Croatia national football team

Croatia
Nickname(s)	Vatreni (The Blazers); Kockasti (The Chequered Ones);
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
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
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Highest	3 (January 1999)
Lowest	125 (March 1994)
First international
	Croatia 4–0 Switzerland ; (Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia; 2 April 1940); as modern Croatia; Croatia 2–1 United States ; (Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia; 17 October 1990)
Biggest win
	Croatia 10–0 San Marino ; (Rijeka, Croatia; 4 June 2016)
Biggest defeat
	Spain 6–0 Croatia ; (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
Men's football
FIFA World Cup

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]

Most appearances

As of 11 July 2018^[2]

#	Name	Croatia career	Caps	Goals
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

As of 11 July 2018^[2]

#	Name	Croatia career	Goals	Caps
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
5	Ivan Perišić	2011–	20	72
7	Niko Kranjčar	2004–2013	16	81
8	Goran Vlaović	1992–2002	15	52
	Nikola Kalinić	2007–		42
	Ivan Rakitić	2007–		98

Croatia's third-place certificate and bronze medal for the 1998 World Cup
Fans during Euro 2004 in Portugal
Croatia vs. Brazil at the 2006 World Cup
Croatia vs. Portugal at Euro 2016
Croatia vs. Brazil at 2014 World Cup
The team's image references the national colors of Croatia. Pictured: Šime Vrsaljko, 2018.
Croatia supporters at Euro 2012, featuring the national chequy
Smoke from supporters' pyrotechnics in Ban Jelačić Square, 2018
Manager Zlatko Dalić, 2018
Luka Modrić