Croatia sweat on Corluka

Croatian defender Vedran Corluka last night emerged as a possible injury concern for the side’s opening Group C game against the Republic of Ireland in Poznan on Sunday.

The Tottenham Hotspur player, who spent the second-half of last season on loan at Bayer Leverkusen, will travel to Warsaw from their base in nearby Warka today to undergo tests on a thigh strain picked up yesterday in training.

“It should be okay, he just felt something in his muscle,” said Croatian coach Slaven Bilic. “Based on the prognosis it shouldn’t be anything serious.”