Croatia - International Matches 1996-1998


International Matches Overview
International Matches 1990-1995

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24, friendly game, Rijeka, Stadion Kantrida, February 28, 1996, 10,000
spectators, referee Milan Mitrovic (Slo)
CROATIA - POLAND 2-1 (1-1)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic (46' Tonci Gabric), Elvis Brajkovic, Robert Jarni (55' Nenad
Pralija), Danijel Stefulj, Nikola Jerkan (46' Dubravko Pavlicic), Zvonimir
Soldo, Aljosa Asanovic y (81' Tomislav Rukavina), Robert Prosinecki, Mario
Stanic (61' Igor Cvitanovic), Zvonimir Boban y, Nikola Jurcevic (46' Goran
Vlaovic)
POLAND: (Coach n/a)
Wozniak y, Jaskulski, Waldoch (79' Lapinski), Cserwiec, Wegrzyn, Woitala,
Citko, Wyciszkiewicz, Gesior, Baluszynski y  (64' Sruitwa), Nowak
Scorers:
0-1 Baluszynski (18'), 1-1 Elvis Brajkovic (23'), 2-1 Igor Cvitanovic (88')

25, friendly game, Zagreb, Stadion Maksimir, March 13, 1996, 4,000
spectators, referee Saso Lazarevski (Mac)
CROATIA - SOUTH KOREA 3-0 (2-0)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic (87' Tonci Gabric), Nikola Jurcevic y (76' Ivica Mornar),
Robert Jarni, Igor Stimac (72' Dario Simic), Nikola Jerkan (64' Nenad
Pralija), Slaven Bilic, Mario Stanic (79' Igor Cvitanovic), Zvonimir Soldo,
Davor Suker, Aljosa Asanovic, Goran Vlaovic (od 83' Milan Rapaic)
SOUTH KOREA (Coach n/a):
Kim B-J, Hong Choi (46' Kim P-K), Huh K-T, Kim D. (46' Park J-B), Shin, Lee
(33' Sin), Ha (79' Seo, Cho (33' Hwang), D. H. Kim (68' Roh), Ko
Scorers:
1-0 Goran Vlaovic (24'), 2-0 Goran Vlaovic (43'), 3-0 Goran Vlaovic (63')

26, friendly game, Varazdin, Stadion Varteks, March 26, 1996, 8,000
spectators, referee Vencel Toth (Hun):
CROATIA - ISRAEL 2-0 (0-0)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Tonci Gabric (46' Zeljko Pavlovic), Elvis Brajkovic (46' Dubravko
Pavlicic), Nikola Jurcevic (75' Ivica Mornar), Igor Stimac (77' Dario
Simic), Zvonimir Soldo, Slaven Bilic, Aljosa Asanovic, Robert Prosinecki
(63' Nenad Pralija), Goran Vlaovic, Milan Rapaic (46' Andrija Balajic),
Robert Spehar (46' Igor Cvitanovic)
ISRAEL (Coach Shlomo Sharf):
Malul, Halfon, Glam (50' Glamoff), Hazan, Brummer, Klinger (46' Zhohar),
Benin, Shelack, Berkovitz (60' Attar), Revivo, Benado 
Scorers:
1-0 Igor Stimac (74'), 2-0 Goran Vlaovic (76')

27, friendly game, Osijek, Stadion Gradski vrt, April 10, 1996, 18,000
spectators, referee Bogdan Verdenik (Slk)
CROATIA - HUNGARY 4-1 (2-1)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Marijan Mrmic, Elvis Brajkovic, Dubravko Pavlicic, Andrija Balajic, Nikola
Jerkan, Slaven Bilic (46' Miroslav Bicanic), Mario Stanic, Ivica Mornar,
Davor Suker, Igor Pamic (77' Danijel Stefulj), Igor Cvitanovic (71' Davor
Vugrinec)
HUNGARY (Coach n/a):
Hajdu, Telek, Sebok, Jagodics, Lendvai (46' Madar), Horvath (80' Szekeres),
Illes, Aranyi (46' Lisztes), N. Nagy, Orosz, Egressy
Scorers:
1-0 Elvis Brajkovic (6'), 2-0 Davor Suker (23'), 2-1 N. Nagy (39'), 3-1
Igor Pamic (65'), 4-1 Mario Stanic (75')

28, friendly game, London, Wembley Stadium, April 24, 1996, 33,650
spectators, referee Zbigniew Przesmycki (Pol)
ENGLAND - CROATIA 0-0
ENGLAND (Coach Terry Venables):
David Seaman, Gary Neville, Start Pearce, Paul Ince, Alan Wright, Steve
McManaman, David Platt, Paul Gascoigne, Robbie Fowler, Teddy Sheringham,
Steve Stone
HRVATSKA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Marijan Mrmic, Dubravko Pavlicic (75' Mladen Mladenovic), Robert Jarni,
Aljosa Asanovic, Nikola Jerkan, Slaven Bilic, Robert Prosinecki, Alen
Boksic (71' Igor Pamic), Davor Suker, Zvonimir Boban (46' Mario Stanic),
Igor Stimac (58' Zvonimir Soldo)

