Ante Kvartuč

Well, that didn't last long. After two matches at the U21Euro 2023 tournament, the mladi Vatreni have already been eliminated. After a disappointing 2-0 loss to Ukraine where Croatia dominated shots and possession, the Croatian young guns lost 1-0 to Spain this Saturday. Spain scored within 60 seconds of the opening whistle and that would be that. Croatia have yet to score a … [Read more...] about Ante Kvartuč’s Olympic Dream Is Over

APPLE PODCAST LINK Ante, Lebo, Zorić, and Novaković break down Croatia's UEFA Nations League loss to Spain and what to expect next. We cover the worst part of the loss and the great things to look forward to in the next year. How gutted are you that Croatia didn't get their first trophy? How will this team look next summer? … [Read more...] about Episode 7: 2nd Place Again

The Good:  More like "The Great!" 3 medals in 5 years for Croatia! Are you kidding me? If you would have told me that at the start of 2018, I would have laughed uncontrollably in your face. Yes, this is a true statement. Croatia has 3 medals (2 silver, 1 bronze) in a 5-year span. That is INCREDIBLE!We have not one, but two WORLD CLASS players in Modrić and Brozović! … [Read more...] about Nations League Final: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Majer and Petković should not be taking penalties in that spot. Dalić should have kept Juranović on for the shootout. Why is Kovačić not stepping up to take a penalty spot? I'm gutted. It would have been awesome to see Modrić lift Croatia's first international trophy. It wasn't meant to be. Spain was the better team on the day. They just were. Petko and Majer with awful … [Read more...] about Close But No Cigar: Croatia Lose Nations League Final 5-4 On Penalties To Spain

A viral campaign launched by VolimHrvatsku is asking every Croatian fan in the stadium Sunday vs. Spain to sing Mišo Kovač’s “Poljubi Zemlju” to Modrić as his future with the national team is unknown. This COULD be his last game in Croatian checkers. The lyric goes: ‘Ostani tu, tu je tvoja mati, ostani tu, još će sunce sjati, ostani tu, snove čuvaj samo za nju, ostani tu’. … [Read more...] about Croatian Fans Will Sing To Modrić In 10th Minute vs. Spain

The path to Croatia's first ever international trophy is set! It will have to go through Spain. The Spaniards defeated Italy 2-1 Thursday night by way of an 88th minute Joselu winner. That means Croatia and Spain will lock horns this Sunday in Rotterdam with a 2:45PM (ET) kickoff and a UEFA Nations League title on the line. The last time these two nations met was the … [Read more...] about Croatia Will Battle Spain For Their 1st International Trophy!

APPLE PODCAST LINK Matt and Ante breakdown the Good, Bad, and Ugly of Croatia's 4-2 win over the Dutch in the UEFA Nations League semifinal. The Vatreni will now play for their first international trophy. What would it mean to Croatian football fans around the world? Big deal or not? … [Read more...] about Episode 6: Dutch Delight

Matt Lebo and I got into a heated debate last week on the CroatianSports podcast, which we were unfortunately unable to post due to being noobs. A technical issue that I'm still gutted about prevented us from posting. Lesson learned. We talked about the Livaja situation and who was most at fault. But we also talked about the upcoming Nations League semifinal and what a … [Read more...] about Nations League Or Olympics: What Would You Rather Win?