In the year 1903 the first two football clubs in Croatia were founded: PNiSK (Prvi nogometni i sportski klub - First Football and Sport Club) and HASK (Hrvatski akademski sportski klub - Croatian Academy Sport Club), both from Zagreb. 3 years later, these 2 teams played the first Croatian football match: HASK - PNiSK 1:1. After this match, many football clubs were founded all around Croatia: Slavija Trsat (1905), Concordia Zagreb (1906), Segesta Sisak (1906), Croatia Zagreb (1907), Hajduk Split (1911), Gradjanski Zagreb (1911) and many other more or less known.
In 1907 a first Croatian National team played 2 matches vs. one of the leading teams of Central Europe - Slavia Prague. In the year 1912 the HNS (Croatian Football Federation) was founded. The first Croatian championship was played in 1912/13 and won by HASK Zagreb.
After World War I, HNS continued local competitions. Then, after Croatia joined the Serbian and Montenegrin Kingdoms to found the Yugoslav Kingdom, the JNS (Yugoslav Football Federation) was founded in Zagreb, capital of Croatia. Its first president was also Croat, the former president of HASK - Hinko Wurth. In 1920 the Yugoslav National team played its first match, vs. Czechoslovakia (0:7). In 1923 the first Yugoslav championship was played and won by Gradjanski Zagreb. Until 1940 the Croatian teams played in the Yugoslav championship.
Gradjanski Zagreb won the title in 1923, 1926, 1928, 1937 and 1940, Hajduk Split in 1927 and 1929, Concordia Zagreb in 1930 and 1932, HASK Zagreb in 1938.
From 1939 to 1941 Croatia was an autonomous part of Yugoslavia, so the Croatian National team played first official matches (Zagreb, 1940: Croatia - Switzerland 4:0)
During World War II, Germany and Italy founded the NDH (Independent State of Croatia). In 1941 HNS joined FIFA and the Croatian national team played games vs. Germany, Italy and their allies. During this period Gradjanski Zagreb had one of the best ever teams (in 1944 they defeated Hungarian champions Nagyvaradi AC by 4:0). During this period Hajduk escaped from Split to the free island Vis resisting the regime. In 1945, when Yugoslav troups liberated Croatia of Germans, all clubs which played in NDH competitions were destroyed together with their large archives, which were completely burned.
After WW2, communist Yugoslavia was founded. The Yugoslav National team played its first games in 1946, and in 1946/47 season the first Yugoslav league competiton was played, won by Partizan Belgrade, with a team consisting of 10 Croatian players, which were forced to play for them. The new club Dinamo Zagreb, founded on ground of former HASK, Gradjanski and Concordia, won the next championship. Until 1991 Dinamo won the title in 1948, 1954 and 1958, and Hajduk in 1950, 1952, 1955, 1971, 1974, 1975 and 1979.
The Yugoslav National team won the 1960 Olympic gold medal, played in the 1962 World Cup semifinals, and 1960 and 1968 Europe Championship finals. The Youth National team won the Youth World Cup in 1987. Dinamo Zagreb won the UEFA Fairs Cup in 1967 and reached the final in 1963.
In 1990, Croatia declared independence and the Croatian National team played its first match on the 17th October 1990 vs USA (2:1). In 1991 Serbs started a war against Croatia and almost all sports activities were abandoned. Nevertheless, in 1992 the Croatian League started, under war conditions. Teams from occupied and shelled towns played in the nearest safe places.
The Croatian National team has been very successful. In its first competition, the European Championship 1996, Croatia were quarter-finalists, and in the 1998 World Cup they won the bronze medal!
The Legends
The greatest players in Croatian history were: Ico Hitrec, Vilim Sipos, Franjo Glaser, Milan Antolkovic, August Lesnik, Franjo Wolfl, Ivan Jazbinsek, Ratko Kacian, Jozo Matosic, Frane Matosic, Zvonimir Cimermancic, Miroslav Brozovic, Mirko Kokotovic, Stjepan Bobek, Zlatko Cajkovski, Zvonimir Monsider, Bernard Vukas, Ivica Horvat, Vladimir Beara, Bruno Belin, Branko Zebec, Zeljko Matus, Drazan Jerkovic, Slaven Zambata, Stjepan Lamza, Rudolf Belin, Josip Skoblar, Jure Jerkovic, Dragan Holcer, Ivica Surjak, Franjo Vladic, Velimir Zajec, Zlatko Kranjcar, Marko Mlinaric, Zlatko Vujovic, Zoran Vujovic, Nenad Gracan, Drazen Ladic, Tonci Gabric, Aljosa Asanovic, Igor Stimac, Slaven Bilic, Davor Suker, Zvonimir Boban, Robert Prosinecki, Alen Boksic, Robert Jarni, Mario Stanic, Zvonimir Soldo, Dario Simic, Dado Prso and many other names well known to football experts around the world.
Croatia also had many famous coaches. Here are the names of the most famous: Luka Kaliterna, Zlatko Cajkovski, Branko Zebec, Ivica Horvat, Zeljko Cajkovski, Drazan Jerkovic, Tomislav Ivic, Miroslav Blazevic, Otto Baric, Stanko Poklepovic, Vlatko Markovic, Ivan Djalma Markovic, Mirko Jozic, etc.
