Croatia must wait to discover whether they will qualify for Euro 2012 or have to contest a play-off after finishing second in Group F despite a win over Latvia.
Knowing only a victory would give them a chance of overhauling pool leaders Greece, Slaven Bilic's men looked set to steal top spot when Greece fell behind in Georgia and they eventually got on top of a stubborn Latvia side.
But news of Giorgos Fotakis' late leveller and Angelos Charisteas' subsequent winner for the 2004 champions in Tbilisi hushed the Stadion Kantrida, and the best they can now hope for is to finish as the best group runner-up.
However, should results elsewhere be unkind to them, they will be forced to head into the play-offs.
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