Tonali: Italy deserved to lose to Belgium, needs time
Sandro Tonali admits Italy deserved to lose 0-2 to Belgium in the Nations League, asks for patience with a young squad and says Tottenham are alive despite results.
Swimming national side
Croatia
National team · Croatia
«Vatreni»
82
Matches
42
wins
19
draws
21
losses
141–93
Goals
+48
Difference
1.7
Scored per game
Form
W
7 Jun · Home Slovenia · 2:1
L
17 Jun · Away England · 2:4
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
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| 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 |
| 24 Jun | World Cup |
Panama
A
|
1:0 | W |
| 17 Jun | World Cup |
England
A
|
2:4 | L |
| 7 Jun | Friendlies |
Slovenia
H
|
2:1 | W |
Standing
UEFA Nations LeagueGroup stage · Group 3
| # | Team | M | W | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Spain
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 |
| 2 |
 Croatia
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
| 3 |
England
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | 0 |
| 4 |
Czech Republic
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 82
82
Matches
42
wins
19
draws
21
losses
141–93
Goals
+48
Difference
1.7
Scored per game
wins
losses
scored — above the line
conceded — below the line
| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 82 | 40 | 42 |
| Scored | 141 | 74 | 67 |
| Conceded | 93 | 39 | 54 |
| Scored per game | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Conceded per game | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Difference | +48 | +35 | +13 |
Key players
by appearances over the last yearSquad of Croatia
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 |  Nikola Vlašić |
Midfielder | 7 | ||
| 5 | |
 L. Vuskovic |
Defender | 19 | 7 |
| 10 |  Luka Modrić |
Midfielder | 7 | ||
| 20 |  Igor Matanović |
Forward | 7 | ||
| 21 |  Luka Sučić |
Midfielder | 7 | ||
| 15 |  Mario Pasalic |
Midfielder | 7 | ||
| 12 | |
 Ivor Pandur |
Goalkeeper | 26 | 7 |
| 17 |  Petar Sučić |
Midfielder | 7 | ||
| 9 |  Andrej Kramarić |
Forward | 7 | ||
| 1 |  Dominik Livaković |
Goalkeeper | 7 | ||
| 2 |  Josip Stanišić |
Defender | 7 | ||
| 6 |  Josip Šutalo |
Defender | 7 | ||
| 19 | |
 Marco Pasalic |
Forward | 26 | 7 |
| 11 | |
 Ante Budimir |
Forward | 35 | 7 |
| 14 | |
 Ivan Perišić |
Defender | 37 | 7 |
| 8 | |
 Mateo Kovačić |
Midfielder | 32 | 6 |
| 4 | |
 Joško Gvardiol |
Defender | 24 | 6 |
| 23 |  Dominik Kotarski |
Goalkeeper | 6 | ||
| 7 |  Nikola Moro |
Midfielder | 6 | ||
| 5 |  Duje Ćaleta-Car |
Defender | 6 | ||
| 16 |  Martin Baturina |
Midfielder | 6 | ||
| 25 |  Martin Erlić |
Defender | 6 | ||
| 18 | |
 Kristijan Jakić |
Midfielder | 29 | 6 |
| 3 |  Marin Pongračić |
Defender | 6 | ||
| 19 |  Toni Fruk |
Midfielder | 6 | ||
| 26 | |
 Petar Musa |
Forward | 28 | 6 |
| 3 |  Ivan Smolčić |
Defender | 2 | ||
| 7 |  Lovro Majer |
Midfielder | 2 | ||
| 22 |  Josip Mišić |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 18 |  Dion Drena Beljo |
Forward | 1 | ||
| 16 |  Franjo Ivanović |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 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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Harry Kane denies Man City verdict affected England
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Ronaldo frustrated as Portugal edge Wales in Nations League
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James Garner reveals Nemanja Vidic was his boyhood hero
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