1940 1. Zagreb 02.04.1940. Croatia - Switzerland 4:0 Friendly * 2. Bern 21.04.1940. Switzerland - Croatia 0:1 Friendly * 3. Budapest 02.05.1940. Hungary - Croatia 1:0 Friendly 4. Zagreb 08.12.1940. Croatia - Hungary 1:1 Friendly 1941 5. Wien 15.06.1941. Germany - Croatia 5:1 Friendly 6. Bratislava 08.09.1941. Slovakia - Croatia 1:1 Friendly 7. Zagreb 28.09.1941. Croatia - Slovakia 5:2 Friendly 1942 8. Zagreb 18.01.1942. Croatia - Germany 0:2 Friendly 9. Genova 05.04.1942. Italy - Croatia 4:0 Friendly 10. Zagreb 12.04.1942. Croatia - Bulgaria 6:0 Friendly 11. Bratislava 07.06.1942. Slovakia - Croatia 1:2 Friendly 12. Budapest 14.06.1942. Hungary - Croatia 1:1 Friendly 13. Zagreb 06.09.1942. Croatia - Slovakia 6:1 Friendly 14. Bucurest 11.10.1942. Romania - Croatia 2:2 Friendly 15. Stuttgart 01.11.1942. Germany - Croatia 5:1 Friendly 1943 16. Zurich 04.04.1943. Switzerland - Croatia 1:0 Friendly * 17. Zagreb 10.04.1943. Croatia - Slovakia 1:0 Friendly 18. Bratislava 06.06.1943. Slovakia - Croatia 1:3 Friendly 1944 19. Zagreb 09.04.1944. Croatia - Slovakia 7:3 Friendly 1956 20. Zagreb 12.09.1956. Croatia - Indonesia 5:2 Friendly 1990 21. Zagreb 17.10.1990. Croatia - United States of America 2:1 Friendly * 22. Rijeka 22.12.1990. Croatia - Romania 2:0 Friendly * 1991 23. Murska Sobota 19.06.1991. Slovenia - Croatia 0:1 Friendly 1992 24. Melbourne 05.07.1992. Australia - Croatia 1:0 Friendly 25. Adelaide 08.07.1992. Australia - Croatia 3:1 Friendly 26. Sydney 12.07.1992. Australia - Croatia 0:0 Friendly 27. Zagreb 22.10.1992. Croatia - Mexico 3:0 Friendly 1993 28. Zagreb 25.06.1993. Croatia - Ukraine 3:1 Friendly 1994 29. Valencia 23.03.1994. Spain - Croatia 0:2 Friendly 30. Bratislava 20.04.1994. Slovakia - Croatia 4:1 Friendly 31. Gyor 18.05.1994. Hungary - Croatia 2:2 Friendly 32. Zagreb 04.06.1994. Croatia - Argentina 0:0 Friendly 33. Tel-Aviv 17.08.1994. Israel - Croatia 0:4 Friendly 34. Tallinn 04.09.1994. Estonia - Croatia 0:2 ECh (Q) 35. Zagreb 09.10.1994. Croatia - Lithuania 2:0 ECh (Q) 36. Palermo 16.11.1994. Italy - Croatia 1:2 ECh (Q) 1995 37. Zagreb 25.03.1995. Croatia - Ukraine 4:0 ECh (Q) 38. Vilnius 29.03.1995. Lithuania - Croatia 0:0 ECh (Q) 39. Zagreb 26.04.1995. Croatia - Slovenia 2:0 ECh (Q) 40. Kyjiv 12.06.1995. Ukraine - Croatia 1:0 ECh (Q) 41. Zagreb 03.09.1995. Croatia - Estonia 7:1 ECh (Q) 42. Split 09.10.1995. Croatia - Italy 1:1 ECh (Q) 43. Ljubljana 15.11.1995. Slovenia - Croatia 1:2 ECh (Q) 1996 44. Rijeka 28.02.1996. Croatia - Poland 2:1 Friendly 45. Zagreb 13.03.1996. Croatia - South Korea 3:0 Friendly 46. Varazdin 26.03.1996. Croatia - Israel 2:0 Friendly 47. Osijek 10.04.1996. Croatia - Hungary 4:1 Friendly 48. London 24.04.1996. England - Croatia 0:0 Friendly 49. Dublin 02.06.1996. Ireland - Croatia 2:2 Friendly 50. Nottingham (ENG) 11.06.1996. Turkey - Croatia 0:1 ECh 51. Sheffield (ENG) 16.06.1996. Croatia - Denmark 3:0 ECh 52. Nottingham (ENG) 19.06.1996. Portugal - Croatia 3:0 ECh 53. Manchester (ENG) 23.06.1996. Germany - Croatia 2:1 ECh 54. Bologna (ITA) 08.10.1996. Bosnia-Herzegovina - Croatia 1:4 WCh (Q) 55. Zagreb 10.11.1996. Croatia - Greece 1:1 WCh (Q) 56. Casablanca 11.12.1996. Morroco - Croatia 2:2,6:7(p) Tournament 57. Casablanca (MAR) 12.12.1996. Croatia - Czech Republic 1:1,4:1(p) Tournament 