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Americans spat on our national anthem: Here's how they write badly about "Our Beautiful"

The article discusses an analysis by the American sports portal The Athletic regarding the national anthems of all 48 teams participating in the 2026 World Cup. Croatia's anthem, 'Lijepa naša domovino,' was ranked 40th out of 48, with criticism that it lacks energy and vitality. The authors note that many Croatian players only murmured the anthem and comment on the lyrics referring to 'fatherland' with irony considering Croatia's experienced national team. Croatia's anthem is grouped with those described as melancholic and sleepy, alongside Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands. Brazil, France

Hrvatska nogometna reprezentacija otvorila je nastup na ovogodišnjem Svjetskom prvenstvu 2:4 porazom od Engleske. Igru bismo mogli ocijeniti solidnom za prvu utakmicu, no zanimljivo je kako Amerikance nismo uspjeli impresionirati, ali ne nužno striktno nogometnim stvarima, već onime što spada u glavne elemente jedne utakmice nacionalnih vrsta.

Dresove su nam proglasili najružnijima, a sličnu ocjenu imali su i za našu himnu Lijepa naša domovino. Ugledni američki medij The Athletic pozicionirao nas je na 40. mjesto u toj kategoriji, a svoju su ocjenu obrazložili ovim riječima: "Malo bezlično. Mnogi hrvatski igrači samo su je tiho mumljali. Ima lijepih violina, ali nedostaje joj živosti i nema ničega što bi posebno podiglo atmosferu", napisali su uz ocjenu 3/10.

Spomenimo i kako je najgorom himnom po mišljenju američkog medija proglašena engleska himna God Save the Queen (odnosno King) koja je na posljednjem (48.) mjestu.

"Porazgovarajmo iskreno o engleskoj nacionalnoj himni. Užasna je. Glazba nemilosrdno bruji, a tekst, za razliku od svih ostalih himni na ovom popisu, govori o jednom starcu. I to čak nije ni David Attenborough . Ako ste religiozni monarhist koji uživa u banalnoj, besciljnoj glazbi, poludite za ovim. Ako ne možete podnijeti uštogljene, ceremonijalne gluposti, pridružite se mojoj nepostojećoj kampanji za novu himnu koja zapravo ima i najmanju važnost za većinu stanovništva zemlje", napisali su kritični Amerikanci i dali ocjenu 1!

Zanimljivo je kako su himnu naših susjeda iz Bosne i Hercegovine stavili na visoko 10. mjesto.

"Bez riječi, samo svečana, solo violina (koju je izvodio Aleksandar Gajić za njihovu utakmicu protiv Kanade) punih 65 sekundi. Dirljiva je i zvuči kao nešto što biste čuli pred kraj filma Gospodar prstenova. Svi igrači pritisnuli su ruke na srca, neki izgledaju emotivno. Himna dijeli ljude kod kuće (neki je mrze, neki pjevaju neslužbene tekstove, a pokušaji uvođenja službenih tekstova nikada nisu dogovoreni), ali u Torontu (i u prijateljskim utakmicama prije turnira) zvučala je prekrasno", zaključili su Amerikanci uz ocjenu 8.

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Jutarnji listIndependentCenter2 days ago
After the Croatian jersey, the Americans spat out "Beautiful Ours". Look where they ranked it.

The Croatian national football team lost their opening match at the World Cup with a 2:4 defeat against England. The article discusses how American media, specifically The Athletic, criticized Croatia's jersey design and national anthem 'Lijepa naša domovino,' ranking them 40th out of 48 countries. The critique highlights the anthem as being too generic and lacking energy. The article also mentions that England's national anthem was ranked last by The Athletic.

Bias read (Center): The article presents a factual summary of external criticism regarding Croatia's national symbols without taking a clear stance or using biased language. It reports on the opinions of an American media outlet without endorsing or challenging those views.

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  • press release The Athletic
Net.hrIndependentCenter2 days ago
Americans spat on our national anthem: Here's how they write badly about "Our Beautiful"

The article discusses an analysis by the American sports portal The Athletic regarding the national anthems of all 48 teams participating in the 2026 World Cup. Croatia's anthem, 'Lijepa naša domovino,' was ranked 40th out of 48, with criticism that it lacks energy and vitality. The authors note that many Croatian players only murmured the anthem and comment on the lyrics referring to 'fatherland' with irony considering Croatia's experienced national team. Croatia's anthem is grouped with those described as melancholic and sleepy, alongside Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands. Brazil, France

Bias read (Center): The article presents a neutral summary of an external analysis without overtly favoring any perspective. It reports on the critique of Croatia's national anthem without adding subjective commentary or emphasizing one side over another.

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  • organisation The Athletic

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