29, friendly game, Dublin, June 2, 1996, 29,100 spectators, referee
Philippe Leduc (Fra)
REP. OF IRELAND - CROATIA 2-2 (1-2)
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: 
Given, Cunningham (60' Fleming), Daish, Breen (74' Cascarino), Kenna (64'
Kernaghan), Phelan (46' Harte), O'Brien y, McLoughlin (71' Savage),
Kennedy, Quinn, O'Neill (64' Moore)
CROATIA (Coach: Miroslav Blazevic):
Marijan Mrmic (46' Drazen Ladic), Mario Stanic (78' Zvonimir Soldo), Robert
Jarni, Igor Stimac, Nikola Jerkan, Slaven Bilic, Aljosa Asanovic, Alan
Boksic, Davor Suker, Zvonimir Boban, Goran Vlaovic (71' Nikola Jurcevic)
Scorers:
0-1 Davor Suker (14'), 1-1 O'Neill (24'), 1-2 Zvonimir Boban (46'), 2-2
Quinn (89')

30, European Championship, Final Tournament, Group D, Nottingnam, City
Ground, June 11, 1996, referee Serge Muhmenthaler (Swi)
CROATIA - TURKEY 1-0 (0-0)
CROATIA (Coach: Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic - Slaven Bilic, Igor Stimac, Nikola Jerkan, Robert Jarni -
Mario Stanic, Robert Prosinecki, Zvonimir Boban y(57' Zvonimir Soldo y),
Aljosa Asanovic y - Alen Boksic (73' Goran Vlaovic), Davor Suker (90'
Dubravko Pavlicic)
TURKEY:
Rustu, Vedat, Alpay, Tugay, Ogun, Hakan, Rahim, Sergen, Abullah, Arif (82'
Hami), Tolunay y(89' Saffet)
Scorer:
1-0 Goran Vlaovic (85')

31, European Championship, Final Tournament, Group D, Sheffield,
Hillsborough Stadium, June 16, 1996, referee Batta (Fra):
CROATIA - DENMARK 3-0 (0-0)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic - Slaven Bilic, Igor Stimac, Nikola Jerkan, Robert Jarni - 
Mario Stanic y, Robert Prosinecki y (87' Mladen Mladenovic), Zvonimir Boban
(81' Zvonimir Boban) Aljosa Asanovic - Goran Vlaovic y (81' Nikola
Jurcevic), Davor Suker
DENMARK (Coach Richard Møller Nielsen):
Peter Schmeichel, Claus Thomsen, Jes Høgh, Marc Rieper, Thomas Helveg (46'
Jakob Laursen), Kim Vilfort (59' Mikkel Beck), Henrik Larsen (69' Stig
Tofting), Brian Steen Nielsen, Michael Schjønberg, Brian Laudrup, Michael
Laudrup
Scorers:
1-0     Davor Suker (53'pen), 2-0 Zvonimir Boban (80'), 3-0 Davor Suker (89')

32, European Championship, Final Tournament, Group D, Nottingnam, City
Ground, June 19, 1996, referee Bernd Heynemann(Ger)
PORTUGAL - CROATIA 3-0 (2-0)
PORTUGAL (Coach Antonio de Oliveira):
Vitor Baia - Carlos Secretario, Cristovão Helder, Fernando Couto, Dimas
Teixeira - João Vieira Pinto, Paulo Sousa (68' José Tavares), Oceano Cruz,
Rui Costa (59' Pedro Barbosa) - Ricardo Sa Pinto (46' Domingos Oliveira),
Luis Figo 
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Marijan Mrmic - Nikola Jurcevic, Slaven Bilic, Dubravko Pavlicic y, Robert
Jarni y - Dario Simic, Robert Prosinecki (46' Aljosa Asanovic), Zvonimir
Soldo, Mladen Mladenovic (46' Zvonimir Boban) - Igor Pamic y (46' Davor
Suker), Goran Vlaovic
Scorers:
1-0 Luis Figo (4'), 2-0 João Vieira Pinto (33'), 3-0 Domingos Oliveira
(82')