1997 58. Split 29.03.1997. Croatia - Denmark 1:1 WCh (Q) 59. Split 02.04.1997. Croatia - Slovenia 3:3 WCh (Q) 60. Thesalonikki 30.04.1997. Greece - Croatia 0:1 WCh (Q) 61. Tokyo 08.06.1997. Japan - Croatia 4:3 Tournament 62. Sendai (JAP) 12.06.1997. Croatia - Turkey 1:1 Tournament 63. Zagreb 06.09.1997. Croatia - Bosnia-Herzegovina 3:2 WCh (Q) 64. Kobenhavn 10.09.1997. Denmark - Croatia 3:1 WCh (Q) 65. Ljubljana 11.10.1997. Slovenia - Croatia 1:3 WCh (Q) 66. Zagreb 29.10.1997. Croatia - Ukraine 2:0 WCh (Q) 67. Kyjiv 15.11.1997. Ukraine - Croatia 1:1 WCh (Q) 1998 68. Osijek 22.04.1998. Croatia - Poland 4:1 Friendly 69. Pula 27.05.1998. Croatia - Slovakia 1:2 Friendly 70. Rijeka 03.06.1998. Croatia - Iran 2:0 Friendly 71. Zagreb 06.06.1998. Croatia - Australia 7:0 Friendly 72. Lens (FRA) 14.06.1998. Jamaica - Croatia 1:3 WCh 73. Nantes (FRA) 20.06.1998. Japan - Croatia 0:1 WCh 74. Bordeaux (FRA) 26.06.1998. Argentina - Croatia 1:0 WCh 75. Bordeaux (FRA) 30.06.1998. Romania - Croatia 0:1 WCh 76. Lyon (FRA) 04.07.1998. Germany - Croatia 0:3 WCh 77. Saint-Denis 08.07.1998. France - Croatia 2:1 WCh 78. Paris (FRA) 11.07.1998. Netherlands - Croatia 1:2 WCh 79. Dublin 05.09.1998. Ireland - Croatia 2:0 ECh (Q) 80. Valletta 10.10.1998. Malta - Croatia 1:4 ECh (Q) 81. Zagreb 14.10.1998. Croatia - Macedonia 3:2 ECh (Q) 1999 82. Split 10.02.1999. Croatia - Denmark 0:1 Friendly 83. Athina 10.03.1999. Greece - Croatia 3:2 Friendly 84. Zagreb 28.04.1999. Croatia - Italy 0:0 Friendly 85. Sevilla 05.05.1999. Spain - Croatia 3:1 Friendly 86. Skopje 05.06.1999. Macedonia - Croatia 1:1 ECh (Q) 87. Seoul (KOR) 13.06.1999. Croatia - Egipat 2:2 Tournament 88. Seoul (KOR) 16.06.1999. Croatia - Mexico 2:1 Tournament 89. Seoul 19.06.1999. South Korea - Croatia 1:1 Tournament 90. Beograd 18.08.1999. Federal Rep. Yugoslavia - Croatia 0:0 ECh (Q) 91. Zagreb 21.08.1999. Croatia - Malta 2:1 ECh (Q) 92. Zagreb 04.09.1999. Croatia - Ireland 1:0 ECh (Q) 93. Zagreb 09.10.1999. Croatia - Federal Rep. Yugoslavia 2:2 ECh (Q) 94. Saint-Denis 13.11.1999. France - Croatia 3:0 Friendly 2000 95. Split 23.02.2000. Croatia - Spain 0:0 Friendly 96. Zagreb 29.03.2000. Croatia - Germany 1:1 Friendly 97. Wien 26.04.2000. Austria - Croatia 1:2 Friendly 98. Zagreb 28.05.2000. Croatia - France 0:2 Friendly 99. Bratislava 16.08.2000. Slovakia - Croatia 1:1 Friendly 100. Bruxelles 02.09.2000. Belgium - Croatia 0:0 WCh (Q) 101. Zagreb 11.10.2000. Croatia - Scotland 1:1 WCh (Q) 2001 102. Rijeka 28.02.2001. Croatia - Austria 1:0 Friendly 103. Osijek 24.03.2001. Croatia - Latvia 4:1 WCh (Q) 104. Varazdin 25.04.2001. Croatia - Greece 2:2 Friendly 105. Varazdin 02.06.2001. Croatia - San Marino 4:0 WCh (Q) 106. Riga 06.06.2001. Latvia - Croatia 0:1 WCh (Q) 107. Dublin 15.08.2001. Ireland - Croatia 2:2 Friendly 108. Glasgow 01.09.2001. Scotland - Croatia 0:0 WCh (Q) 109. Serravalle 05.09.2001. San Marino - Croatia 0:4 WCh (Q) 110. Zagreb 06.10.2001. Croatia - Belgium 1:0 WCh (Q) 111. Seoul 10.11.2001. South Korea - Croatia 2:0 Friendly 112. Gwangju 13.11.2001. South Korea - Croatia 1:1 Friendly 2002 113. Rijeka 13.02.2002. Croatia - Bulgaria 0:0 Friendly 114. Zagreb 27.03.2002. Croatia - Slovenia 0:0 Friendly 115. Zagreb 17.04.2002. Croatia - Bosnia-Herzegovina 2:0 Friendly 116. Pecs 