Croatia coach Dario Basic was full of national pride after his team upset one of the pre - tournament favourites, Nigeria, at the Fifa Under 17 World Cup and stressed that he told his boys to approach the game as a final before they stepped out onto the turf. <br /><br />Just as Emmanuel Amuneke had admitted in his post match comments, the Europeans were the better side in all the parameters, with more shots on goal and better ball possession.<br /><br /><span class="body1">&ldquo;I am very proud of my players who played a great match, </span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&rdquo; </span></span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">Basic&nbsp; told fifa.com.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&ldquo;</span>We approached this game as a final, telling us it was absolutely necessary to win or go home. I believed in my team. <br /><br /></span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&ldquo;</span>It has shown that it can compete with the best teams in the world. </span><span class="body1">&rdquo; </span><br /><br />Croatia have a meeting with the second - placed team in Group D (Germany, Mexico, Australia, Argentina) in the next round on Thursday.<br /><br />Photo Credit : fifa.com<br />