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We are now 117 days away from Croatia kicking off their Euro 2024 tournament against Spain in Berlin on June 15th. And the same question we've been asking ourselves since Mandžukić retired in 2018 has to debated: who should be Croatia's first choice (#9) striker? I never thought I'd be saying this, but 32 year-old Osasuna striker Ante Budimir will be Croatia's best option … [Read more...] about Budimir Or Bust At Euro 2024

Looking to build off their silver medal in last year's competition, Croatia is set to face Portugal, Poland, and, Scotland in the group stage of the 2024-2025 UEFA Nations League tournament. Top two nations in group stage will qualify for the quarterfinal round in March of 2025. The semis and Final will take place in June of 2025. It's safe to say that the Vatreni find … [Read more...] about Croatia Draw Portugal, Poland, Scotland In UEFA Nations League

After earning a silver medal in last year's competition, the Croatian national team will know their 2024-25 UEFA Nations League group stage opponents Thursday evening. Due to their success in 2023, the Vatreni have earned Pot 1 honors alongside Italy, Spain, and Netherlands ahead of the draw. Below them in Pot 2 stand Portugal, Denmark, Hungary, and Belgium, followed by … [Read more...] about UEFA Nations League Draw Is Tomorrow — Who Do We Want?

Croatia will take part in the inaugural Winsunited Cup March 22-26th in the United Arab Emirates. It will be a single-elimination “friendly” tournament where all sides will play a minimum of two matches. I would imagine a Final and 3rd-place game format will take place during the week. Matchups and dates are TBD. Not the best competition for the Vatreni but Dalić should be … [Read more...] about Croatia To Play Egypt, Tunisia, New Zealand In Inaugural Winsunited Cup March 22-26th

Josip Stanišić The 23 year-old Bayern Munich right-back had a loan move this summer to Leverkusen for more game time, but it has just turned out to be a pretty disastrous move for all parties involved. First off, the destination is quite questionable considering Leverkusen play with three centre-backs and an attacking right wing-back in Jeremie Frimpong. Stanišić can't be … [Read more...] about 5 Players Who Need To Transfer This January

Merry Christmas — Sretan Božić CroatianSports.com Nation; from our family to yours! It’s been another amazing year with you all through sharing content, talking shop, and of course grilling each other in the “Comments” section. 🙂 We love you all and look forward to running it back in 2024! Merry Christmas! CroatianSports Chrismtas "wish list": -stay undefeated against … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas — Sretan Božić CroatianSports.com Nation!

Croatia will end 2023 ranked #10 in the world by FIFA. There really wasn't much movement this year with no major tournament taking place and nations merely playing friendlies and continental qualifiers. However, out of the teams in the top-10 currently, how many should Croatia be ranked ahead of? The answer is simple: 3 nations. #9 Italy: Croatia has a better … [Read more...] about Croatia End 2023 Ranked Top-10 In The World

Written by King Bronk (Branko Tomasović) Croatia were extremely unfortunate to draw Spain and Italy, two traditional footballing powers, as well as minnows Albania, in the Group B Euro 2024 draw. When analyzing this group from a Croatian perspective, the group draw could not have been any worse. From a footballing standpoint, Croatia can compete with any of these nations and … [Read more...] about Will The Refs Be Kind To Croatia In 2024?