Dalić named his Croatia squad for September Nation League matches vs. Portugal & Poland Monday evening in Zagreb. In the past he has said he "will live and die by the veterans who got him his success." But this is getting ridiculous. Croatia's current "Achilles Heel" are wingers. He has played guys out of position to fill both he left and right wing for well over a year … [Read more...] about What is Dalić Doing???
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HNL Week 3: Dinamo Stay Perfect, Hajduk Come From Behind To Beat Varaždin
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Nothing changed atop the HNL table between Croatia's Big-3: Dinamo, Hajduk, Rijeka. On Friday night, Dinamo made easy work of Šibenik winning 3-0. Poljud had to hold their breaths on Sunday as Hajduk needed a 74th minute Marko Livaja header to come back and defeat Varaždin. Rijeka easily handled Istra 4-0 in their derby clash with three Rijeka goals coming inside of 30 minutes: … [Read more...] about HNL Week 3: Dinamo Stay Perfect, Hajduk Come From Behind To Beat Varaždin
Croatians Around Europe 1: Kovačić Scores From Outside The Box, Sosa Moving To Torino On Loan
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Mateo Kovačić has started the Premier League season with a bang! Kova scored an 84' insurance goal to secure a 2-0 win over Chelsea Sunday afternoon; dribbling past 2 Chelsea defenders before rocketing a shot from 20 yards out off the post. On top of that, he was given MOTM honors and a 8.4 FOTMOB rating for his efforts. Imagine if Kova can learn to shoot from outside the box … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe 1: Kovačić Scores From Outside The Box, Sosa Moving To Torino On Loan
Croatian Clubs Bow Out Of Europe After Going 0/3 In The Second Leg
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Hajduk vs Ružomberok (0-1) Hajduk were set and poised to face off against Armenian side FC Noah in the next round of qualifiers, only needing to get past a Slovakian Side, Ružomberok, that on paper are much weaker than Hajduk. Despite having a home crowd at Poljud backing them, Šarlija's own goal was enough to send Hajduk crashing out of Europe after two lackluster matches … [Read more...] about Croatian Clubs Bow Out Of Europe After Going 0/3 In The Second Leg
Perišić, Modrić, Brozović: Who Had The Most Relevant Headline This Week?
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Outside of the HNL, domestic leagues across Europe have yet to kick off. However, there were three major headlines this week in Croatian football. But whose was most relevant? -Perišić and Hajduk part ways -Modrić became the most decorated player in Real Madrid history with his 27th trophy (2-0 UEFA SuperCup win over Atalanta) -Brozović retired from international duty … [Read more...] about Perišić, Modrić, Brozović: Who Had The Most Relevant Headline This Week?
Croatia Ends Paris Olympics With 7 Medals, 2 Gold
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Croatia will end the 2024 Paris Olympics with seven total medals, two of which were GOLD in rowing and Judo. Croatia picked up more medals than countries which much, much larger populations: South Africa, Thailand, India (all with 6 medals). Croatia earned one more medal than Serbia (6) even though they got the gold in Water Polo on the final day of the games. With 7 medals … [Read more...] about Croatia Ends Paris Olympics With 7 Medals, 2 Gold
Rijeka, Hajduk, Osijek All Draw To Start 3rd Qualifying Round In Europe
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All three Croatian clubs will head into their return leg next week even keel after Thursday night's draws. Rijeka is currently in the third round of Europa League qualifying while Hajduk and Osijek are battling it out in Conference League qualifying. Hajduk faced off against MFK Ružomberok in Slovakia with the match ending 0-0. Hajduk only had one shot on goal with Rakitić … [Read more...] about Rijeka, Hajduk, Osijek All Draw To Start 3rd Qualifying Round In Europe
Croatia Beats Spain 10-8 To Reach Olympic Semifinal!
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Croatia beats undefeated Spain 10-8 in the quarterfinal round of the Paris Olympics! The Croatian ‘Barracudas’ will now face the winners of Italy/Hungary in the semifinals August 9th. This is a huge win for Croatian water polo after an extremely disappointing loss to the United States in the final match of group play. The loss to the USA put Croatia in the tougher half of the … [Read more...] about Croatia Beats Spain 10-8 To Reach Olympic Semifinal!
Team CroatianSports 2024/25 HNL Predictions
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10th- Gorica Similar to Slaven Belupo two seasons ago, Gorica last season opened up the first half of the season strong and contesting a European Spot. Like Slaven though, Gorica's run was built on unexpected defensive tactics that caught most teams off guard, which compensated for the lack of attacking threat. Gorica slid into bad form in the back half of last season, this … [Read more...] about Team CroatianSports 2024/25 HNL Predictions
