Croatia

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

    Oh boy, Dalić's plan of starting the B-team and giving Modrić, Perišić, and Brozović rest nearly backfired on him. It took the Vatreni 62 minutes to score against Malta...MALTA!..and the Maltese should have been given a 1st half penalty kick as Juranović handled the ball in the box. Lucky for him, theres no VAR in World Cup qualifiers. Ask Ronaldo and Portugal … [Read more...] about Modrić And His Super Substitute Friends Save Croatia In Win vs. Malta

    With his 135th appearance vs. Cyprus on Saturday, Luka Modrić has passed former captain Darijo Srna as the most capped player in Croatian history! Truly an amazing ride from refugee to World Cup Finalist and Ballon d’Or winner!         The HNS compiled a special message to Luka from all of Croatia's "100 Club" members, which consists of … [Read more...] about Luka Modrić 135: A Special Message From the “100 Club”

    The Mladi Vatreni are back in complete control of their Euro 2021 dreams. After a slim 1-0 loss to Portugal on Thursday, Croatia came out hot against the Swiss to carry a 1-0 lead into halftime. Dinamo's Luka Ivanušec opened up the scoring early off a Swiss defensive gaffe by sending a half-volley past a scrambling keeper. A Nikola Moro penalty would make it 2-0 … [Read more...] about Croatia U-21s Survive Swiss Comeback To Win 3-2 At EURO 2021

    HRVATSKA: Livaković - Vrsaljko, Lovren, Ćaleta-Car, Barišić - Brozović, Modrić, Pašalić - Brekalo, Perišić - Budimir.     I will absolutely take the three points but I cannot take the 1-0 victory over Cyprus as a positive result. Croatia scored a junk goal via Pašalić in the 40th minute but were inept on the wings to find the back of the net once … [Read more...] about Croatia Disapointingly Squeak By Cyprus 1-0 In WC Qualifying

    Isuse.     What a horrible start to the week for Croatian football.     180 minutes. 0 goals.     The Mladi Vatreni hung with Portugal as long as they could but at 36% ball possession and only four shots on goal, it wasn't going to get the job done today. It was clean sheet or bust. Croatia is playing without three key … [Read more...] about Croatia U-21 Lose 1-0 To Portugal – The Bad Week Continues