Bilic to stay on as Croatia coach

Bilic to stay on as Croatia coachZagreb  - Slaven Bilic is to stay on as Croatia coach despite his side's failure to qualify for next year's World Cup finals in South Africa.

Croatia could manage no better than third in Group 6 behind England and Ukraine, meaning the Balkan nation misses out on a major footballing tournament for the first time since Euro 2000.

However, despite the disappointment Bilic, who has been in his post since July 2006, will now lead Croatia through the qualification campaign for Euro 2012.(dpa)