Celtic defender Josip Juranovic has qualified for the last 16 of the World Cup with Croatia.

The Croats drew 0-0 with Belgium, which was enough for them to finish second in Group F on five points.

It means the right-back is the third Hoops player to make it out of the group stages, with Daizen Maeda's Japan still having a chance of qualification as well.

Meanwhile, Hoops forward Sead Haksabanovic 'can play even better' according to his former coach Jan Jonsson.

The Montenegrin has scored three goals so far this season and has established himself as a regular in Ange Postecoglou's starting XI.

Jonsson gave the 23-year-old his first opportunity in the professional game when he was manager of Swedish side Halmstads and he feels that the best is still come from the former Rubin Kazan man.

Speaking to the Daily Record, he said: “It was clear for me Sead was going to go to a high level.

It is right if you say that he is not at his best yet. Actually, coming up as a 15 year old, then the following year as a 16 year old, he played all of the games.

“So that means he is quite mature in terms of his game for his age in things like training situations, in his focus, in having both of his feet on the ground and working harder.

"He has matured quite early having been involved in the senior teams since he was so young, but the best years are still ahead of him.

"Both the technique and the balance, he had those things from very early."

“I took him into the team at 15 years old and that made him the second-youngest to play in the Swedish league ever and I had to be a little bit clever with him and the club because I could see, even if not at first, that a giant club would come for him at some stage.


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