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Croatia are 180 minutes away from the World Cup in Russia next summer; with only Greece in their path. And after reading Croatian fan comments for the past 12 hours on CroatianSports and Facebook, we have to get a few things straight- this Greek team is not the Greece of old. This is not the same team that won Euro 2004 with bunker tactics; conceding not one goal in … [Read more...] about Greece: Living In The Past

Croatia have been drawn against Greece in the two-legged November playoff. The first leg will be played Thursday, November 9th from Maksimir Stadion in Zagreb at 1:45PM (ET). The return leg will be three days later in Greece on November 12th at 2:45PM (ET). The winner goes to the World Cup next summer in Russia while the loser stays home. In other playoff … [Read more...] about Croatia Draw Greece In World Cup Playoff

Official October FIFA rankings have been released and Croatia (as previously mentioned) will be a seeded team in Tuesday's UEFA Playoff draw. Alongside Croatia, Switzerland, Italy and Denmark will also be seeded for the 8AM (ET) draw which can be seen on FIFA.com or FIFA Youtube on October 17th. Opposite of the seeds will be Northern Ireland, Sweden, Ireland and … [Read more...] about World Cup Playoff Draw: Who Does Croatia Want?

Croatia are still awaiting their November playoff opponent, however, ESPNFC has already calculated World Cup pots should all the favorite playoff teams win. Croatia will be a favorite in the October 17th draw which will also include Switzerland, Italy and Denmark from UEFA. As of now, if Croatia win, they would be put in Pot 3 in a restructured World Cup seeding … [Read more...] about If The World Cup Draw Was Today…

19 year-old Borussia Dortmund midfielder Christian Pulisic was the United States' lone glimmer of hope during a disastrous World Cup qualifying campaign which will see the Americans miss out on their first WC since 1986. Pulisic nearly scored or assisted on every American goal down the stretch and added energy to a team that looked lost on the field for the majority of the … [Read more...] about Would Pulisic Crack Croatia’s First XI?

The following is an editorial. ed·i·to·ri·al (noun): an article written by or on behalf of an editor that gives an opinion on a topical issue. The Good: The World Cup dream is still alive. With their backs to the wall Monday night in Kiev, the Croatian squad showed their true faces knowing only a win would do. They showed patience, pride and urgency in … [Read more...] about Croatia’s Qualifying Campaign: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

HRVATSKA Starting XI : Subašić - Vida, Mitrović, Lovren, Vrsaljko - Badelj, Rakitić - Kramarić, Modrić, Perišić Mandžukić If Croatia could have played like that the entire qualifying campaign, they would have booked their tickets to Russia four months ago. But then again, it wouldn't be fun. Croatia deafeated Ukraine 2-0 in Kiev Monday night to book a spot … [Read more...] about Kramarić Keeps Cardiac Croatians World Cup Dream Alive!

After Croatia's 1-1 draw with Finland Friday night in Rijeka, manager Ante Čačić has been fired by the HNS. So who will replace him? Zlatko Dalić. Who is Zlatko Dalić? Another nobody coach with thin credentials. He played for Hajduk and Varteks in the 90s and briefly coached Varteks and Rijeka before his most recent stint with United Arab … [Read more...] about ČAČIĆ FIRED!

HRVATSKA Starting XI: Subašić - Vrsaljko, Vida, Mitrović, Pivarić - Rakitić, Modrić - Brozović, Kramarić, Perišić - Mandžukić Forget about winning the group, Croatia will need a draw or better against Ukraine on Monday to simply qualify for the playoff round in November. A loss in Kiev will see the Vatreni miss the World Cup outright. Croatia have finally … [Read more...] about Black Friday: Croatia Draw Finland 1-1