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Ivan Rakitic said on Saturday that Croatia have to "make our perfect game" in midfield if they're to beat Brazil in the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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SOUNDBITE: (English) Ivan Rakitic, Croatia midfielder:

(Q: How confident are you of being able to cause an upset and get a positive result against Brazil?)

"I think that we don't have to think about Brazil, we have to think about our team and about our game. I think that of course it will be something special the first game in the World Cup and almost so many people will see this game. But we are here to pass the group, to win every game if it is possible and now it is like this, we have to play against Brazil in Brazil, it's of course something special, but we are thinking about our game and we have to do the best game that we can."