Croatia national football team
Croatia national football team is the national football team of Croatia. The team reached the final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but lost to France 4–2.[1]
| Nickname(s) | Vatreni (The Blazers) Kockasti (The Chequered Ones) | ||||||||||||
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| Association | Hrvatski nogometni savez (HNS) | ||||||||||||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||||||||||||
| Head coach | Zlatko Dalić | ||||||||||||
| Captain | Luka Modrić | ||||||||||||
| Most caps | Darijo Srna (134) | ||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Davor Šuker (45) | ||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Various | ||||||||||||
| FIFA code | CRO | ||||||||||||
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| FIFA ranking | |||||||||||||
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| Highest | 3 (January 1999) | ||||||||||||
| Lowest | 125 (March 1994) | ||||||||||||
| First international | |||||||||||||
22x20px Croatia 4–0 Switzerland  (Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia; 2 April 1940) as modern Croatia File:Flag of Croatia (1990).svg Croatia 2–1 United States File:Flag of the United States.svg (Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia; 17 October 1990) | |||||||||||||
| Biggest win | |||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 10–0 San Marino 22x20px (Rijeka, Croatia; 4 June 2016) | |||||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||
 Spain 6–0 Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg(Elche, Spain; 11 September 2018) | |||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1998) | ||||||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up (2018) | ||||||||||||
| European Championship | |||||||||||||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1996) | ||||||||||||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (1996, 2008) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Most appearances
- As of 11 July 2018[2]
| # | Name | Croatia career | Caps | Goals |
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| 1 | Darijo Srna | 2002–2016 | 134 | 22 |
| 2 | Stipe Pletikosa | 1999–2014 | 114 | 0 |
| 3 | Luka Modrić | 2006– | 112 | 14 |
| 4 | Josip Šimunić | 2001–2013 | 105 | 3 |
| 5 | Ivica Olić | 2002–2015 | 104 | 20 |
| 6 | Vedran Ćorluka | 2006– | 103 | 4 |
| 7 | Dario Šimić | 1996–2008 | 100 | 3 |
| 8 | Ivan Rakitić | 2007– | 98 | 15 |
| 9 | Mario Mandžukić | 2007– | 88 | 32 |
| 10 | Robert Kovač | 1999–2009 | 84 | 0 |
Top scorers
- As of 11 July 2018[2]
| # | Name | Croatia career | Goals | Caps |
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| 1 | Davor Šuker | 1991–2002 | 45 | 69 |
| 2 | Mario Mandžukić | 2007– | 32 | 88 |
| 3 | Eduardo da Silva | 2004–2014 | 29 | 64 |
| 4 | Darijo Srna | 2002–2016 | 22 | 134 |
| 5 | Ivica Olić | 2002–2015 | 20 | 104 |
| Ivan Perišić | 2011– | 72 | ||
| 7 | Niko Kranjčar | 2004–2013 | 16 | 81 |
| 8 | Goran Vlaović | 1992–2002 | 15 | 52 |
| Nikola Kalinić | 2007– | 42 | ||
| Ivan Rakitić | 2007– | 98 |
Croatia National Football Team Media
- The 1998 Third Place Certificate for Croatia.jpg
Croatia's third-place certificate and bronze medal for the 1998 World Cup
- CroaciavsSuica2004.JPG
Fans during Euro 2004 in Portugal
- FIFA World Cup 2006 - BRA vs CRO.jpg
Croatia vs. Brazil at the 2006 World Cup
- Brazil and Croatia match at the FIFA World Cup 2014-06-12 (10).jpg
Croatia vs. Brazil at the 2014 World Cup
- Croatie - Portugal 2016.jpg
Croatia vs. Portugal at Euro 2016
The team's image references the national colors of Croatia. Pictured: Šime Vrsaljko, 2018.
- ITA-CRO Euro 2012 (3).JPG
Croatia supporters at Euro 2012, featuring the national checkerboard
- Croatianwelcoming.jpg
Fan celebrations on the main square of Zagreb, Croatia
- Zlatko Dalić 2018.jpg
Manager Zlatko Dalić, 2018
- ISL-HRV (7).jpg
Luka Modrić
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References
- ↑ "World Cup 2018 Final: France vs. Croatia Live Updates". New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "A team". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
