Croatia

It's being reported from multiple news outlets in Croatia that 31 year-old defender, Dejan Lovren, could be ruled out of EURO 2021 due to injury. He did not report to training on Friday and stayed in the team hotel. Lovren has not played for Zenit since April 5th. In the long run, this could be a blessing in disguise for the Croatian defense. The pairing of Lovren/Vida has … [Read more...] about Lovren Could Be Ruled Out For EURO | Blessing In Disguise?

Written by Rob Uvanović Euro 2020 2021 is less than a month away and it’s time to start getting excited about the fixtures. Qualifiers, the Nations League (aka glorified friendlies) and actual friendlies only get the juices flowing so much as we’ve seen from recent Vatreni performances – so it’s time to turn things on again in a big way.  As a supporter, the question … [Read more...] about EURO 2021: Croatia Should Aim For 2nd Place In Group D

No surprises here. Zlatko Dalić has named his preliminary squad for EURO 2021. It's never really about the 26-man squad, rather the Starting XI that gets supporters going. I predict that Dinamo's Joško Gvardiol will be capped for the first time by the Croatian senior side in June friendlies vs. Armenia and Belgium. Ivanušec could get some playing time in those matches as … [Read more...] about Dalić Names Preliminary Squad For EURO 2021

Well, that escalated quickly! And then the sky absolutely fell on Borna Sosa. All in 96 hours. Sosa snubs Croatia and says playing for Germany is a "business decision." FIFA comes backs and say, "Sorry man, you are not eligible to play for Germany." Awkward. So I ask you all this: Would you want Sosa to represent Croatia at the top level after all this? I say yes, … [Read more...] about Sosa Snubs Croatia, FIFA Snubs Sosa. What Now?

It has been a whirlwind of discussion this weekend regarding 23 year-old Borna Sosa's decision to dump Croatia and get a German passport to play for the 4-time World Cup champions. Sosa was born in Zagreb to Croatian parents. He played three seasons for Dinamo Zagreb before heading to Stuttgart. He has been capped by the Croatia U21 side 19 times. He is regarded as one of the … [Read more...] about Borna Sosa Speaks Out On Snubbing Croatia

    Whether you love him or hate him, Zdravko Mamić is - and has been - a crucial part of Croatian football for the past two decades. Podcast Inkubator sat down with Mamić this week for a 3-hour 'tell-all'. I haven't listened to the whole thing yet but the parts I have are worth a listen.          … [Read more...] about The Mamić Tell-All

    Domagoj Bradarić erased what would have been a disappointing day for Croatian soccer as they knew a 1-goal loss to England would get them through to the U21 Euro 2021 quarterfinals (with Portugal easily defeating Switzerland). A bogus penalty kick was given to England early in the first half and Croatia missed way too many quality chances to take control of the … [Read more...] about 91st Minute Bradarić Rocket Puts Croatia U21s Through To Euro Quarters