The Croatian national football team is one week away from knowing if they will be among 31 other teams at next year's World Cup in Brazil. In their way: a two-legged playoff with Iceland on November 15th in Reykjavík and November 19th in Zagreb. CroatianSports.com will dedicate the next week to covering everything you need to know about the players, tactics and what the … [Read more...] about Pictures worth 1,000 words
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HNL Week 16: Dinamo Remain in First, Rijeka Match Abandoned at Half
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Results for Nov. 8-10, 2013 GNK DINAMO ZAGREB 1 - 0 NK SLAVEN BELUPO Dinamo remain in first place on the Prva HNL table after squeaking out a close one against Mladen Frančić’s Slaven Belupo. The Modri seemingly toyed with the visiting team, possessing the ball for nearly the entire opening 15 minutes of the game. But scoring chances were few and … [Read more...] about HNL Week 16: Dinamo Remain in First, Rijeka Match Abandoned at Half
HNL Week 15
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Results for Nov. 1-4, 2013 NK LOKOMOTIVA 0 - 3 GNK DINAMO ZAGREB Dinamo easily routed their stadium co-tenants over the weekend with a convincing score of 3-0. The Modri have recaptured first place on the table, and are starting to assert their dominance once again. Lokomotiva have been sitting in second place for much of the season, but even their … [Read more...] about HNL Week 15
HNL Week 14
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Results for Oct. 25-28, 2013 HNK HAJDUK SPLIT 3 - 1 NK LOKOMOTIVA Hajduk Split celebrated in grand style a 3-1 win over Lokomotiva at Poljud on Saturday. With two goals from Marko Bencun in the 38th and 87th minutes, the Bili helped Torcida celebrate their 63rd birthday. More than 20,000 fans came out to celebrate the birthday of Europe’s oldest … [Read more...] about HNL Week 14
Halilović scores, Croatia U-17s lose 2-1 to Uzbekistan
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Alen Halilović finally got his first goal of the tournament. Croatia still lost. In an almost must-win game for the Croatian U-17 team, the mini Vatreni lost 2-1 to Uzbekistan in their World Cup group finale which will likely see them bow out of the tournament without moving onto the group stage. With all eyes on Dinamo Zagreb's prized teenager, Alen Halilović finally got … [Read more...] about Halilović scores, Croatia U-17s lose 2-1 to Uzbekistan
Tuesday Night Funnies: Niko i Brate
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The new regime is here. Štimac is out, the Kovač brothers are in. And only Iceland stands in the way of Croatia not playing at the World Cup in Brazil next summer. Here's a little 'Mare i Kate' remake sending Štimac on his way and welcoming the Kovač brothers into a tough role with Brazil at their fingertips. Hopefully we never have to send the Kovač brothers home the way … [Read more...] about Tuesday Night Funnies: Niko i Brate
Croatia get 1st win at U17 World Cup
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After a disappointing showing in their U-17 World Cup opener against Morocco, where the mini Vatreni lost 3-1, Croatia rebounded Monday in a 1-0 victory over Panama. Dinamo's 'wunder-kind' Alen Halilović captained the team and played the full 90 minutes; finishing his second match at the World Cup without scoring a goal. But in the 26th minute, Ante Roguljić would dribble into … [Read more...] about Croatia get 1st win at U17 World Cup
HNL Week Lucky Number 13
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Results for Oct. 19-21, 2013 RNK SPLIT 1 - 0 GNK DINAMO ZAGREB Split has once again proven that they are a worthy opponent in the HNL. Another top performance by the club at their home stadium also shows how dangerous it is for visiting teams to try to take points from Split at home. The young and tough team played the way it is to be expected … [Read more...] about HNL Week Lucky Number 13
Dream draw for Croatia: ICELAND!
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New Croatian interim manager Niko Kovač was all business Monday afternoon in Switzerland upon finding out who Croatia would challenge for one of four last UEFA World Cup berths....and it was the lowest ranked team in the draw: ICELAND. HNS president Davor Šuker grinned when the two teams were drawn. Iceland will host on Friday, November 15th, with the return leg … [Read more...] about Dream draw for Croatia: ICELAND!