33, European Championship, Final Tournament, 1/4 Finals, Manchester, Old
Traford Stadium, June 23, 1996, referee Leif Sundell (Swe)
GERMANY - CROATIA 2-1 (1-0)
GERMANY (Coach Berti Vogts):
Andreas Köpke - Markus Babbel, Thomas Helmer, Dieter Eilts, Christian Ziege
- Stefan Reuter, Mehmet Scholl (88' Thomas Häßler), Matthias Sammer y,
Andreas Möller - Jürgen Klinsmann y (39' Stefan Freund), Fredi Bobic (46'
Stefan Kuntz)
CROATIA: (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic - Nikola Jurcevic (78' Mladen Mladenovic), Slaven Bilic, Igor
Stimac yr, Nikola Jerkan, Robert Jarni - Mario Stanic, Zvonimir Boban,
Aljosa Asanovic - Goran Vlaovic, Davor Suker
Scorers:
1-0 Jürgen Klinsmann (20'pen), 1-1 Davor Suker (50'), 2-1 Matthias Sammer
(58')

34, qualifying game for World Cup'98, Bologna, Stadio dell'Ara, October 8,
1996, 1,500 spectators, referee Atanas Uzunov (Bul):
BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA - CROATIA 1-4 (1-2)
BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA (Coach Fuad Muzurovic):
Omerovic, Sabic (53' Begic), Besirevic, Konjic y (69' Pintul), Katana, Geca
y, Smajic, Bazdarevic, Bolic, Teljigovic y (62' Halilovic y), Salihamidzic
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic, Nikola Jurcevic y (43' Dario Simic), Robert Jarni y, Zvonimir
Soldo, Nikola Jerkan, Slaven Bilic (83' Zoran Mamic), Aljosa Asanovic, Alen
Boksic, Davor Suker, Zvonimir Boban, Goran Vlaovic (87' Igor Cvitanovic)
Scorers:
0-1 Slaven Bilic (14'), 1-1 Salihamidzic (25'), 1-2 Goran Vlaovic (32'),
1-3 Alan Boksic (63'), 1-4 Alan Boksic (84')

35, qualifying game for World Cup'98, Zagreb, Stadion Maksimir, November
10, 1996, 40,000 spectators, referee Mario van der Ende (Hol):
CROATIA - GREECE 1-1 (1-1)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic, Mario Stanic y, Robert Jarni, Igor Stimac (53' Zvonimir
Soldo), Nikola Jerkan, Slaven Bilic y, Robert Prosinecki (74' Goran
Vlaovic), Zvonimir Boban y, Davor Suker y, Aljosa Asanovic, Alan Boksic
GREECE (Coach Kostas Polichroniou):
Atmatzidis, Apostolakis y, Kasapis y, Karataidis, Kalitzakis, Ntampizas y,
Zagorakis (46' Georgiadis), Nikolaidis, Konstantinidis y, Tsartas (84'
Zissis), Donis y (68' Vlachos)
Scorers:
0-1 Nikolaidis (10'); 1-1 Davor Suker (45')

36, King Hassan II Tournament, Casablanca, December 11, 1996, 80,000
spectators, referee Abdelhamid Reduane (Egy)
MOROCCO - CROATIA 2-2 (1-2)
MOROCCO (Coach n/a):
Brazi, Saber (88' Rossi), El-Khaley, Naybet, Abrami (El-Hadrioui), M'jid r,
Ouahili (46' Khalif), Azzouzi y, Hadji, Fertoute (64' Bahia), Bassir (80'
Raghib)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic, Nikola Jurcevic, Robert Jarni (65' Zoran Mamic), Igor Stimac
(46' Niko Kovac), Nikola Jerkan y, Zvonimir Soldo, Dario Simic (53'
Dubravko Pavlicic), Robert Prosinecki r, Igor Cvitanovic (74' Igor Pamic),
Aljosa Asanovic r, Goran Vlaovic (89' Robert Spehar)
Scorers:
0-1 Goran Vlaovic (14'), 0-2 Goran Vlaovic (15'), 1-2 Bassir (22'), 2-2
Bahia (72')  Croatia advanced to finals after penalty kicks (7-6)

37, King Hassan II Tournament  Final game, Casablanca, December 11, 1996,
20,000 spectators, referee Said Belqoula (Mar)
CROATIA - CZECH REPUBLIC 1-1 (1-1)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic, Niko Kovac, Robert Jarni, Igor Stimac y (46' Dubravko
Pavlicic), Nikola Jerkan, Nenad Pralija (83' Robert Spehar), Aljosa
Asanovic, Robert Prosinecki y, Igor Cvitanovic, Zvonimir Soldo, Goran
Vlaovic
CZEZH REPUBLIC (Coach Dusan Uhrin):
Kouba, Cizek, Rada, Hasek, Kotulek, Zubek, Bejbl, Kubik yr, Drulak, Wagner
(73' Verbir), Frydek (59' Sloncik)
Scorers:
0-1     Radek Drulak (4') 1-1 Nenad Pralija (29')  Croatia won the tournament
on penalty kicks (4-1)


