Croatia

The Croatian U-21 team kicks off their Euro 2019 tournament on June 18th against Romania. The 12-team tournament - which will be hosted in Northern Italy and San Marino - will not only crown a European champion, but it will also send the top four sides to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan. Croatia has never played in the Olympics so this would be a unique opportunity, … [Read more...] about Mladi Vatreni Squad Named For Euro 2019 Run

Inter Milan are prepared to send Ivan Perišić and £30 million to Manchester United for Romelu Lukaku this summer, the Daily Mail has reported. The 30 year-old Perišić was rumored to be heading to Old Trafford last summer when former manager Jose Mourinho came calling for the Croatian winger. However, Inter Milan would not budge on the asking price. Now a Perišić move … [Read more...] about RUMOR MILL: Perišić And Cash To Manchester United For Lukaku

Croatia manager Zlatko Dalić has named the 25-man squad for Croatia's Euro 2020 qualifier vs. Wales on June 8th in Osijek and friendly vs. Tunisia on June 11th in Varaždin. There's not much change from March where Croatia squeaked by Azerbaijan 2-1 and lost to Hungary 2-1. For the Vatreni match vs. Wales, the usual suspects are expected to start: Vida, Lovren, … [Read more...] about Dalić Names Squad For Wales Qualifier, Tunisia Friendly

Ivan Perišić scored the only goal for Inter Milan Saturday in a 1-1 draw against Roma. In the 61st minute, Perišić made a nice run on the back post to stay onside and headed home to tie the game up and split the points. Both Šime Vrsaljko and Marcelo Brozović are scheduled to miss the rest of the season with injuries. The draw keeps Inter in third place and six points clear of … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XXXI

Lovre Kalinić is officially on the hot seat. After giving up a top-shelf goal to Azerbaijan on Thursday - something we can absolutely forgive him for - the 28 year-old Croatian goalie gave up two relatively "soft goals" in Budapest Sunday in a 2-1 loss to Hungary. The first was a shot from an extremely tight angle that Kalinić got to ground far too late. … [Read more...] about Lovre Kalinić: What To Do?

What happened in the Hungary game was no fluke. For nearly 9 months, the Vatreni have been conceding goals - and I mean a lot of goals - through set pieces. At the World Cup, Croatia conceded nine goals during their run to a silver medal. Of those nine, two were from the penalty spot vs. Iceland and France. Of the remaining seven goals Croatia conceded, four came … [Read more...] about Set Piece Problems: The Saga Continues

Croatia Starting XI vs. Hungary: L. Kalinić - Barišić, Vida, Lovren, Jedvaj - Brozović, Modrić, Rakitić - Perišić, Rebić, Kramarić Croatia were up 1-0 on the road inside 15 minutes Sunday and completely gave the game away; ultimately losing 2-1 to Hungary. The entire team looked complacent in front of a packed Budapest crowd rocking out for the entire 90 … [Read more...] about Hungary Defeat Croatia 2-1 After Poor Goalkeeping From Kalinić

Croatia travel to Budapest Sunday to take on Hungary in their second Euro 2020 qualifier. The match kicks off at 1PM (ET) and can be streamed on ESPN News in the United States. The Vatreni didn't play their best soccer against Azerbaijan on Thursday but got all three points nonetheless. Hungary lost 2-0 to Slovakia which means they will be looking for a big result … [Read more...] about Hungary: What You Need To Know