14.05.2002. Hungary - Croatia 0:2 Friendly 117. Niigata (JAP) 03.06.2002. Croatia - Mexico 0:1 WCh 118. Ibaraki (JAP) 08.06.2002. Italy - Croatia 1:2 WCh 119. Yokohama (JAP) 13.06.2002. Ecuador - Croatia 1:0 WCh 120. Varazdin 21.08.2002. Croatia - Wales 1:1 Friendly 121. Osijek 07.09.2002. Croatia - Estonia 0:0 ECh (Q) 122. Sofija 12.10.2002. Bulgaria - Croatia 2:0 ECh (Q) 123. Timisoara 20.11.2002. Romania - Croatia 0:1 Friendly 2003 124. Sibenik 09.02.2003. Croatia - Macedonia 2:2 Friendly 125. Split 12.02.2003. Croatia - Poland 0:0 Friendly 126. Zagreb 29.03.2003. Croatia - Belgium 4:0 ECh (Q) 127. Varazdin 02.04.2003. Croatia - Andorra 2:0 ECh (Q) 128. Stockholm 30.04.2003. Sweden - Croatia 1:2 Friendly 129. Tallinn 11.06.2003. Estonia - Croatia 0:1 ECh (Q) 130. Ipswich 20.08.2003. England - Croatia 3:1 Friendly 131. Andorra la Vella 06.09.2003. Andorra - Croatia 0:3 ECh (Q) 132. Bruxelles 10.09.2003. Belgium - Croatia 2:1 ECh (Q) 133. Zagreb 11.10.2003. Croatia - Bulgaria 1:0 ECh (Q) 134. Zagreb 15.11.2003. Croatia - Slovenia 1:1 ECh (Q) 135. Ljubljana 19.11.2003. Slovenia - Croatia 0:1 ECh (Q) 2004 136. Split 18.02.2004. Croatia - Germany 1:2 Friendly 137. Zagreb 31.03.2004. Croatia - Turkey 2:2 Friendly 138. Skopje 28.04.2004. Macedonia - Croatia 0:1 Friendly 139. Rijeka 29.05.2004. Croatia - Slovakia 1:0 Friendly 140. Kobenhavn 05.06.2004. Denmark - Croatia 1:2 Friendly 141. Leiria (POR) 13.06.2004. Switzerland - Croatia 0:0 ECh 142. Leiria (POR) 17.06.2004. Croatia - France 2:2 ECh 143. Lisboa (POR) 21.06.2004. Croatia - England 2:4 ECh 144. Varazdin 18.08.2004. Croatia - Israel 1:0 Friendly 145. Zagreb 04.09.2004. Croatia - Hungary 3:0 WCh (Q) 146. Goteborg 08.09.2004. Sweden - Croatia 0:1 WCh (Q) 147. Zagreb 09.10.2004. Croatia - Bulgaria 2:2 WCh (Q) 148. Dublin 16.11.2004. Ireland - Croatia 1:0 Friendly 2005 149. Jerusalem 02.02.2005. Israel Croatia 3:3 Friendly 150. Zagreb 26.03.2005. Croatia Iceland 4:0 WCh (Q) 151. Zagreb 30.03.2005. Croatia Malta 3:0 WCh (Q) 152. Sofia 04.06.2005. Bulgaria Croatia 1:3 WCh (Q) 153. Split 17.08.2005. Croatia Brazil 1:1 Friendly 154. Reykjavik 03.09.2005. Iceland Croatia 1:3 WCh (Q) 155. Valletta 07.09.2005. Malta Croatia 1:1 WCh (Q) 156. Zagreb 08.10.2005. Croatia Sweden 1:0 WCh (Q) 157. Budapest 12.10.2005. Hungary Croatia 0:0 WCh (Q) 158. Coimbra 12.11.2005. Portugal Croatia 2:0 Friendly 2006 159. Hong Kong 29.01.2006. South Korea Croatia 2:0 Friendly 160. Hong Kong 01.02.2006. Hong Kong Croatia 0:4 Friendly 161. Basel 01.03.2006. Croatia Argentina 3:2 Friendly 162. Wien 23.05.2006. Austria Croatia 1:4 Friendly 163. Osijek 28.05.2006. Croatia Iran 2:2 Friendly 164. Wolfsburg 03.06.2006. Poland Croatia 1:0 Friendly 165. Genθve 07.06.2006. Spain Croatia 2:1 Friendly 166. Berlin 13.06.2006. Brazil Croatia 1:0 WCh 167. Nόrnberg 18.06.2006. Croatia Japan 0:0 WCh 168. Stuttgart 22.06.2006. Croatia Australia 2:2 WCh 169. Livorno 16.08.2006. Italy Croatia 0:2 Friendly 170. Moskva 06.09.2006. Russia Croatia 0:0 ECh (Q) 171. Zagreb 07.10.2006. Croatia Andorra 7:0 ECh (Q) 172. Zagreb 11.10.2006. Croatia England 2:0 ECh (Q) 173. Ramat Gan 15.11.2006. Israel Croatia 3:4 ECh (Q) 2007 174. Rijeka 07.02.2007. Croatia Norway 2:1 Friendly 175. Zagreb 24.03.2007. Croatia Macedonia 2:1 ECh (Q) 