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38, qualifying game for World Cup'98, Split, Stadion Poljud, March 29,
1997, 34,000 spectators, referee Piero Ceccarini (Ita):
CROATIA - DENMARK 1-1 (0-0)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic, Niko Kovac, Robert Jarni, Zvonimir Soldo y, Nikola Jerkan,
Slaven Bilic, Aljosa Asanovic (84' Nenad Pralija), Robert Prosinecki, Davor
Suker y, Zvonimir Boban, Alan Boksic (75' Goran Vlaovic)
DENMARK (Coach Bo Johansson):
Peter Schmeichel, Jakob Laursen, Mark Rieper, Jes Høgh (14' Michael
Schjønberg y), Jan Heintze, Thomas Helveg y, Per Frandsen y (70' Jon Dahl
Tomasson), Claus Thomsen, Allan Nielsen, Mikkel Beck (57' Per Pedersen),
Brian Laudrup
Scorers:
1-0 Davor Suker (50'), 1-1 Brian Laudrup (82')

39, qualifying game for World Cup'98, Split, Stadion Poljud, April 2, 1997,
15,000 spectators, referee Paul Durkin (Eng)
CROATIA - SLOVENIA 3-3 (2-1)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Tonci Gabric (46' Marijan Mrmic), Dario Simic, Goran Juric, Igor
Cvitanovic, Nikola Jerkan, Slaven Bilic, Aljosa Asanovic, Robert
Prosinecki, Goran Vlaovic (68' Nenad Pralija), Zvonimir Boban, Alan Boksic
SLOVENIA (Coach Zdenko Verdenik):
Boskovic, Rudonja, Englaro, Srebrenic, Krizan, Novak, Ceh (68' Sesler),
Zahovic, Gajser (46' Karic), Udovic (46' Siljak), Gliha
Scorers:
1-0 Robert Prosinecki (33'), 2-0 Zvonimir Boban (43'), 2-1 Primoz Gliha (45'), 3-1
Boban (60'), 3-2 Primoz Gliha (65'), 3-3 Primoz Gliha (67')

40, qualifying game for World Cup'98, Thessaloniki, April 30, 1997, 35,000
spectators, referee Lopez Nieto (Esp)
GREECE - CROATIA 0-1 (0-0)
GREECE (Coach Kostas Polichroniou):
Atmatzidis, Apostolakis (46' Kostantinidis), Kasapis y, Ouzounidis,
Karataidis, Ntampizas, Zagorakis, Nikolaidis (13' Machlas), Poursanidis
(77' Alexandris), Frantzeskos, Donis
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic, Dario Simic, Robert Jarni, Zvonimir Soldo y (53' Silvio
Maric), Goran Juric y, Slaven Bilic, Aljosa Asanovic, Robert Prosinecki
(72' Goran Vlaovic), Davor Suker, Zvonimir Boban, Alan Boksic (67' Igor
Cvitanovic) 
0-1 Davor Suker (74')

41, Kirin Cup, semi-finals, Tokyo, June 8, 1997, 50,136 spectators, referee
T. Y. Kim (Kor):
JAPAN - CROATIA 4-3 (1-0)
JAPAN (Coach Shu Kamo):
Kawaguchi, Akita y, Ihara, Soma, Nakamura, Nakata (77' Ito), Honda y (53'
Yamaguchi), Nanami y, Saito, Hirano (77' Morishima) Miura
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic, Dario Simic, Darko Butorovic, Dubravko Pavlicic y (46' Ivo
Ergovic), Nikola Jerkan, Nenad Pralija (59' Krunoslav Jurcic y), Aljosa
Asanovic, Robert Prosinecki (74' Tomislav Erceg), Igor Cvitanovic, Andrija
Balajic, Goran Vlaovic
Scorers:
1-0 Hirano (34'), 2-0 Miura (49'), 3-0 Miura (53'), 3-1 Aljosa Asanovic
(77'), 3-2 Aljosa Asanovic (79'pen), 4-2 Morishima (89'), 4-3 Goran Vlaovic
(90')

42, Kirin Cup, 3rd place game, Sendai, June 12, 1997, 15,687 spectators,
referee T. Okada (Jpn)
CROATIA - TURKEY 1-1 (1-0)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic, Dario Simic, Darko Butorovic, Zoran Mamic (76' Dubravko
Pavlicic), Nikola Jerkan, Nenad Pralija (67' Miljenko Mumlek y), Krunoslav
Jurcic, Robert Prosinecki y, Igor Cvitanovic, Tomislav Erceg (85' Damir
Milinovic), Goran Vlaovic
TURKEY (Coach Mustafa Denizli):
Rustu, Vural, Selim, Vedat y, Tayfur, Tolunay, Mehmet (57' Tayfun), Celil
(72' Hakan Unsal), Ertugrul (85' Arif), Abdullah (79' Evren), Oktay (61'
Cafer)
Scorers:
0-1 Tomislav Erceg (21'), 1-1 Ertugrul (77')

