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WOW. What a start to the World Cup qualifying campaign for Croatia as they smash 12 goals past Gibraltar and Czechia in their opening two matches. Croatia has taken a strong chokehold on Group L and go into the summer break on a positive note. That being said, who were the outstanding performers for Croatia and how does the Croatiansports.com team want to see the Vatreni come … [Read more...] about Vatreni Player Ratings: First Round of WC2026 Qualifying

Goals galore for Croatia this week in World Cup qualifying. Vatreni score 4 goals in 13 minutes during the 2nd half Monday to put Czechia away. Goals from: Kramarić (x2), Modrić (penalty), Budimir (penalty) and Perišić got the job done. Gvardiol had an early goal called off for offside after VAR review. 18 year-old defensive phenom Luka Vušković was also brought on late to … [Read more...] about Czech-Mate In Osijek, Croatia Win 5-1!

The Vatreni face-off against current group-leaders Czechia in Osijek tomorrow at 2:45pm EST. Croatia are coming off a strong 7-0 triumph over minnows Gibraltar, and Czechia are 3/3 in taking down every other team in the group besides Croatia; Gibraltar 4-0, Faroe Islands 2-1 and Montenegro 2-0. The Czechs are also coming off a strong Nations League campaign, topping their group … [Read more...] about This Is How Dalić “Should” Start vs. Czechia Monday

In Croatia’s first World Cup qualifier of the campaign, they easily handled Gibraltar after a slow opening 30 minutes.  Goals were scored by: Kramarić x2, Ivanović x2 (1st international goals), Mario Pašalić, Budimir and Perišić (2 assists as well). Only disappointment here is that Dalić did not throw Luka Vušković into the match for 10-15 minutes in what would have been his … [Read more...] about Croatia Dismantle 196th Ranked Gibraltar 7-0

Croatia head to Faro to face off against Gibraltar in their first game of the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign. Behind the Czechs and Montenegrins by six points, Croatia have some catching up to do, and three points are an absolute necessity coming from this match. Kickoff is Friday June 6th at 2:45pm EST. Zlatko Dalić is looking to qualify the Vatreni to their third … [Read more...] about How Does Croatia Kickstart Their WC Qualifying Campaign vs. Gibraltar?