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Croatia fans are hoping for another good performance against Italy on Thursday after defeating the Republic of Ireland 3-1 on Sunday.

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There were mixed emotion on the streets of Poznan on Sunday night following Croatia's 3-1 victory over the Republic of Ireland.

For the Croatian's it was the perfect start to Euro 2012 as they went top of Group C and some fans are now expecting big things from their team when they face Italy on Thursday.

SOUNDBITE (Croatian) Dario Sunjic, Croatia fan from Ploce: "We expected a win of more than two goals and the boys have shown that they are better. Let's move forward and beat the Italians on Thursday."

As for the Irish it was a disappointing night, with some supporters feeling a bit hard done by with Croatia's second goal.

SOUNDBITE (English) Adrian Peat, Ireland fan from County Meath, Ireland: "I am very disappointed, I think the second goal was an offside, the Croatian second goal was definitely an offside goal and that kind of messed it up for us in the game."

Ireland will now have to get a positive result against reigning champions Spain in their next match on Thursday if they are to have any chance of getting out of the group.