176. Tallinn 02.06.2007. Estonia Croatia 0:1 ECh (Q) 177. Zagreb 06.06.2007. Croatia Russia 0:0 ECh (Q) 178. Sarajevo 22.08.2007. Bosnia Herzegovina Croatia 3:5 Friendly 179. Zagreb 08.09.2007. Croatia Estonia 2:0 ECh (Q) 180. Andorra La Vella 12.09.2007. Andorra Croatia 0:6 ECh (Q) 181. Zagreb 13.10.2007. Croatia Israel 1:0 ECh (Q) 182. Rijeka 16.10.2007. Croatia Slovakia 3:0 Friendly 183. Skopje 17.11.2007. Macedonia Croatia 2:0 ECh (Q) 184. London 21.11.2007. England Croatia 2:3 ECh (Q) 2008 185. Split 06.02.2008. Croatia Netherlands 0:3 Friendly 186. Glasgow 26.03.2008. Scotland Croatia 1:1 Friendly 187. Rijeka 24.05.2008. Croatia Moldova 1:0 Friendly 188. Budapest 31.05.2008. Hungary Croatia 1:1 Friendly 189. Wien 08.06.2008. Austria Croatia 0:1 ECh 190. Klagenfurt 12.06.2008. Croatia Germany 2:1 ECh 191. Klagenfurt 16.06.2008. Croatia Poland 1:0 ECh 192. Wien 20.06.2008. Turkey Croatia 1:1,3:1(p) ECh 193. Maribor 20.08.2008. Slovenia Croatia 2:3 Friendly 194. Zagreb 06.09.2008. Croatia Kazakhstan 3:0 WCh (Q) 195. Zagreb 10.09.2008. Croatia England 1:4 WCh (Q) 196. Kharkiv 11.10.2008. Ukraine Croatia 0:0 WCh (Q) 197. Zagreb 15.10.2008. Croatia Andorra 4:0 WCh (Q) 2009 198. Bucuresti 11.02.2009. Romania Croatia 1:2 Friendly 199. Andorra La Vella 01.04.2009. Andorra Croatia 0:2 WCh (Q) 200. Zagreb 06.06.2009. Croatia Ukraine 2:2 WCh (Q) 201. Minsk 12.08.2009. Belarus Croatia 1:3 WCh (Q) 202. Zagreb 05.09.2009. Croatia Belarus 1:0 WCh (Q) 203. London 09.09.2009. England Croatia 5:1 WCh (Q) 204. Rijeka 08.10.2009. Croatia Qatar 3:2 Friendly 205. Astana 14.10.2009. Kazakhstan Croatia 1:2 WCh (Q) 206. Vinkovci 14.11.2009. Croatia Liechtenstein 5:0 Friendly 2010 207. Bruxelles 03.03.2010. Belgium Croatia 0:1 Friendly 208. Klagenfurt 19.05.2010. Austria Croatia 0:1 Friendly 209. Osijek 23.05.2010. Croatia Wales 2:0 Friendly 210. Tallinn 26.05.2010. Estonia Croatia 0:0 Friendly 211. Bratislava 11.08.2010. Slovakia Croatia 1:1 Friendly 212. Riga 03.09.2010. Latvia Croatia 0:3 ECh (Q) 213. Zagreb 07.09.2010. Croatia Greece 0:0 ECh (Q) 214. Tel Aviv 09.10.2010. Israel Croatia 1:2 ECh (Q) 215. Zagreb 12.10.2010. Croatia Norway 2:1 Friendly 216. Zagreb 17.11.2010. Croatia Malta 3:0 ECh (Q) 2011 217. Pula 09.02.2011. Croatia Czech Republic 4:2 Friendly 218. Tbilisi 26.03.2011. Georgia Croatia 1:0 ECh (Q) 219. Paris 29.03.2011. France Croatia 0:0 Friendly 220. Split 03.06.2011. Croatia Georgia 2:1 ECh (Q) 221. Dublin 10.08.2011. Ireland Croatia 0:0 Friendly 222. Valletta 02.09.2011. Malta Croatia 1:3 ECh (Q) 223. Zagreb 06.09.2011. Croatia Israel 3:1 ECh (Q) 224. Athina 07.10.2011. Greece Croatia 2:0 ECh (Q) 225. Rijeka 11.10.2011. Croatia Latvia 2:0 ECh (Q) 226. Istanbul 11.11.2011. Turkey Croatia 0:3 ECh (Q) 227. Zagreb 15.11.2011. Croatia Turkey 0:0 ECh (Q) 2012 228. Zagreb 29.02.2012. Croatia Sweden 1:3 Friendly 229. Pula 25.05.2012. Croatia Estonia 3:1 Friendly 230. Oslo 02.06.2012. Norway Croatia 1:1 Friendly 231. Poznan 10.06.2012. Ireland Croatia 1:3 ECh 232. Poznan 14.06.2012. Italy Croatia 1:1 ECh 233. Gdansk 18.06.2012. Spain Croatia 1:0 ECh 234. Split 15.08.2012. Croatia Switzerland 2:4 Friendly 235. Zagreb 07.09.2012. Croatia Macedonia 1:0 WCh (Q) 236. Brussel 11.09.2012. Belgium Croatia 1:1 WCh (Q) 237. Skopje 12.10.2012. Macedonia