43, qualifying game for World Cup'98, Zagreb, Stadion Maksimir, September
6, 1997, 30,000 spectators, Hugh Dallas (Sco)
CROATIA - BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA 3-2 (2-1)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic, Dario Simic, Robert Jarni, Igor Stimac, Goran Juric, Slaven
Bilic, Silvio Maric (73' Tomislav Erceg), Alan Boksic (46' Aljosa
Asanovic), Davor Suker, Zvonimir Boban, Igor Cvitanovic (67' Krunoslav
Jurcic y)
BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA (Coach Fuad Muzurovic):
Dedic, Repuh (52' Dadic), Jasarevic, Besirevic y, Konjic, Varesanovic,
Halilovic y (77' Zeric), Mujcin (46' Bolic), Demirovic, Salihamidzic,
Baljic
Scorers:
0-1 Drazen Ladic (18'ag), 1-1 Slaven Bilic (27'), 2-1 Silvio Maric (40'),
2-2 Salihamidzic (55'), 3-2 Zvonimir Boban (80')

44, qualifying game for World Cup'98, September 10, 1998, spectators
41,381, referee Sandor Puhl (Hun):
DENMARK - CROATIA 3-1 (3-1)
DENMARK (Coach Bo Johansson):
Peter Schmeichel, Ole Tobiasen, Jes Høgh, Michael Schjxnberg, Thomas
Helveg, Per Frandsen yr, Allan Nielsen, Jan Heintze, Brian Laudrup y (83'
Morten Wieghorst), Miklos Molnar (74' Petter Möller), Michael Laudrup
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Marijan Mrmic (10' Tonci Gabric), Goran Juric, Robert Jarni y, Igor Stimac,
Zvonimir Soldo y, Slaven Bilic, Aljosa Asanovic y, Alen Boksic, Davor Suker
y, Zvonimir Boban, Silvio Maric (69' Tomislav Erceg)
Scorers:
1-0 Brian Laudrup (17'), 2-0 Michael Laudrup (36'), 3-0 Miklos Molnar
(41'), 3-1 Davor Suker (44')

45, qualifying game for World Cup'98, Ljubljana, Stadion za Bezigradom,
October 11, 1997, 5,000 spectators, referee Ancion (Bel):
SLOVENIA - CROATIA 1-3 (0-2)
SLOVENIA (Coach Zdenko Verdenik):
Boskovic, Englaro (73' Srebrenic), Krizan, Milanic (46' Galic), Rudonja,
Gajser (46' Karic), Istenic, Zahovic, Novak, Siljak, Gliha
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic, Goran Juric, Dario Simic, Igor Cvitanovic, Zvonimir Soldo
(64' Krunoslav Jurcic), Slaven Bilic, Danijel Saric, Robert Prosinecki,
Davor Suker (78' Goran Vlaovic), Zvonimir Boban, Alan Boksic (87' Niko
Kovac)
Scorers:
0-1 Davor Suker (11'), 0-2 Zvonimir Soldo (40'), 0-3 Alan Boksic (53'), 1-3
Zlatko Zahovic (72')

46, qualifying game for World Cup'98  play off, Zagreb, October 29, 1997,
20,000 spectators, referee Alain Sars (Fra):
CROATIA - UKRAINE 2-0 (1-0)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic, Dario Simic, Robert Jarni, Danijel Saric, Goran Juric, Slaven
Bilic, Robert Prosinecki, Mario Stanic (59' Aljosa Asanovic), Davor Suker,
Boban (67' Krunoslav Jurcic), Goran Vlaovic (83' Igor Cvitanovic)  
UKRAINE (Coach Jozef Sabo): 
Shovkovsky, Vaschuk, Koval, Dmytrulin, Skripnik, Nagornjak (60' Zubov),
Gusin, Maximov (86' Guetsko), Kosovski, Atelkin (53' Mikhaylenko), Rebrov 
Scorers:
1-0 Slaven Bilic (11'), 2-0 Goran Vlaovic (49')

47, qualifying game for World Cup'98  play off, Kyiv, Olympic Complex
Stadium, November 15, 1997, 77,500 spectators, referee Pedersen (Nor):
UKRAINE - CROATIA 1-1 (1-1)
UKRAINE (Coach Jozef Sabo):
Shovkovsky, Golovko, Popov, Luzhny, Dmitrulin (63' Mikhaylenko), Bezhenar,
Gusin (87' Kriventsov), Kalitvintsev, Kosovsky, Rebrov, Shevchenko
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Marijan Mrmic, Dario Simic, Robert Jarni, Aljosa Asanovic (90' Igor Tudor),
Goran Juric, Zvonimir Soldo y, Danijel Saric (57' Niko Kovac), Krunoslav
Jurcic, Davor Suker, Zvonimir Boban y, Alan Boksic (85' Goran Vlaovic)
Scorers:
1-0 Shevchenko (4'), 1-1 Alan Boksic (27')


