UFC heavyweight, Ante Delija will make the quick turnaround on November 1st against 6th ranked UFC heavyweight Waldo Cortes-Acosta in a UFC Apex Fight Night Co-Main Event. Delija beat 7th ranked Marcin Tybura in the beginning of September with a 1st round knockout that earned him a Performance of the Night bonus in the his UFC debut. This gives Delija a quick 2-month … [Read more...] about Ante Delija Returns To The Octagon November 1st In UFC Fight Night Co-Main Event
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Croatia Move To #9 In FIFA Rankings; Would Be Seeded In World Cup Draw
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Huge news in FIFA rankings. With Croatia winning both of their September qualifiers and Germany losing to Slovakia, the Vatreni move into the all-important top-9 spot. Remember, the top-9 ranked countries will join the United States, Mexico and Canada as Pot 1 seeds for the World Cup draw December 5th. That is huge to avoid any ‘Group of Death’ combinations early in the … [Read more...] about Croatia Move To #9 In FIFA Rankings; Would Be Seeded In World Cup Draw
Croatians Around Europe 4: Modrić Nets Winner For 1st AC Milan Goal! Vušković Makes Bundesliga Debut
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Luka Modrić opened up the scoring for AC Milan vs. Bologna in the 2nd half Sunday night with a wonderful shot as he made a run into the box. It ended up being the lone goal of the match in the 1-0 victory. Modrić was given an 8.7 FOTMOB rating and MOTM honors! The guy just turned 40 this week and is scoring game winning bangers in Serie A. Amazing! Football Italia: "Earlier … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe 4: Modrić Nets Winner For 1st AC Milan Goal! Vušković Makes Bundesliga Debut
PODCAST: Croatia Stays Perfect In Qualifying vs. Faroe Islands & Montenegro — What Next???
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CroatianSports talks about Croatia's recent 1-0 and 4-0 victories over Faroe Islands and Montenegro in 2026 World Cup qualifying. -Why is Dalić still not playing a true right winger in Marco Pašalić? -Will Croatia take all 3 points vs. Czechia October 9th to all but punch their ticket to the 2026 World Cup in America? On this episode: Lovre from @CroatiaFooty … [Read more...] about PODCAST: Croatia Stays Perfect In Qualifying vs. Faroe Islands & Montenegro — What Next???
UFC’s New Croatian Heavyweight: Ante Delija aka “Walking Trouble”
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Ante Delija made the perfect debut in the UFC heavyweight division this past weekend: 1st Round KO! You really can't ask for much more. Question now is: With a pretty weak heavyweight division -- Delija is now ranked #9 -- how many victorious fights is he away from possibly facing Aspinall for the belt? … [Read more...] about UFC’s New Croatian Heavyweight: Ante Delija aka “Walking Trouble”
Croatia Thump Montenegro 4-0 At Maksimir To Stay Perfect In World Cup Qualifying
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After a slow start, the unlikliest Vatreni player, Kristijan Jakić, broke the deadlock with a wonderful shot from just outside the box. Montenegro would pick up a red card to play with 10 men before the halftime whistle. Kramarić doubled the lead in the 2nd half with an easy tap-in in front of goal. Montenegro scored an own goal off a Majer shot/deflection. Perišić … [Read more...] about Croatia Thump Montenegro 4-0 At Maksimir To Stay Perfect In World Cup Qualifying
The CroatianSports.com Recommended Starting XI For Dalić vs. Montenegro
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Big changes are expected from Dalić Monday night in Zagreb, as Croatia close out the first half of their World Cup qualifying campaign against Montenegro at 2:45 pm (ET) kickoff. Here's how we want to see Zlatko Dalić line up the starting XI following a scary performance against the Faroe Islands on Friday. A rested Modrić + Perišić will be a huge lift for the … [Read more...] about The CroatianSports.com Recommended Starting XI For Dalić vs. Montenegro
Ante Delija Makes UFC Debut With 1st Round Knockout!
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Croatian Heavyweight, Ante Delija, made his UFC debut this weekend in Paris and surpassed all expectations by knocking out #7 ranked Marcin Tybura in the 1st round. Delija makes his debut after building a reputation of being one of the top heavyweight talents, becoming a PFL heavyweight champion back in 2022 and winning fights in various promotions across Europe. Delija's win … [Read more...] about Ante Delija Makes UFC Debut With 1st Round Knockout!
Croatia Escape Torshavn With 1-0 Win vs. Faroe Islands In WC Qualifying
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-Kramarić scores off a header in the 31’ -Awful 1st half where Croatia were caught on the counter multiple times. Faroe Islands could have easily scored 2x -Dalić started Mario Pašalić and Baturina with Kramarić and Fruk. Why no wingers??? This was a perfect match for Marco Pašalić to start -Sosa and Baturina not currently playing for their clubs…and it … [Read more...] about Croatia Escape Torshavn With 1-0 Win vs. Faroe Islands In WC Qualifying