Croatia 1:2 WCh (Q) 238. Osijek 16.10.2012. Croatia Wales 2:0 WCh (Q) 2013 239. London 06.02.2013. Croatia South Korea 4:0 Friendly 240. Zagreb 22.03.2013. Croatia Serbia 2:0 WCh (Q) 241. Swansea 26.03.2013. Wales Croatia 1:2 WCh (Q) 242. Zagreb 07.06.2013. Croatia Scotland 0:1 WCh (Q) 243. Geneve 10.06.2013. Croatia Portugal 0:1 Friendly 244. Vaduz 14.08.2013. Liechtenstein Croatia 2:3 Friendly 245. Beograd 06.09.2013. Serbia Croatia 1:1 WCh (Q) 246. Jeonju 10.09.2013. South Korea Croatia 1:2 Friendly 247. Zagreb 11.10.2013. Croatia Belgium 1:2 WCh (Q) 248. Glasgow 15.10.2013. Scotland Croatia 2:0 WCh (Q) 249. Reykjavik 15.11.2013. Iceland Croatia 0:0 WCh (Q) 250. Zagreb 19.11.2013. Croatia Iceland 2:0 WCh (Q) 2014 251. St. Gallen 05.03.2014. Switzerland Croatia 2:2 Friendly 252. Osijek 31.05.2014. Croatia Mali 2:1 Friendly 253. Salvador Bahia 06.06.2014. Croatia Australia 1:0 Friendly 254. Sao Paulo 12.06.2014. Brazil Croatia 3:1 WCh 255. Manaus 18.06.2014. Croatia Cameroon 4:0 WCh 256. Recife 23.06.2014. Mexico Croatia 3:1 WCh 257. Pula 04.09.2014. Croatia Cyprus 2:0 Friendly 258. Zagreb 09.09.2014. Croatia Malta 2:0 ECh (Q) 259. Sofia 10.10.2014. Bulgaria Croatia 0:1 ECh (Q) 260. Osijek 13.10.2014. Croatia Azerbaijan 6:0 ECh (Q) 261. London 12.11.2014. Argentina Croatia 2:1 Friendly 262. Milan 16.11.2014. Italy Croatia 1:1 ECh (Q) 2015 263. Zagreb 28.03.2015. Croatia Norway 5:1 ECh (Q) 264. Varazdin 07.06.2015. Croatia Gibraltar 4:0 Friendly 265. Split 12.06.2015. Croatia Italy 1:1 ECh (Q) 266. Baku 03.09.2015. Azerbaijan Croatia 0:0 ECh (Q) 267. Oslo 06.09.2015. Norway Croatia 2:0 ECh (Q) 268. Zagreb 10.10.2015. Croatia Bulgaria 3:0 ECh (Q) 269. Valletta 13.10.2015. Malta Croatia 0:1 ECh (Q) 270. Rostov na Donu 17.11.2015. Russia Croatia 1:3 Friendly 2016 271. Osijek 23.03.2016. Croatia Israel 2:0 Friendly 272. Budapest 26.03.2016 Hungary Croatia 1:1 Friendly 273. Koprivnica 27.05.2016. Croatia Moldova 1:0 Friendly 274. Rijeka 04.06.2016. Croatia San Marino 10:0 Friendly 275. Paris 12.06.2016. Turkey Croatia 0:1 ECh 276. Saint Ιtienne 17.06.2016. Croatia Czech Republic 2:2 ECh 277. Bordeaux 21.06.2016. Croatia Spain 2:1 ECh 278. Lens 25.06.2016. Portugal Croatia 1:0 aet ECh 279. Zagreb 05.09.2016. Croatia Turkey 1:1 WCh (Q) 280. Shkodλr 06.10.2016. Kosovo Croatia 0:6 WCh (Q) 281. Tampere 09.10.2016. Finland Croatia 0:1 WCh (Q) 282. Zagreb 12.11.2016. Croatia Iceland 2:0 WCh (Q) 283. Belfast 15.11.2016. Northern Ireland Croatia 0:3 Friendly 2017 284. Nanning 11.01.2017. Chile Croatia 1:1 Friendly 285. Nanning 14.01.2017. China Croatia 1:1 Frienldy 286. Zagreb 24.03.2017. Croatia Ukraine 1:0 WCh (Q) 287. Tallinn 28.03.2017. Estonia Croatia 3:0 Friendly 288. Los Angeles 27.05.2017. Mexico Croatia 1:2 Friendly 289. Reykjavνk 11.06.2017. Iceland Croatia 1:0 WCh (Q) 290. Zagreb 03.09.2017. Croatia Kosovo 1:0 WCh (Q) 291. Eskisehir 05.09.2017. Turkey Croatia 1:0 WCh (Q) 292. Rijeka 06.10.2017. Croatia Finland 1:1 WCh (Q) 293. Kyjiv 09.10.2017. Ukraine Croatia 0:2 WCh (Q) 294. Zagreb 09.11.2017. Croatia Greece 4:1 WCh (Q) 295. Piraeus 12.11.2017. Greece Croatia 0:0 WCh (Q) 2018 296. Miami 23.03.2018. Peru Croatia 2:0 Friendly 297. Arlington 27.03.2018. Mexico Croatia 0:1 Friendly 298. Liverpool 03.06.2018. Croatia Brazil 