FindYourStampsValue.com is glad to present this bright Croatian stamp issued to mark 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. With this issue Croatia Post also encourages Croatia football team to win and climb once again to the winner's podium after 20 years just like they did at the Princes' Park in 1998. Created by Zagreb designers Lidija Novosel and Adam Peter Maguire, the stamp features a football player wearing the new Croatian team jersey. He can be considered as a prototype of Lev Ivanovich Yashin who is the synonym of Russian football.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup is finally upon us. The greatest soccer players on the planet have taken the center stage in Russia. The tournament is back in Europe for the first time since it was held in Germany in 2006, and there's no shortage of storylines.
Croatia team has been through difficult qualifications and, once again, made it to the finals following a playoff. This is the right time to take action. Croatia will be confronted with several obstacles on its way to the top starting with its group where it will play against ambitious Nigeria, Messi's Argentina and well-known Iceland (the greatest wonder of contemporary football). The World Cup favourites are the tournament grandmasters and title defenders, the Germans, the potent and playful French, the kings of combinations, the Spanish, and the unpredictable, rehabilitation-seeking Brazilians, five-time champions. What is important is that the games will be played in the vastest country, Russia, in the spirit of peace-loving Lev Yashin.
If you are a football fan and interested in this branch of philately, we invite you to appreciate other bright 2018 FIFA World Cup stamps.
