Croatia

VEDRAN RUNJE In CSR's most recent poll; we asked you who should be Croatia's current starting goalie with Pletikosa being benched for his club team, Spartak Moscow, in recent weeks. Current French second division goalkeeper, Vedran Runje, won the battle by a reasonable margin taking in 35% of the votes. Runje is 33 years old and has only been capped by Croatia six … [Read more...] about PRVA GENERACIJA VOTES IN RUNJE

As June slowly approaches; so does Croatia's vital World Cup qualifier against Ukraine in Zagreb. In CSR's latest poll, we asked all of you: AS OF RIGHT NOW, WHO WOULD YOU RATHER START AGAINST UKRAINE? It was a 'loaded question' as Vukojević currently plays in Ukraine, as does the entire Ukrainian national squad- minus four keys players. This means that 'Vuki' has … [Read more...] about VUKOJEVIĆ VS. JURIĆ

"UNITING CROATIAN FANS AROUND THE WORLD" As leagues all over Europe begin to wind down and narrow their search for a champion, Denis and I (mostly Denis) had a great idea to include our most loyal supporters and diehard fans into the CroatianSoccerReport.com scene a bit more. We would like Prva Generacija to voice their thoughts and opinions in our 'Croatians Around … [Read more...] about CSR VERSION 2.0

Croatia got the three points they were looking for against Andorra on Wednesday. The 'Vatreni' came out strong in the first half as they controlled ball possession 75% of the time. It looked as if they wanted to end the match early and bury Andorra as fast as they could. Klasnić opened up the scoring with a nice run up the middle of the Andorran defense. Kranjčar layed off … [Read more...] about CROATIA SLIPS BY ANDORRA

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Croatia travel to Andorra on Wednesday in what should be an easy walkthrough victory for the 'Vatreni'. Although this game and all its goals won't count towards a playoff spot, it can still help Croatia catch England on goal differential. So what will the scoreboard show at the final whistle and how do you think Bilić will mix up this Croatian side? Darijo (Ukraine), Adrien … [Read more...] about CROATIA-ANDORRA PREDICTION TIME

The Croatian squad landed in Zagreb earlier this week as they once again reunite for their 2010 World Cup qualifier against Andorra next Wednesday. Pure excitement could be felt as players touched down from all over Europe to join the rest of the team. I might be biased in saying this, but I have never seen an international team show this much love for one another. Players … [Read more...] about THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN

Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa (Spartak Moscow) Vedran Runje (RC Lens) Danijel Subašić (Hajduk Split) Surprises in net: Danijel Subašić still sits ahead of Champion's League Greek goalie, Mario Galinović. At age 32, will Galinović ever get another call up to the national team? Defenders: Vedran Ćorluka (Tottenham) Josip Šimunić (Hertha Berlin) Ivica Križanac … [Read more...] about BILIĆ NAMES SQUAD VS. ANDORRA

Earlier this week, some of your favorite Croatian players turned in their checkered shirts and hung up their cleats in exchange for thick mustaches and pastel-colored coats. So why did they decide to hop in a time machine and take a trip down 70's lane where John Travolta is king and Studio 54 was the only 'happening' place to be? Eduardo, Luka Modrić and Ivan Rakitić helped … [Read more...] about ‘VATRENI’ ARE A BLAST FROM THE PAST