Date: Sunday 17 Mar 2013 20:00 CET

The first playoff game of this season will have as protagonist Croatia and the Netherlands next Sunday at 20:00 CET.

As explained above, this will be the first time for the Croatian team to play a NationsCup Playoff, in fact this is their second participation in this tournament, which is a success, as in the previous edition were eliminated due to two no shows.

The key to their success has been ut4_uptown, thanks to this map in Team Survivor they drew against all odds versus one of the nations favorite, Italy, on the first week of the tournament.

They tried to repeat against Poland, but lost 9-11, but they ran back against Colombia, tying the game and giving them this way the passage to the next round.

In front they will have one of the usual suspects, the Netherlands.

After a season of inactivity, the Dutch team has returned to the NationsCup as one of candidates to the podium as they have been champions in 2011, 2009, 2008 and 2004.

Despite being one of the favorites, the Dutch team has had more troubles than expected in the group stage, drawing on all their direct rivals, Australia, Turkey and Spain. Which suggests that they may not be so high as in the past.

No one doubts the superiority of Holland in this match, especially in Capture the Flag, but the Croatian team has surprised a favorite team before, so I wonder... do they have practiced Bomb Mode?