Croatia

I'm going to leave this for you guys right here. These are 99.9% the kits we will be wearing in North America this summer. The home red and whites I can live with. They are a much better upgrade than the largest ever checkers we have played in during the 2024 run. However, what is up with the away blues?? AWFUL! This is what Nike came up with? Looks like a basic training top … [Read more...] about Unboxing: 2026 Croatia Kits

Croatia knows its path at the 2026 World Cup. The Vatreni will be in Group L alongside England, Panama, and Ghana. The campaign begins on June 17 against 4th ranked England, with the opener officially set for Dallas, Texas, at AT&T Stadium. It’s a demanding start for the Vatreni. On June 23, Croatia meets 30th ranked Panama in Toronto at BMO Field. The Vatreni can … [Read more...] about OFFICIAL! Croatia Draw England, Panama, Ghana In 2026 World Cup!

Here we go! The World Cup draw is this week, Friday December 5th at 12PM (ET). It will be a watered down group stage with 48 nations entering the field for the first time in history. So what would be Croatia's toughest possible group? This is an easy one for me for the following reasons: Argentina, Croatia, Norway, Ghana would be an absolute Group of Death. Messi, … [Read more...] about Croatia’s Toughest Possible Group: Argentina, Norway, Ghana

The World Cup draw takes place Friday, December 5th at 12PM ET. But I won't get into Croatia's easiest/toughest roads quite yet. I will leave that for next week as we get closer to the draw. However, two things to address: Canada, Senegal, Qatar, New Zealand Belgium, Iran, Panama, Cape Verde … [Read more...] about Shame On FIFA! We Are About To Witness The Worst World Cup Group Stage In History

Is this a Faroe Islands appreciation post? Absolutely. These guys punched well above their weight in 2025 during their best qualifying in history! Eight matches: 4 wins and 4 losses. But hear me out, Faroe Islands only has a population of only 56,000 people. Yet, they were able to beat Montenegro and Czechia in the same week. They gave Croatia trouble in Torshavn … [Read more...] about Faroe Islands Were The 2nd Best Team In Our Qualifying Group

Have we (including myself) been far too harsh on you? The answer is YES. Croatians have been endlessly critical of Zlatko Dalić (not all but many), putting every tactical frustration under a microscope, often forgetting the reality: the man has done so much with so little. He rebuilt this team after the losses of Rakitić and Mandžukić in 2018, navigated two major tournaments … [Read more...] about Dear Dalić,

Croatia close out World Cup qualifying with a 3-2 victory vs. Montenegro on a rain soaked night! Goals from Perišić (penalty), Jakić and Vlašić brought Croatia back from an early 2-0 deficit. Dalić decided to play the B-squad with Modrić and Kramarić on the bench to start. Germany defeated Slovakia 6-0 making the Montenegro match a moot point. Vatreni will now be a Pot 2 … [Read more...] about Croatia Close Out World Cup Qualifying Campaign Undefeated After 3-2 Come-From-Behind Victory vs. Montenegro

Monday just got a bit more spicy after Italy's result in Milan. With Italy losing 4-1 to Norway Sunday, Croatia can move back into Pot 1 of the World Cup draw ONLY if the following happens Monday: Germany draws/loses to Slovakia Croatia defeats Montenegro Germany hosts Slovakia in Leipzig. Both are level on 12 points in the group but Germany has the superior goal … [Read more...] about Croatia Now At 33% To Make Pot 1 At World Cup Draw After Italy’s Loss

70' GOOOOOOAL!!! Perišić marches down the left wing and somehow gets the cross off. Vlašić flies into the box and volleys home goal #3. We haven't has an easy qualifying campaign like this in a long time. It sure is nice. Shit group, but hey, Vatreni have only conceded two goals in seven matches. 60': SUBS. Modrić and Marco Pašalić come off. Vlašić and Fruk come on. 58' … [Read more...] about CROATIA PUNCH THEIR TICKET TO THE 2026 WORLD CUP!!!