0:2 Friendly 299. Osijek 08.06.2018. Croatia Senegal 2:1 Friendly 300. Kaliningrad 16.06.2018. Croatia Nigeria 2:0 WCh 301. Nizhny Novgorod 21.06.2018. Croatia Argentina 3:0 WCh 302. Rostov-na-Donu 26.06.2018. Croatia Iceland 2:1 WCh 303. Nizhny Novgorod 01.07.2018. Croatia Denmark 1:1,3:2(p) WCh 304. Sochi 07.07.2018. Russia Croatia 2:2,3:4(p) WCh 305. Moskva 11.07.2018. Croatia England 2:1 aet WCh 306. Moskva 15.07.2018. France Croatia 4:2 WCh 307. Faro-Loulι 06.09.2018. Portugal Croatia 1:1 Friendly 308. Elche 11.09.2018. Spain Croatia 6:0 NL 309. Rijeka 12.10.2018. Croatia England 0:0 NL 310. Rijeka 15.10.2018. Croatia Jordan 2:1 Friendly 311. Zagreb 15.11.2018. Croatia Spain 3:2 NL 312. London 18.11.2018. England Croatia 2:1 NL 2019 313. Zagreb 21.03.2019. Croatia Azerbaijan 2:1 ECh (Q) 314. Budapest 24.03.2019. Hungary Croatia 2:1 ECh (Q) 315. Osijek 08.06.2019. Croatia Wales 2:1 ECh (Q) 316. Varazdin 11.06.2019. Croatia Tunisia 1:2 Friendly 317. Trnava 06.09.2019. Slovakia Croatia 0:4 ECh (Q) 318. Baku 09.09.2019. Azerbaijan Croatia 1:1 ECh (Q) 319. Split 10.10.2019. Croatia Hungary 3:0 ECh (Q) 320. Cardiff 13.10.2019. Wales Croatia 1:1 ECh (Q) 321. Rijeka 16.11.2019. Croatia Slovakia 3:1 ECh (Q) 322. Pula 19.11.2019. Croatia Georgia 2:1 Friendly 2020 323. Oporto 05.09.2020. Portugal Croatia 4:1 NL 324. Saint-Denis 08.09.2020. France Croatia 4:2 NL 325. St. Gallen 07.10.2020. Switzerland Croatia 1:2 Friendly 326. Zagreb 11.10.2020. Croatia Sweden 2:1 NL 327. Zagreb 14.10.2020. Croatia France 1:2 NL 328. Istanbul 11.11.2020. Turkey Croatia 3:3 Friendly 329. Stockholm 14.11.2020. Sweden Croatia 2:1 NL 330. Split 17.11.2020. Croatia Portugal 2:3 NL 2021 331. Ljubljana 24.03.2021. Slovenia Croatia 1:0 WCh (Q) 332. Rijeka 27.03.2021. Croatia Cyprus 1:0 WCh (Q) 333. Rijeka 30.03.2021. Croatia Malta 3:0 WCh (Q) 334. Velika Gorica 01.06.2021. Croatia Armenia 1:1 Friendly 335. Brussel 06.06.2021. Belgium Croatia 1:0 Friendly 336. London 13.06.2021. England Croatia 1:0 Ech 337. Glasgow 18.06.2021. Croatia Czech Republic 1:1 Ech 338. Glasgow 22.06.2021. Scotland Croatia 1:3 Ech 339. Kobenhavn 28.06.2021. Croatia Spain 3:5 aet Ech 340. Moskva 01.09.2021. Russia Croatia 0:0 WCh (Q) 341. Bratislava 04.09.2021. Slovakia Croatia 0:1 WCh (Q) 342. Split 07.09.2021. Croatia Slovenia 3:0 WCh (Q) 343. Larnaca 08.10.2021. Cyprus Croatia 0:3 WCh (Q) 344. Osijek 11.10.2021. Croatia Slovakia 2:2 WCh (Q) 345. Valletta 11.11.2021. Malta Croatia 1:7 WCh (Q) 346. Split 14.11.2021. Croatia Russia 1:0 WCh (Q) 2022 347. Al Rayyan 26.03.2022. Croatia Slovenia 1:1 Friendly 348. Al Rayyan 29.03.2022. Croatia Bulgaria 2:1 Friendly 349. Osijek 03.06.2022. Croatia Austria 0:3 NL 350. Split 06.06.2022. Croatia France 1:1 NL 351. Kobenhavn 10.06.2022. Denmark Croatia 0:1 NL 352. Saint-Denis 13.06.2022. France Croatia 0:1 NL 353. Zagreb 22.09.2022. Croatia Denmark 2:1 NL 354. Wien 25.09.2022. Austria Croatia 1:3 NL 355. Riyadh 16.11.2022. Saudi Arabia Croatia 0:1 Friendly 356. Al Khor 23.11.2022. Morocco Croatia 0:0 WCh 357. Al Rayyan 27.11.2022. Croatia Canada 4:1 WCh 358. Al Rayyan 01.12.2022. Croatia Belgium 0:0 WCh 359. Al Wakrah 05.12.2022. Croatia Japan 1:1,3:1(p) WCh 360. Al Rayyan 09.12.2022. Croatia Brazil 1:1,4:2(p) WCh 361. Lusail 13.12.2022. Croatia