In a turn of events, Croatia will now play Argentina in London on November 12th instead of the United States. It was supposed to be the Yanks and the Vatreni at Craven Cottage, but a finalized deal could not be reached between the two sides. Now Croatia will take on Lionel Messi and World Cup runners-up Argentina four days before their duel with Italy at San Siro in … [Read more...] about Never mind U.S.A: Croatia to play Argentina in London
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Mandza double gets Croatia past Cyprus 2-0 in friendly
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The Croatian national football team begin their Euro 2016 run on Thursday in Pula with a friendly against Cyprus. It's a warmup match for the opening qualifier against Malta on Tuesday. The Cyprus friendly, which kicks off at 2:15PM (ET), is expected to pit some of Croatia's new young blood with stone cold starting XI locks such as Mario Mandžukić and Luka Modrić. … [Read more...] about Mandza double gets Croatia past Cyprus 2-0 in friendly
Lovren scores in Liverpool debut
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Photo: ThisIsAnfield.com In his first match in a Liverpool uniform, Dejan Lovren headed home a Steven Gerrard corner kick in a 4-0 friendly win over Borussia Dortmund Sunday. With Liverpool up 1-0 at Anfield in the 14th minute, Lovren was left all alone in the box to set up the header as Liverpool players ran in following the corner. The Reds lost star player Luis … [Read more...] about Lovren scores in Liverpool debut
Tuesday Night Funnies: Wembley Paper Airplane
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This past Saturday, an English fan made a paper airplane during the England-Peru friendly match at Wembley and threw it from the top of the stadium. Not only did the airplane glide all the way down to the pitch, but it eventually hit a Peru defender in the back of the neck. The entire stadium went nuts and it was all caught on camera. Take a look. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Night Funnies: Wembley Paper Airplane
Perišić double earns Croatia 2-1 win over Mali
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It was what we could expect from a Croatian friendly. A simple training exercise days before the Vatreni take off for Brazil against an African team that will catch the World Cup from the comfort of their own homes. Manager Niko Kovač used 17 Croatian players in the 2-1 win over Mali in Osijek; with Wolfsburg midfielder Ivan Perišić supplying both goals. In the 15th … [Read more...] about Perišić double earns Croatia 2-1 win over Mali
New look Vatreni defeat South Korea 2-1
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HRVATSKA starting XI: Krešić, Vida, Lovren, Bubnjić, Srna, Ademi, Rakitić, Milić, Perišić, Kalinić, Eduardo. It was a quiet and scoreless first half in South Korea Tuesday night as Croatia travelled halfway across the globe for this friendly. They would be without stars Luka Modric, Mario Mandzukic and Vedran Corluka for this match, although captain Darijo Srna, … [Read more...] about New look Vatreni defeat South Korea 2-1
Croatia skim by Liechtenstein with double from Eduardo
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The cardiac Croats were at it again; this time in Liechtenstein during a friendly warmup for the upcoming World Cup 2014 qualifier with Serbia in September. The Vatreni started with a strong lineup, which included regulars Pletikosa, Srna, Ćorluka, Rakitić, Modrić, Olić and Mandžukić. Possession and control was kept by Croatia early in the game with not much … [Read more...] about Croatia skim by Liechtenstein with double from Eduardo
Croatia handle South Korea in London
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Lineup: Pletikosa - Srna, Ćorluka, Šimunić, Strinić - Rakitić, Vukojević, Modrić, Kranjčar - Mandžukić, Olić Srna, Pletikosa and Šimunić joined Dario Šimić today as the only Croatian players to be capped 100 times. It was a slow start to the match Wednesday afternoon in London and both Croatia and South Korea played to the rainy conditions in a friendly … [Read more...] about Croatia handle South Korea in London
Mandžukić nets twice in Schalke friendly
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Photo: Bundesliga Two weeks before the Bundesliga resumes its season following the winter break, Mario Mandžukić and Bayern Munich found themselves in Doha, Qatar, playing fellow German club Schalke 04 in a friendly Tuesday night. 'Super' Mario received the start and followed up Thomas Müller's two goals in the first half with two of his own. In the 33rd minute, Franck … [Read more...] about Mandžukić nets twice in Schalke friendly
