Croatia

Croatia had never lost to Serbia in three previous meetings leading up to their 2014 World Cup qualifying match in Belgrade September 6th, 2013. And Josip Šimunić kept it that way. With the match tied 1-1 in the 80th minute, a Croatian corner kick was quickly cleared putting only Šimunić between Suljemani and a wide open break-away. Šimunić made sure the Serb was … [Read more...] about Josip Šimunić The Freight Train

In the game of life, when you're winning - even if you do make mistakes along the way - you simply brush those mistakes aside and keep on marching towards your ultimate goal; whatever it may be. But if you lose, you hold onto that mistake and mull over 'what could have been' in your time of defeat. Sometimes things go your way in life. Sometimes, they … [Read more...] about The Harry Kane Miss That Changed Everything

Today’s future star for Croatian soccer: Ivan Šaranić. The 16 year-old attacking midfielder has already drawn plenty of attention from European giants and has been said to have the potential to be one of the greatest Croatian soccer players of all time. He plays in the youth ranks for Dinamo Zagreb and the Croatia U-17 squad. There's not many quality videos of … [Read more...] about Future Star: Ivan Šaranić

Probably not. But it's still fun to think we can get out of this crappy World Cup they placed in Qatar. The Daily Mail has reported that former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has suggested the 2022 World Cup could be moved to the United States amidst corruption charges in the vote to have the tournament hosted in Qatar. Pretty ironic that the guy who is currently on a … [Read more...] about Could The 2022 World Cup Be Moving To The States?

Croatia has the best fans. We just do. End of story. But I want to take this time to ask you guys: What is the best Croatian match you have ever attended? Or best experience; both pre and post game? We always talk about the team and the players - but not the fans - unless we're in trouble or getting fined, of course. I've personally been to … [Read more...] about The Good ‘Ol Days: Best Croatia Match You Have Attended

With Euro 2020 being postponed to next summer because of the recent pandemic and effectively becoming Euro 2021, we still do not know who will join Croatia, England, and the Czech Republic to become the final team in Group D. As you probably all know by now there are four possible nations that could take this spot. Those teams are: Scotland, Norway, Israel, and Serbia. Knowing … [Read more...] about Pick Your Poison: The Final Team in Group D

There was an exact moment in time at the 2018 World Cup where everyone Croatian in the world thought to themselves, “OMG, Croatia is going to win the World Cup!” No one shared that thought. No one spoke about it or made it public. But everyone knew. Although Ante Rebić's goal against Argentina gave Croatia a 1-0 lead and was the eventual game winner, it was Luka … [Read more...] about WC 2018: The Moment That Changed Everything