Argentina 0:3 WCh 362. Al Rayyan 17.12.2022. Croatia Morocco 2:1 WCh 2023 363. Split 25.03.2023. Croatia Wales 1:1 ECh (Q) 364. Bursa 28.03.2023. Turkey Croatia 0:2 ECh (Q) 365. Rotterdam 14.06.2023. Netherlands Croatia 2:4 aet NL 366. Rotterdam 18.06.2023. Croatia Spain 0:0,4-5(p) NL 367. Rijeka 08.09.2023. Croatia Latvia 5:0 ECh (Q) 368. Yerevan 11.09.2023. Armenia Croatia 0:1 ECh (Q) 369. Osijek 12.10.2023. Croatia Turkey 0:1 Ech (Q) 370. Cardiff 15.10.2023. Wales Croatia 2:1 Ech (Q) 371. Riga 18.11.2023. Latvia Croatia 0:2 Ech (Q) 372. Zagreb 21.11.2023. Croatia Armenia 1:0 Ech (Q) 2024 373. Cairo 23.03.2024. Tunisia Croatia 0:0,4-5(p) Tournament 374. Cairo 26.03.2024. Egypt Croatia 2:4 Tournament 375. Rijeka 03.06.2024. Croatia North Macedonia 3:0 Friendly 376. Lisboa 08.06.2024. Portugal Croatia 1:2 Friendly 377. Berlin 15.06.2024. Spain Croatia 3:0 Ech 378. Hamburg 19.06.2024. Croatia Albania 2:2 Ech 379. Leipzig 24.06.2024. Croatia Italy 1:1 Ech 380. Lisboa 05.09.2024. Portugal Croatia 2:1 NL 381. Osijek 08.09.2024. Croatia Poland 1:0 NL 382. Zagreb 12.10.2024. Croatia Scotland 2:1 NL 383. Warszawa 15.10.2024. Poland Croatia 3:3 NL * Matches considered official by Croatia but not by opponents All-time table: opponents P W D L GF GA Albania 1 0 1 0 2: 2 Andorra 6 6 0 0 24: 0 Argentina 6 2 1 3 7: 8 Armenia 3 2 1 0 3: 1 Australia 6 2 2 2 11: 6 Austria 7 6 0 1 12: 6 Azerbaijan 4 2 2 0 9: 2 Belarus 2 2 0 0 4: 1 Belgium 9 3 3 3 9: 6 Bosnia-Herzegovina 4 4 0 0 14: 6 Brazil 5 0 2 3 3: 8 Bulgaria 9 6 2 1 18: 6 Cameroon 1 1 0 0 4: 0 Canada 1 1 0 0 4: 1 Chile 1 0 1 0 1: 1 China 1 0 1 0 1: 1 Cyprus 3 3 0 0 6: 0 Czech Republic 4 1 3 0 8: 6 Denmark 8 4 2 2 11: 8 Ecuador 1 0 0 1 0: 1 Egypt 2 1 1 0 6: 4 England 11 3 2 6 13: 22 Estonia 9 6 2 1 16: 5 Finland 2 1 1 0 2: 1 France 10 1 3 6 10: 20 Georgia 3 2 0 1 4: 3 Germany 8 2 1 5 10: 18 Gibraltar 1 1 0 0 4: 0 Greece 8 2 4 2 10: 9 Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 4: 0 Hungary 12 4 6 2 19: 10 Iceland 7 5 1 1 13: 3 Indonesia 1 1 0 0 5: 2 Iran 2 1 1 0 4: 2 Ireland 7 2 3 2 8: 8 Israel 9 8 1 0 22: 8 Italy 10 3 6 1 11: 11 Jamaica 1 1 0 0 3: 1 Japan 4 1 2 1 5: 5 Jordan 1 1 0 0 2: 1 Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 5: 1 Korea, South 7 3 2 2 11: 7 Kosovo 2 2 0 0 7: 0 Latvia 6 6 0 0 17: 1 Liechtenstein 2 2 0 0 8: 2 Lithuania 2 1 1 0 2: 0 Mali 1 1 0 0 2: 1 Malta 10 9 1 0 29: 5 Mexico 6 4 0 2 9: 6 Moldova 2 2 0 0 2: 0 Morocco 3 1 2 0 4: 3 Netherlands 3 2 0 1 6: 6 Nigeria 1 1 0 0 2: 0 (North) Macedonia 9 6 2 1 15: 9 Northern Ireland 1 1 0 0 3: 0 Norway 5 3 1 1 10: 6 Peru 1 0 0 1 0: 2 Poland 7 4 2 1 11: 6 Portugal 9 1 1 7 7: 18 Qatar 1 1 0 0 3: 2 Romania 5 4 1 0 8: 3 Russia 6 2 4 0 6: 3 San Marino 3 3 0 0 18: 0 Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 1: 0 Scotland 7 2 3 2 7: 7 Senegal 1 1 0 0 2: 1 Serbia 2 1 1 0 3: 1 Serbia & Montenegro 2 0 2 0 2: 2 (Federal Rep. Yugoslavia) Slovakia 17 11 4 2 43: 20 Slovenia 12 7 4 1 20: 10 Spain 11 3 2 6 12: 23 Sweden 6 4 0 2 8: 7 Switzerland 7 3 2 2 11: 8 Tunisia 2 0 1 1 1: 2 Turkey 12 4 6 2 15: 10 Ukraine 9 5 3 1 15: 5 United States of America 1 1 0 0 2: 1 Wales 8 4 3 1 12: 7 ------------------------------------------------- total: 383 200 103 80 661:388
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