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48, friendly game, Osijek, Stadion Gradski vrt, April 22, 1998, 17,000
spectators, referee Vencel Toth (Hun)
CROATIA - POLAND 4-1 (3-0)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic (46' Marijan Mrmic), Predrag Juric (46' Zoran Mamic), Robert
Jarni (46' Damir Krznar), Igor Stimac (46' Dario Simic y), Slaven Bilic
(75' Igor Tudor) Tomislav Rukavina (60' Stjepan Tomas), Aljosa Asanovic
(46' Goran Vlaovic), Mario Stanic (66' Silvio Maric), Davor Suker (83'
Ardian Kozniku), Zvonimir Boban (63' Krunoslav Jurcic), Alan Boksic (68'
Igor Cvitanovic)
POLAND (Coach Janusz Wojcik):
Matysek, Zielinski, Ratajczyk, Hajto, Iwan, Kozminski, Swierczewski,
Jozwiak (66' Ledwon), Waldoch (77' Bukalski), Mielczarski (53' Brzeczek),
Kowalczyk (82' Kulawik)
Scorers: 1-0 Zvonimir Boban (6'), 2-0 Mario Stanic (21'), 3-0 Mario Stanic
(43'), 4-0 Alan Boksic (47'), 4-1 Ratajczyk (67')

49, friendly game, Pula, Gradski stadion, May 29, 1998, 8,000 spectators,
referee Milan Mitrovic (Slo)
CROATIA - SLOVAKIA 1-2 (1-1)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic (46' Vladimir Vasilj), Dario Simic, Robert Jarni (46' Ante
Seric), Igor Stimac, Zvonimir Soldo (46' Goran Juric), Slaven Bilic (70'
Igor Tudor), Robert Prosinecki y (79' Ardian Kozniku y), Zvonimir Boban,
Davor Suker, Aljosa Asanovic y (63' Silvio Maric), Goran Vlaovic
SLOVAKIA (Coach Jozef Jankech):
Koenig, Tittel, Varga, Spilar, Kinder, Slovak (46' Kozak), Sovic y, 
Moravcik y, Tomaschek, Jancula y (46' Habus), Majoros
Scorers:
0-1 Jancula (4'), 1-1 Goran Vlaovic (45'), 1-2 Majoros (59')

50, friendly game, Riejka, Stadion Kantrida, June 3, 1998, 10,000
spectators, referee Fiorenzo Treosi (Ita)
CROATIA - IRAN 2-0 (1-0)
CROATIA (Coach: Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic (46' Marijan Mrmic y), Dario Simic, Robert Jarni (87' Ante 
Seric), Igor Stimac (46' Igor Tudor), Zvonimir Soldo, Mario Stanic, Robert 
Prosinecki (80' Zoran Mamic), Zvonimir Boban (46' Krunoslav Jurcic y),  
Davor Suker, Aljosa Asanovic (66' Silvio Maric y), Goran Vlaovic
IRAN (Coach Jalal Talebi):
Nakisa (58' Abedzadeh), Pashazadeh, Khakpour, Nader, Estili (58'
Mansourian), Shahroudi (80' Minavand), Bagheri y, Mahdavikia (84' Hamadi),
Zarincheh (73' Sadavi), Azizi, Daei y
Scorers:
1-0 Robert Prosinecki (30'), 2-0 Davor Suker (77')
  
51, friendly game, Zagreb, Stadion Maksimir, June 6, 1998, 12,000
spectators, referee Gerd Grebher (Aut)
CROATIA - AUSTRALIA 7-0 (3-0)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic (46' Marijan Mrmic), Dario Simic, Robert Jarni (40' Ante Seric
y), Silvio Maric, Zvonimir Soldo (5' Goran Juric), Igor Stimac (46' Tudor),
Aljosa Asanovic (46' Krunoslav Jurcic), Robert Prosinecki (59' Petar
Krpan), Davor Suker (63' Ardian Kozniku), Zvonimir Boban, Mario Stanic 
AUSTRALIA (Coach Terry Venables):
Kalac y, Popovic, Babic, Tobin, Muscat, De Amicis (63' Rizzo), Emerton,
Skoko (77' R. Aloisi), Foster, J. Aloisi (63' Spitieri y), Viduka
Scorers:
1-0 Davor Suker (14'pen), 2-0 Davor Suker (37'), 3-0 Robert Prosineck (40'),
4-0 Zvonimir Boban (47'), 5-0 Davor Suker (62'pen), 6-0 Ardian Kozniku (72'),
7-0 Zvonimir Boban (83') 

