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Macedonia have knocked Italy out of World Cup qualifying. Italy have now missed two straight World Cup tournaments but are reigning European champions.  Would you rather be in Italy’s situation: 2 straight missed World Cups with a Euro championship  OR Croatia’s situation: 6 straight tournament berths (3 WC/3 Euro) with a World Cup Final match…but no … [Read more...] about Macedonia Knocks Italy Out Of World Cup Qualifying, But Which Situation Would You Rather Have?

After many months of club football, the Vatreni are back in action on Saturday, March 26th as they take on Slovenia in Qatar to prepare for the 2022 World Cup. Croatia hosted Slovenia at Stadion Poljud the last time these two sides met, where they demolished them by a score of 3-0. The stadium was absolutely electric as all three goalscorers - Marko Livaja, Mario Pašalić, and … [Read more...] about How The Vatreni Should Line Up Against Slovenia

It's seems like an eternity since we last watched our beloved Vatreni don the checkers in front of a packed (and rain logged) Poljud to book a ticket to the 2022 World Cup by way of Russian own goal. But guess what? Russia played for the draw and that's what they get. C'est la vie. Although Croatia have two friendlies this this week in Qatar, versus Slovenia on Saturday … [Read more...] about The Boys Are Back For Their First Matches Of 2022!

Croatia manager, Zlatko Dalić, has named the strongest possible squad for the Vatreni for their two upcoming friendlies in Doha, Qatar against Slovenia (March 26th) and Bulgaria (March 29th). With this technically being a mini-tournament leading up to the 2022 World Cup - being hosted in Qatar - we can only assume Dalić and the HNS are being contracted to bring the Croatian … [Read more...] about Dalić Names 25-Man Squad For March Friendlies In Qatar vs. Slovenia, Bulgaria

You have $15 to build your ALL-TIME Croatian five-a-side squad... Choose ONE player from each row: $5: Luka Modrić, Davor Šuker, Zvonimir Boban $4: Ivan Perišić, Mario Mandžukić, Ivan Rakitić, Robert Prosinečki $3: Niko Kovač, Alen Bokšić, Eduardo da Silva, Marcelo Brozović $2: Ivica Olić, Niko Kranjčar, Mladen Petrić, Aljoša Asanović $1: Dario Srna, Robert … [Read more...] about Build Your All-Time Croatian Five-A-Side Squad!

Maro Katinić is possibly the most complete U17 Croatian defensive talent of all time. The young center-back is a better player than even Joško Gvardiol was at his age, and he’s the key player to Dinamo Zagreb II’s back line.  Katinić is a versatile right-footed center-back who can cover at right-back due to his speed and technical capabilities, much like Gvardiol. He … [Read more...] about Maro Katinić: Croatia’s Newest Defensive Gem

The 2022-2023 UEFA Nations League will be the third time Croatia competes in the newly formed competition, in which we provided quite underwhelming results in previous years. June to September 2022 is the group stage phase, where we will be drawn into a group of four as we battle it out for the sole playoff spot. Although it may seem as though this is just some meaningless … [Read more...] about Croatia Draws France, Denmark, Austria In Nations League