Bilic says Road open to quarterfinals

Croatia coach Slaven Bilic lauded his team on Sunday for its 3-1 victory over Ireland, saying it had opened to road to the quarterfinals, though he conceded that going further at Euro 2012 could be tough.

"Tonight we showed that we can play," Bilic said.

"Maybe the Irish were the better team in some moments, but I think that if you look, the overall impression is that we were the much better team.