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Croat Relishing Wembley Semi-final
Friday 04 April 2008 at 16:59  Portsmouth's Niko Kranjcar returns tomorrow to the scene where he played a part in destroying England's Euro 2008 hopes.
The Croatian sent a shot skidding past the hapless Scott Carson in the opening moments of the Euro qualifier in November as his side triumphed 3-2 against Steve McClaren's men.
This weekend his Portsmouth side are firm favourites with the bookmakers to beat West Brom in the FA Cup semi-final, and odds have dropped to 4/5 with Ladbrokes.
Kranjcar is relishing his return to Wembley and can't wait for Saturday's game. He told Sporting Life: "You don't need anyone to motivate you for games like this. You just step on the turf at Wembley and you know it is being played at probably one of the best stadiums in the world.
"We know we have to be on top of our form to get the win and get into the final. If we stay focused there shouldn't be a lot of problems."
Portsmouth haven't been in an FA Cup final since 1939 and as the only top-flight team left in the competition the pressure is on Pompey to go all the way.
Niko Kranjcar is at 10/1 with 888sport to score the first goal in the semi-final which kicks off at 12.15 GMT on Saturday.
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