Legendary Croatia striker Davor Suker has said that he hopes that his country meet current holders Spain in the Euro 2012 final, ahead of the two nations' Group C encounter on Monday.
Slaven Bilic's men lock horns with the world champions in Gdansk, with the winner sure to top the group and secure a quarter-final place.
Suker scored a record 45 goals in 69 games for Croatia, most notably clinching the Golden Boot in the 1998 World Cup as the newly independent country took a shock bronze medal.
And the man tipped by many to become a future president of the Croatian FA, gave his thoughts on who he wants his country to face at the current European Championship.
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"Those [Croatia & Spain] are my two favourite countries. I would love Croatia to win this [match against Spain on Monday]," the former Real Madrid and Arsenal striker told El Confidencial.
"I love Spain as a country and as a team. I'm certain that we'll have our chances, and at the end advance from this group."
Should the match finish in a 2-2 draw, both teams will qualify, and eliminate Italy, irrespective of the result the Azzurri gain against Ireland, but Suker played down the chances of that happening.
"2-2? I don't think that's going to happen. Both teams want to win," he added.
Monday's Group C decider kicks off at 20:45CET.