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Croatian football icon Roberto Prosinecki says his country does not see Nigeria and Iceland as rivals.

Argentina, Croatia, Iceland and Nigeria are drawn in the same group for the 2018 World Cup.

Prosinecki said Croatia has a “top class” squad that has ambition and character, hence the Super Eagles of Nigeria can’t stop them from making it past the group stage of the World Cup.

“If we have a top class – and we have it unquestionably – then we cannot talk about Nigeria and Iceland as rivals that can stop us from making it from the group,” Prosinecki said in an interview with Sportske.jutarnji.hr.

“Respect and respect absolutely, but with the quality we have, we are far ahead of them.

“Croatia has a fantastic team, has a long-standing generation that has shown its ambition and character and that is why we are optimistic of doing well in Russia. In France we were good at Euro, but now we have to be even better.

“We have to go through the group and that will bring us to the knockout phase. There is no opponent in the group that we cannot beat.

“Maybe we are not the best in the world, but we are so strong that we can play with everybody and beat them in a good day.”