Croatia

The Vatreni will have to hit the ground running in September as Euro 2020 qualifying returns. Croatia will have two away matches; having to play Slovakia in Trnava on September 6th and Azerbaijan in Baku three days later. Ideally, six points and a clean sweep of the road trip would be nice, but if Croatia can manage four points from these two matches, they will be … [Read more...] about Dalić Names Croatia Squad For Euro 2020 Qualifiers vs. Slovakia, Azerbaijan

One year ago today, the Vatreni played in the World Cup Final. Yes, the WORLD CUP FINAL. The single greatest sporting event in history. And you know what? Our little nation of 4 million people belonged in the Final and gained the support of the entire world along the way. After going a perfect 3-0 in group stage - beating Lionel Messi and Argentina 3-0 in … [Read more...] about The World Cup Final

July 1st, 2019 marks the one year anniversary of Croatia defeating Denmark in the Round of 16 at the World Cup. As well all know, the match went into a penalty kick shootout where the Vatreni prevailed 3-2 over the Danes. Subašić was the man of the hour as he blocked not one, not two, but three Danish penalty kicks to clear the way for Croatia's shooters. Running it … [Read more...] about Croatia vs. Denmark: Subašić The Savior

June 26th, 2019 marks the one-year anniversary of Croatia defeating Iceland 2-1 in their World Cup Group D finale. It was the first time the Vatreni had ever won all three group stage matches at the World Cup. The only other time Croatia went perfect in group stage was at Euro 2008. With Croatia already through to the knockout stages with 2-0 and 3-0 wins over … [Read more...] about 2018 World Cup: Croatia Top Iceland 2-1 To Finish Perfect In Group

The Croatian and English U-21's had nothing to play for Monday night in San Marino, but that didn't stop the young guns from putting on a show in a 3-3 draw. England went up on three separate occasions and the Mali Vatreni met them every step of the way; equalizing on ever English goal. At the end of the day, it will be an extremely disappointing tournament for … [Read more...] about Brekalo, Vlašić Shine As Croatia And England Finish 3-3

On June 21st 2018, the magic began! The 2-0 win over Nigeria got the party started. But a 3-0 thumping of Argentina didn't just get Croatia out of group stage, it made the team - and Croatian fans alike - believers in a World Cup Final run. After a dicey first half which saw both Croatia and Argentina have chances at goal, Rebić opened up the scoring in the 2nd … [Read more...] about Croatia Thrash Argentina 3-0: The Magic Begins

Croatia Starting XI: Posavec - Uremović, Borevković, Katić, Sosa - Šunjić, Moro, Ivanušec, Vlašić, Murić - Jakoliš There is tons of individual talent on this Croatia U-21 side, however, the team never came together at Euro 2019 to win the group and book Croatia's first ever berth to the Olympics. France showed to be the better team Friday night on the scoresheet but … [Read more...] about Mali Vatreni Fall 1-0 To France, Olympic Dream Over

Croatia U-21 Starting Lineup: Posavec (Hajduk) - Uremović (Rubin Kazan), Benković (Celtic), Katić (Glasgow Rangers), Sosa (Stuttgart) - Šunjić (Dinamo)- Halilović (Standard Liege), Moro (Dinamo), Vlašić (CSKA Moskva), Brekalo (Wolfsburg) - Jakoliš (Admira Wacker) The Croatian U-21 team is stacked with talent. Vlašić, Halilović, Brekalo. Romania should not have been a … [Read more...] about Croatia Get Off To Slow Euro U-21 Start With 4-1 Loss To Romania

On this day in 2018, Croatia started their unforgettable run to the World Cup Final by defeating Nigeria 2-0 in Kaliningrad! For the second straight World Cup, the Vatreni started out with an own goal from the opposition as Mario Mandžukić's header in the box was deflected by Peter Etebo's heel for Croatia's first goal of the tournament. Luka Modrić would seal the … [Read more...] about It All Started One Year Ago…