Croatia's Ivan Perisic (C) defends possession of the ball from Malta's Rowen Muscat (L) during their Euro 2016 Group H qualification soccer match at the National Stadium in Ta' Qali, outside Valletta, Malta, October 13, 2015. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
TA'QALI, Malta (Reuters) - Croatia squeezed into the Euro 2016 finals with a 1-0 away win over Malta on Tuesday which enabled them to finish as Group H runners-up after a turbulent qualifying campaign.
Ivan Perisic scored a 25th-minute winner to lift the Croatians above Norway after the Scandinavians conceded two second-half goals in a 2-1 defeat at group winners Italy, who also qualified.
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