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National team · Croatia

«Vatreni»

84 Matches
42 wins
19 draws
23 losses
142–104 Goals
+38 Difference
1.7 Scored per game
Form W 24 Jun · Away Panama · 1:0 W 27 Jun · Home Ghana · 2:1 L 3 Jul · Away Portugal · 1:2 W 26 Sep · Away Czech Republic · 2:1 L 29 Sep · Away Spain · 1:4 L 3 Oct · Home England · 0:7

A year later they reached the UEFA Nations League final and lost it to Spain. He won the Golden Ball at the 2018 World Cup, where Croatia lost the final to France.

He remains the country's all-time leading scorer. Zvonimir Boban captained that generation, having been the first captain of the independent team.

The fiercest rivalry is with Serbia. Slovenia is also a familiar opponent.

The Croatian Football Federation was re-established in 1990 after independence from Yugoslavia. On 17 October that year the new team played its first official match and beat the United States 1–0. Membership of FIFA followed on 3 July 1992.

Latest results

Fixtures and results
6 Oct UEFA Nations League Spain H
3 Oct UEFA Nations League England H 0:7 L
29 Sep UEFA Nations League Spain A 1:4 L
26 Sep UEFA Nations League Czech Republic A 2:1 W
3 Jul World Cup Portugal A 1:2 L
27 Jun World Cup Ghana H 2:1 W

Standing

UEFA Nations League

Group stage · League A - Group C

# Team M W L Goals Pts
1 Spain 3 3 0 10:4 9
2 England 3 2 1 11:3 6
3 Croatia 3 1 2 3:12 3
4 Czech Republic 3 0 3 2:7 0
Full table

Team statistics

matches counted in total: 84
84 Matches
42 wins
19 draws
23 losses
142–104 Goals
+38 Difference
1.7 Scored per game
Match outcomes matches counted in total: 84
42wins: 42 · 50% 19draws: 19 · 22% 23losses: 23 · 27%
wins losses
Scored and conceded last matches
24 Jun · Away Panama · 1:0
27 Jun · Home Ghana · 2:1
3 Jul · Away Portugal · 1:2
26 Sep · Away Czech Republic · 2:1
29 Sep · Away Spain · 1:4
3 Oct · Home England · 0:7
scored — above the line conceded — below the line
Metric Total Home Away
Matches 84 41 43
Scored 142 74 68
Conceded 104 46 58
Scored per game 1.7 1.8 1.6
Conceded per game 1.2 1.1 1.3
Difference +38 +28 +10

Key players

by appearances over the last year
Nikola Vlašić Midfielder 9 Matches Marco Pasalic Forward 9 Matches Ivan Perišić Defender 9 Matches L. Vuskovic Defender 9 Matches Luka Modrić Midfielder 9 Matches Luka Sučić Midfielder 9 Matches Mario Pasalic Midfielder 9 Matches Ivor Pandur Goalkeeper 9 Matches

Squad of Croatia

by appearances over the last year
Number Player Position Age Matches
13 Nikola Vlašić Midfielder 9
19 HR Marco Pasalic Forward 26 9
14 HR Ivan Perišić Defender 37 9
5 HR L. Vuskovic Defender 19 9
10 HR Luka Modrić Midfielder 41 9
21 Luka Sučić Midfielder 9
15 Mario Pasalic Midfielder 9
12 HR Ivor Pandur Goalkeeper 26 9
17 Petar Sučić Midfielder 9
9 Andrej Kramarić Forward 9
1 Dominik Livaković Goalkeeper 9
6 Josip Šutalo Defender 9
20 Igor Matanović Forward 8
8 HR Mateo Kovačić Midfielder 32 8
4 HR Joško Gvardiol Defender 24 8
2 Josip Stanišić Defender 8
18 HR Kristijan Jakić Midfielder 29 8
16 Martin Baturina Midfielder 8
23 Dominik Kotarski Goalkeeper 8
11 HR Ante Budimir Forward 35 8
11 HR Petar Musa Forward 28 7
3 Marin Pongračić Defender 7
25 Martin Erlić Defender 6
19 Toni Fruk Midfielder 6
7 Nikola Moro Midfielder 6
5 Duje Ćaleta-Car Defender 6
3 Ivan Smolčić Defender 4
7 Franjo Ivanović Midfielder 3
22 Josip Mišić Midfielder 3
20 Dion Drena Beljo Forward 2
7 Lovro Majer Midfielder 2
23 Karlo Letica Goalkeeper 1

Fixtures of Croatia

Honours of Croatia

  • FIFA World Cup 2018, 2022 2
  • UEFA Nations League 2023 1
  • FIFA World Cup 1998, 2022 2

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