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Croatia's star defensive midfielder picked up a bad knock in the 18th minute of the match against the Austrians on Sunday. He was helped limping off the pitch and replaced by young midfielder Lovro Majer. Gianluca Di Marzio reports that Brozović should be off the pitch for about a month with a thigh injury. On the bright side, Zlatko Dalić confirmed that he will be fully … [Read more...] about Brozović Sidelined For 1 Month After Picking Up Thigh Injury Against Austria

🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷 CROATIA CLINCHES NATIONS LEAGUE SEMIFINAL BERTH WITH LATE 2ND HALF SURGE VS. AUSTRIA!!! Livaja and Lovren headers win it 3-1 for Croatia against Austria in Vienna. The Vatreni will now enter the Nations League semifinals in June. Opponents TBD. Modrić scored inside seven minutes but Austria would equalize moments later through a Stanišić giveaway in Croatia's zone. … [Read more...] about Croatia Clinch Nations League Semifinal Berth With Late Goals From Livaja & Lovren!

The Mladi Vatreni are back on track to qualify for the U21 EURO 2023 tournament after bottling group stage with poor results down the stretch. They should have easily topped the group and qualified automatically, but instead, gifted Norway 1st place. Tuesday night in Pula, the Croatian young guns, led by Sučić, Vidović, and Franjić, scored two quick goals in the 1st half to … [Read more...] about Croatia U-21s Beat Denmark 2-1 In 1st Leg Of EURO 2023 Playoff

Official Lineup: HRVATSKA (4-3-3): Livaković - Juranović, J. Šutalo, Gvardiol, Sosa - Modrić, Brozović, Kovačić - Pašalić, Kramarić, Perišić The scoreline looked much closer than it should have but Croatia dominated this 2-1 win over Denmark from start to finish at Maksimir. After a scoreless 1st half that saw minimal chances from both sides, left-back Borna Sosa would … [Read more...] about Croatia Defeat Denmark 2-1 With Two Wonderfully Placed Shots By Sosa & Majer, Go Top Of Nations League Group

Since a shocking 3-0 defeat to Austria in Osijek on the opening night of Nations League June 3rd, Croatia have turned things around quickly; hitting a milestone in the process. The Vatreni bagged seven points out of a possible nine, finally beat France in a competitive match, and posted two consecutive clean sheets (versus France and Denmark on the road). With two matches … [Read more...] about Should Dalić Experiment Or Go For The Win Thursday vs. Denmark?

Madrid Xtra, a highly reliable source with 400,000 followers on Twitter, have reported that Luka Modrić will stay on with Croatia until EURO 2024! This is coming via Croatian team doctor Zoran Bahtijarević, who is back with the national team in Zagreb this week. This wouldn't at all surprise me with Modrić playing some of the best ball of his life in his mid-30s. If Modrić … [Read more...] about BREAKING NEWS: Modrić To Stay On As Croatian Captain Through EURO 2024

We are now two months away from the 2022 World Cup kicking off in Qatar with no sign of how our beloved Vatreni will suit up. There have been plenty of leaked photos the past few months but it looks like the above picture is the correct one; and I couldn't be more disappointed! If these are in fact the Croatian kits for Qatar, I couldn't give the designers at Nike a bigger eye … [Read more...] about RUMOR MILL: Croatia Look To Be Wearing These Kits At The 2022 World Cup…And Yuuuuuuck!

Gospodine Dalić, what are you doing??? Croatia have two more UEFA Nations League matches later this month versus Denmark and Austria to close out international play in 2022 before the World Cup kicks off in November. That's only two months away! Vida and Lovren in the squad scare the shit out of me! And how can you not call up Čolak? Hallo. Our young defenders have been … [Read more...] about What The Hell Is Dalić Doing With September Call Ups?!