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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Real fall short of Madrid miracle
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In his first season at Real Madrid, Luka Modrić will not see the Champions League Final as Real Madrid go down 4-3 (aggregate) to Borussia Dortmund, despite beating the German club 2-0 Tuesday night in Madrid. Both sides missed key chances in the match before Frenchman Karim Benzema broke the deadlock in the 83rd minute.Ramos added one more late but it wasn't meant to be. … [Read more...] about Real fall short of Madrid miracle
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
Croatia ends Olympics with record 6 medals
By 51 CommentsGolden day for Croatian water polo! Croatia secured two medals on the final day of competition in the 2012 Olympics, giving them six total, one over their record. They finished 34th out of the 204 nations in total medals and 16th in medals per person. Croatia earned 1.33 medals per million people, versus the U.S who received .33 per million. After the … [Read more...] about Croatia ends Olympics with record 6 medals
2012 London Olympics: Day 13 + 14
By 155 CommentsCroatians had plenty to cheer about at the Water Polo Arena Men's Water Polo: Croatia continued their dominance in the pool as they rolled over Montenegro to set up a gold medal game against Italy, after they stunned Serbia. Montenegro scored the first goal of the game, but it was all Croatia after that. They outscored Montenegro 5-0 for the rest of … [Read more...] about 2012 London Olympics: Day 13 + 14
2012 London Olympics: Day 12
By 5 CommentsLucija Zaninović shows off her medal Taekwondo: Lucija Zaninović won Croatia's fourth medal of the London Olympics on Wednesday, as she placed third in the 49kg weight class of Taekwondo. She came into the Olympics as the 5th seed won her round of 16 bout against Seulki Kang of the Central African Republic. Points are awarded for kicks and punches to the body (1 … [Read more...] about 2012 London Olympics: Day 12
2012 London Olympics: Day 9
By 15 CommentsWomen’s Handball: Croatia routinely defeated the makeshift Team GB in their final game of the group stage. Croatia dominated the whole game and were up 17-6 at the half. They went on to win 37-14. Croatia were able to give their starters some rest and give their little used bench players a chance to play at the Olympics in front of a capacity crowd. Dijana Jovetić, Sonja … [Read more...] about 2012 London Olympics: Day 9
2012 London Olympics: Day 7
By 23 CommentsCroatia's first medalists in London! Rowing: Croatia's "Young Guns" took home Croatia's first medal of the 2012 Olympics in slightly disappointing fashion, as they were favorites for gold and this was their first loss in 2012. Germany got off to a one second lead after 500 meters but no one was worried as the quartet of David Šain, Damir Martin, and Martin and Valent … [Read more...] about 2012 London Olympics: Day 7
2012 London Olympics: Day 6
By 16 CommentsIvan Cupić celebrates one of his seven goals Men’s Handball: Croatia booked a place in the quarterfinals with an impressive 26-19 victory over Hungary. It was a low scoring affair in the first half as Croatia went into the break with an 11-9 lead courtesy of some solid wing play by Manuel Štrlek and Ivan Cupić. Croatia got off to a storming start in the second half … [Read more...] about 2012 London Olympics: Day 6
