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
Rijeka keep up with Lyon, Dinamo done
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Who would have thought that Rijeka would have more points than Dinamo Zagreb through the first four Europa League matches? Well, it happened Thursday night as Dinamo fell 2-0 to PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands while Rijeka came back to draw Lyon 1-1 at Kantrida. It didn't start pretty for Rijeka as a complete blunder on defense following a Lyon corner kick led to the game's … [Read more...] about Rijeka keep up with Lyon, Dinamo done
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
Mandžukić strikes again, Madrid & Shakhtar held
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Mario Mandžukić came off the bench for Bayern Munich in the 59th minute of a scorless match against Viktoria Plzen, only to meet Philip Lahm's cross with his head six minutes later. It would be the game's only goal as Bayern remain perfect in Champions League group play while Mandza shows his worth. With the win, Bayern have clinched their spot in the knockout round … [Read more...] about Mandžukić strikes again, Madrid & Shakhtar held
Tuesday Night Funnies: Ghost Goal
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In case you missed it, Bayer Leverkusen's Stefan Kiessling scored a 'ghost goal' against Hoffenheim on October 18th to earn his side a 2-1 win when the ball entered through a hole in the side netting. The goal came in the 70th minute with Leverkusen already up 1-0 but would be the deciding factor in the match as Hoffenheim pulled one back late in the game. The ball obviously … [Read more...] about Tuesday Night Funnies: Ghost Goal
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
FANZONE: Valentina Reports From Torcida Birthday Celebration
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Torcida je proslavila svoj 63. rođendan a Hajduk se tome priključio i sa pobjedom od 3:1 nad Lokomotivom uvelićao feštu! Sve je pocelo rano popodnevnim okupljanjem Torcide kraj Staroga placa,u 17.50h nas vise od tisuću uputlii smo se prema Poljudu uz Hajdučke pisme i bakljadu,bio je to predivan rođendanski kortel... slike rođendanskog kortea govore vise od tisucu … [Read more...] about FANZONE: Valentina Reports From Torcida Birthday Celebration
El Clásico: Time for Modrić to shine
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The first edition of this year's El Clasico kicks of this Saturday (12 PM ET) from Camp Nou in Barcelona as storied Spanish rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid meet once again. And with Barcelona's absolute dismantling of La Liga in 2012-13, Luka Modrić and company have much to prove in domestic play if they will contend for both the Spanish title and Champions League crown this … [Read more...] about El Clásico: Time for Modrić to shine