52, World Cup, Final Tournament, Lens, Stade Felix-Bollaert, Group H, June
14, 1998, 40,000 spectators, referee Pereira (Por)
CROATIA - JAMAICA 3-1 (1-1) 
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic, Dario Simic y (73' Goran Vlaovic), Robert Jarni, Igor Stimac,
Zvonimir Soldo y, Slaven Bilic, Robert Prosinecki, Zvonimir Boban, Davor
Suker, Aljosa Asanovic, Mario Stanic
JAMAICA (Coach Rene Simoes):
Barrett, Lowe, Goodison, Sinclair, Earle (73' Williams), Simpson, Cargill,
Whitemore, Gardner, Hall (72' Boyd), Burton y
Scorers:
1-0 Mario Stanic (27'), 1-1 Earle (46'), 2-1 Robert Prosinecki (53'), 3-1
Davor Suker (68')

52, World Cup, Final Tournament, Nantes, Stade de la Beaujoire, Group H,
June 20, 1998, 50,000 spectators, referee Ramesh Ramdhan (Tri)
CROATIA - JAPAN 1-0 (0-0)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic, Dario Simic, Robert Jarni, Igor Stimac (46' Goran Vlaovic),
Zvonimir Soldo, Slaven Bilic, Robert Prosinecki y (66' Silvio Maric),   
Krunoslav Jurcic, Duver Suker, Aljosa Asanovic, Mario Stanic y (87' Igor
Tudor)
JAPAN (Coach Tadeshi Okada): 
Kawaguchi, Aihara, Nakanishi y, Akita y, Soma, Narakashi (79' Morishima),
Yamaguchi, Nanami y (87' Lopes), Nakata, Jo, Nakayama (61' Okano)
Scorer:
1-0 Davor Suker (77')

53, World Cup, Final Tournament, Bordeaux, Stade Lescure, Group H, June 26,
1998, 50,000 spectators, referee Said Belquola (Mar)
CROATIA - ARGENTINA 0-1 (0-1)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic, Dario Simic, Robert Jarni y, Silvio Maric (46' Goran
Vlaovic), Zvonimir Soldo y, Slaven Bilic y, Robert Prosinecki (68' Igor
Stimac), Zvonimir Boban y, Davor Suker, Aljosa Asanovic, Mario Stanic 
ARGENTINA (Coach Daniel Passarella): 
Roa, Ayala y, Vivas y, Zanetti (68' Simeone), Pineda, Almeyda, Paz, Veron,
Batistuta, Gallerdo (81' Berti), Ortega y (53' Lopez)
Scorer:
0-1 Pineda (36')

54, World Cup, Final Tournament, Bordeaux, Stade Lescure, 1/8 finals, June
30, 1998, 50,000 spectators, referee Javier Castrilli (Arg) 
CROATIA - ROMANIA 1-0 (1-0)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic, Dario Simic, Robert Jarni, Igor Stimac, Krunoslav Jurcic,
Slaven Bilic y, Mario Stanic (82' Igor Tudor), Aljosa Asanovic, Davor
Suker, Zvonimir Boban y, Goran Vlaovic (77' Petar Krpan)
ROMANIA (Anghel Iordanescu):
Stelea, Gheorge Popescu y, Filipescu, Ciobotariu, Petrescu y (76'
Marinescu), Munteanu, Galca, Gabriel Popescu (61' Niculescu), Hagi (57'
Craioveanu), Moldovan, Ilie y
Scorer:
1-0 Davor Suker (45'+pen)

55, World Cup, Final Tournament, Lyon, Stade de Gerland, 1/4 fianls, July
4, 1998, 50,000 spectators, referee Rune Pedersen (Nor)
CROATIA - GERMANY 3-0 (1-0)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic, Dario Simic y, Robert Jarni, Igor Stimac, Zvonimir Soldo,  
Slaven Bilic, Mario Stanic, Zvonimir Boban, Davor Suker y, Aljosa Asanovic,
Goran Vlaovic (83' Silvio Maric)
GERMANY (coach Hubert "Bertie" Vogts):
Köpke, Wörns r, Tarnat y, Kohler, Jeremies, Hamann (80' Marschall), Hässler
(69' Kirsten), Matthäus, Klinsmann, Heinrich y, Bierhoff
Scorers:
1-0 Robert Jarni(45'+), 2-0 Goran Vlaovic (80'), 3-0 Davor Suker (84')

