Photo: Tino Juric/PIXSELL Starting XI: Pletikosa - Srna, Maloča, Ćorluka, Pranjić - Rakitić, Badelj, Kranjčar - Mandžukić, Olić, Eduardo It was a rough night in Split for the Vatreni as Igor Štimac's debut as national coach did not go as planned. The Croatian defense, which featured first-time Hajduk defender Mario Maloča into the senior squad looked more like Swiss … [Read more...] about Štimac loses 4-2 to Swiss in debut
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Norway Force 1-1 Draw at the Death
By 365 CommentsPhoto: AP It was a lackluster first half in Oslo as Norway and Croatia played a scoreless affair in a friendly match. There was little offense by the Vatreni with Ivan Perišić replacing an ill Luka Modrić in the midfield. The attacking duo of Mario Mandžukić and Nikica Jelavić had few touches, and even fewer scoring chances. Without a creative midfielder to dictate the … [Read more...] about Norway Force 1-1 Draw at the Death
Croatia Deny Estonia 3-1 in Pula
By 129 CommentsPhoto: Jutarnji Starting XI vs. Estonia: Subašić-Strinić-Schildenfeld-Ćorluka(c)-Vida-Perišić-Badelj-Dujmović-Iličević-Eduardo-Kalinić Croatia v Estonia Match Highlights --------------------------------------- Croatia open up their summer account on Friday as they host Estonia in the first of two friendlies before Euro 2012 kicks off against Ireland on … [Read more...] about Croatia Deny Estonia 3-1 in Pula
CROATIA VS. U.S.A. WATER POLO
By 11 CommentsPhoto: Reuters The Croatian national water polo team will face the Unites States in their final exhibition match before the London Olympics kick off in August. The friendly will be played at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center in Pasadena, California (located 10 miles north of Downtown Los Angeles) on Friday, June 1st 2012 with a 6:30PM start. Team CroatianSports.com will … [Read more...] about CROATIA VS. U.S.A. WATER POLO
TOTTENHAM COMING STATESIDE…
By 12 CommentsPhoto:LA Galaxy Tottenham Hotspur announced today that they will be coming back to the States for a two-game American tour to play MLS champions Los Angeles Galaxy at The Home Depot Center (July 24th) and New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena (July 31st). But before you go out and start buying tickets for either of these two friendlies, just know that Luka Modrić and/or … [Read more...] about TOTTENHAM COMING STATESIDE…
Sweden defeat Croatia 3-1—Postgame Show
By 285 CommentsCroatia v Sweden Match Highlights Post-game discussion following Croatia 3-1 loss to Sweden (choppy for first 40 seconds) SCROLL RIGHT FOR PREVIOUS UPDATES LIVE COVERAGE OF THE MATCH AVAILABLE ON CSR TWITTER Twitter.com/CroatianSoccer … [Read more...] about Sweden defeat Croatia 3-1—Postgame Show
Vatreni Get New Threads For Sweden Friendly
By 77 CommentsPhoto: Facebook/NikeHrvatska Croatia open up their 2012 campaign Wednesday night in Zagreb against Sweden in a friendly. It will be the first of three friendlies for the Vatreni as they prepare for Euro 2012 in June, where they will meet Ireland, Italy and Spain in group play. However, don't expect much from this match. With most players in the final run of their … [Read more...] about Vatreni Get New Threads For Sweden Friendly