Croatia

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

Croatia Starting XI vs. Azerbaijan: L. Kalinić - Brekalo, Vida, Ćaleta-Car, Barišić - Modrić, Kovačić, Rakitić - Kramarić, Perišić - Petković It was a frustrating night for Croatian fans in Zagreb as Maksimir was quiet most of the night. Azerbaijan opened the scoring in the 19th minute and led at Maksimir for 25 minutes before Croatia finally got a trash goal in … [Read more...] about Kramarić Goal Saves Croatia In 2-1 Win Over Azerbaijan

The first international break of the year is upon us and Croatia will begin their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign against Azerbaijan on Thursday - 3:45PM (ET) kickoff - from Zagreb before heading to Budapest Sunday to take on Hungary. The Azerbaijan match can be see on ESPN3.com in the United States. With Slovakia and Wales wrapping up the Group E list of teams, on … [Read more...] about Vatreni Gear Up For Euro Qualifiers vs. Azerbaijan, Hungary

Reports out of Croatia are stating that 36 year-old former captain of the Vatreni, Darijo Srna, could come out of international retirement to join Croatia in their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign. With right-backs Šime Vrsaljko and Josip Pivarić out for an undisclosed amount of time, Croatia will be thin in defense as they prepare for Azerbaijan and Hungary in … [Read more...] about The Return Of Darijo Srna?

Perišić is staying in Milan. For now. Arsenal wooed the Inter Milan winger but could not agree on a deal that would have either loaned out or sold Perišić to the North London club for the rest of the season. Multiple reports in Europe stated that Perišić was pro Arsenal move and even handed in his transfer papers at Inter Milan to force the club's hand. The … [Read more...] about Perišić Staying Put

BeSoccer announced earlier today that the UAE national football team could be wooing current Croatian manager Zlatko Dalić to be their new coach. Crazy, right? Maybe not. Dalić did the near impossible this summer by taking Croatia to the World Cup Final. He will never top that success again in his life. So if the UAE throw some cash at him, why not take … [Read more...] about Rumor Mill: Is Dalić Leaving Croatia For UAE???