56, World Cup, Final Tournament, Paris (Fra), Stade de France St-Denis, 1/2
finals, July 8, 1998, 80,000 spectators, referee Garcia Aranda (Spa)
FRANCE - CROATIA 2-1 (0-0)   
FRANCE (Coach Aime Jacquet): 
Barthez, Thuram, Lizarazu, Dasailly, Blanc r, Djorkaeff (76' LeBoeuf),
Deschamps, Karemberu (31' Henry), Guivar'ch (80' Trézeguet), Zidane, Petit
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic, Dario Simic y, Robert Jarni, Igor Stimac, Zvonimir Soldo,
Slaven Bilic, Aljosa Asanovic y, Mario Stanic y, Davor Suker, Zvonimir
Boban (65' Silvio Maric), Goran Vlaovic (89' Robert Prosinecki)
Scorers:
0-1 Davor Suker (46'), 1-1 Lillien Thuram (47'), 2-1 Lillien Thuram (80')

57, World Cup, Final Tournament, Paris (Fra), Parc des Princes, 3rd place
play-offs, July 11, 1998, 80,000 spectators, referee Epifanio Gonzales
Chavez (Par)
CROATIA - NETHERLANDS 2-1 (2-1)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic, Krunoslav Jurcic y, Robert Jarni, Igor Stimac y, Zvonimir
Soldo, Slaven Bilic, Aljosa Asanovic y, Robert Prosinecki (78' Goran
Vlaovic), Davor Suker, Zvonimir Boban (85' Igor Tudor), Mario Stanic y
NETHERLANDS (Coach Guus Hidink): 
Van der Sar, F. de Boer, Stam, Davids y, Numan, Jonk, Cocu (46' Overmars),
Bergkamp (59' Van Hoooijdonk), Kluivert, Seedorf, Zenden
Scorers:
1-0 Robert Prosinecki (16'), 1-1 Zenden (21'), 2-1 Davor Suker (36')

58, qualifying game for Euro 2000, Dublin (Ire), Lansdowne Road Stadium,
September 5, 1998, 34,000 spectators, referee Vitor Manuel Melo Pereira
(Por)
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND - CROATIA 2-0 (2-0)
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (Coach Mick McCarthy):
Given, Babb, Irwin, McAteer, Cunningham, Roy Keane, Kinsella y, Duff (46'
Kenna), O'Neill (9' Cascarino), Staunton, Robbie Keane y (63' Carsley)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic, Dario Simic, Rovert Jarni, Igor Stimac, Zvonimir Soldo (78'
Mario Tokic), Igor Tudor y (63' Petar Krpan), Aljosa Asanovic, Krunoslav
Jurcic r, Mario Stanic yr, Zvonimir Boban, Silvio Maric (46' Igor Pamic y)
Scorers:
1-0 Irwin (5'pen), 2-0 Roy Keane (16')

59, qualifying game for Euro 2000, La Valletta (Mal), October 10, 1998,
Stadium Ta'Qali, 2,000 spectators, referee Bohdan Benedik (Slk)
MALTA - CROATIA 1-4 (1-0) 
MALTA (Coach Josif Ilic):
Muscat, Chetcuti, Buttigieg, Spitteri y, Zahra (76' Sixsmith), Debono,
Brincat, Suda (57' Saliba), Bussutil, Camilleri, Aqylus (54' Zamiz)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic, Dario Simic (83' Mario Tokic), Robert Jarni (88' Mario
Cvitanovic), Igor Tudor, Zvonimir Soldo y, Danijel Saric, Aljosa Asanovic,
Silvio Maric, Davor Suker y, Zvonimir Boban, Jurica Vucko (16' Vugrinec)
Scorers:
1-0 Suda (29'pen), 1-1 Dario Simic (54'), 1-2 Davor Vugrinec (67'), 1-3
Davor Vugrinec (74'), 1-4 Davor Suker (82') 

60, qualifying game for Euro 2000, Zagreb, October 14, 1998, Stadion
Maksimir, referee Levnikov(Rus)
CROATIA - F.Y.R.M. 3-2 (2-1)
CROATIA (Coach Miroslav Blazevic):
Drazen Ladic, Dario Simic, Robert Jarni, Igor Stimac, Zvonimir Soldo, Igor
Tudor, Aljosa Asanovic (62' Danijel Saric y), Mario Stanic (79' Krunoslav
Jurcic y), Davor Suker, Zvonimir Boban, Silvio Maric
F.Y.R.M. (Coach Gjoko Hadzijevski):
Milosevski, Sedlovski, Sainovski, Zaharijevski y, Nikolovski (77'
Stojanovski), Stavrevski, Micevski (46' Gosev), Lazarevski y (58' Bozinov),
Sakiri, Trenevski, Ciric
Scorers:
0-1 Ciric (2'), 1-1 Davor Suker ((16'), 2-1 Zvonimir Boban (45'), 2-2
Sainovski (55'), 3-2 Zvonimir Boban (70')


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