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Croatia captain Darijo Srna rejoins squad after attending father's funeral

Croatia captain Darijo Srna is back at the European Championship after attending the funeral of his father.

The Croatia Football Federation (HNS) says Srna has returned to the team base in Deauville, having been accompanied by coach Ante Cacic for the funeral in Croatia on Monday.

Srna was told of his father's death after playing in a 1-0 win over Turkey in Paris on Sunday

And the defender left the squad following the game to travel back to his home country.

Srna is expected to captain the team again when Croatia play the Czech Republic in Saint-Etienne on Friday.

The full-back's 130 international appearances is a national record.