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After beating Scotland 3-1 in the final match of the group stage, Croatia’s team spirit appears to be at its best since 2018. The Vatreni will be hoping to continue their convincing offensive form against Spain; another European powerhouse struggling to find consistency. Dejan Lovren will be missing the Round of 16 match due a yellow card accumulation, and will likely be … [Read more...] about Croatia vs. Spain: 24 Hours Away

A huge blow has been dealt to the Croatian national team. Star winger Ivan Perišić has been ruled out for the Spain match on Monday after testing positive for COVID, Yahoo reports. Perišić is arguably Croatia's second best player behind Luka Modrić and has already scored two goals at this year's EURO 2020 tournament. Perišić scored the game winner vs. Spain in group play at … [Read more...] about Perišić Tests Positive For COVID, Ruled Out For Spain Game

After yesterday’s madness in Group E and F, Croatia now know their path for the rest of the tournament. For the third Euro in a row, the Vatreni will face Spain, but this time in the knockout round. The knockout round draw hasn’t been very kind to Croatia, but they are not alone in that, as whoever advances to the final from the top-half of the bracket is going to have to run … [Read more...] about Croatia-Spain: Pre-Game Tailgate

Look, I'm not complaining. After two awful performances against England and Czech Republic to open the tournament, I'm happy that Croatia beat Scotland to get out of group stage. It was Croatia's first win over Scotland - to finally scratch them off the list - and it was also their first must-win 'last match of group play' victory in history. But in the grand scheme of … [Read more...] about Perišić Goal Gives Croatia Tougher EURO Path, Who Cares?

Croatia will play Spain in the EURO 2020 Round of 16 Monday, June 28th in Copenhagen, Denmark. Spain finished second in Group E behind Sweden and are coming off a 5-0 win over Slovakia. This is not your father's Spanish side though that won three straight tournaments 10 years ago. They couldn't find the back of the net against Sweden in a 0-0 draw before drawing a lackluster … [Read more...] about OFFICIAL: Croatia Will Play Spain In EURO 2020 Round of 16

Written by Rob Uvanović After that stressful, frustrating, but ultimately fruitful win against Scotland, Croatia have finished 2nd place in Group D, giving them what might be the more favorable draw (as you may remember from my pre-tournament post) against the Runner-up of Group E. Even if we end up getting Spain, it should be more favorable than England, who as winners of … [Read more...] about Who Will Croatia Play In The Round of 16?

Croatia Starting XI vs. Scotland (4-3-3): Livaković - Juranović, Vida, Lovren, Gvardiol - Kovačić, Modrić, Brozović - Vlašić, Perišić - Petković Well, there it is. With their backs to the wall, Croatia come through huge in the final game of group play. The boys came out with pace and purpose. Vlašić bagged the opener in the 1st half, which I thought would have been good … [Read more...] about Modrić Banger Puts Croatia In EURO Round of 16! Vatreni Beat Scotland 3-1

Written by KING BRONK It’s become evident that Croatia has been on wrong side of some very dodgy officiating throughout its major tournament history. This fact once again reared its ugly head in the Croatia-Czech Republic game Friday. Croatia was once again victimized by what all observers felt was a dubious penalty award to the Czechs by referee Carlos del Cerro Grande … [Read more...] about New Tournament, Old Problem: Croatia Gets Hosed Again

What seems like a horrific opening to the 2020 EURO for the Vatreni might just turn out to be exactly what Croatia needed. It is evident that the squad is going through a major rebuilding stage at the moment, but Croatia are one win away from an almost guaranteed spot in the Round of 16. After drawing Czech Republic 1-1 on Friday, the Vatreni face Scotland on Tuesday in a MUST … [Read more...] about Croatia Vs. Czech Republic Recap, What To Expect vs. Scotland