Source: Team_Talk
Ivanovic primed ahead of World Cup
Defender Branislav Ivanovic will treat every game as if it were the World Cup final as Serbia attempt to make a major impact in South Africa.[LNB] The Serbs are being tipped as a potential surprise package having taken full advantage of France's troubles to top their qualifying group, and have high hopes of making it out of a tough Group D, where they will battle it out with Australia, Germany and Ghana.[LNB]But Chelsea's Ivanovic knows there is little margin for error with the stakes so high.[LNB]He told his club's official website: "We qualified in first position ahead of France, which was very good for us.[LNB]"We did a lot of good things and we have to continue to play like we did in the qualifiers.[LNB]"But of course, the World Cup is completely different to the qualifiers. If you make a mistake, it is very difficult.[LNB]"Every game is like a final in the World Cup and we have to remember this when we play."[LNB]Serbia face Poland in a warm-up game on Wednesday evening as they prepare for their first World Cup as a country in their own right.[LNB]Ivanovic said: "It is our first one as Serbia, and my first one. It is a pleasure and it makes me proud to play in a World Cup, as it is for any player.[LNB]"It is a special thing to play for your country and to represent them in a World Cup is the dream of every player. Every one of us is happy with this."
