advantage is that we’re not naive – we’re a better team than Turkey.”
“The way they managed the comebacks in those games was impressive,” said Bilic. “But, the way they trailed in those games also tells us something.
“Their strength is obviously somewhere in between. They got a little bit lucky not to concede goals when they went on an all out offensive.”
Both teams have reached World Cup semi-finals, but neither has progressed to the last four at a European Championship.
Croatia defender Vedran Corluka said: “The three victories in the group stage give us confidence that we can go through to the semi-finals,””Our original goal was to reach the quarter-finals, but now that’s not enough,” said Bilic.
“We will do everything to beat Turkey. We have the strength and the quality to do it.”
“Turkey are good, but we are better.”
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