Croatia

It was unknown if UEFA was going to move forward with their 2nd edition of the Nations League in 2020 due to COVID-19, or scrap it due to an already tighter schedule having to be played moving forward. However, last week UEFA announced that Nations League will move forward with group matches starting in September and concluding in November. Croatia was grouped with … [Read more...] about UEFA Nations League Gets Green Light, Vatreni To Kick Off vs. Portugal

June 14th, 2020. Today was the day Croatia would play England at Wembley Stadium in London in the opening match of their EURO 2020 group stage. Obviously, due to COVID, the entire EURO 2020 tournament has been pushed to the summer of 2021. That means Luka Modrić will be a year older. So will Ivan Rakitić. Ivan Perišić. The list goes on. However, if … [Read more...] about Croatia vs. England IV: Today Was The Day

May 13th, 2020 marks the 30-year anniversary of the Dinamo Zagreb-Red Star Riot and Zvonimir Boban's "Kick Heard Around The Balkans" at Maksimir in Zagreb. With political tensions already high at the time with a majority of Croatian parties voting for independence from Yugoslavia; what ensued at Maksimir that day was seen as the 'symbolic' start to the war to many in … [Read more...] about 30 Years: Boban’s Kick Heard Around The Balkans

These days, we're obviously taking long strolls down memory lane with no sports being played. Today's topic: What has been the worst World Cup call against Croatia? Four moments come to mind right off the bat. Unfortunately, two of them occurred in the 2018 World Cup Final against France. 4 Worst Calls Against Croatia At The World Cup Your nominees … [Read more...] about Worst World Cup Call Against Croatia Goes To…

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