NICKNAME: Vatreni / The Blazers
MANAGER: Zlatko Dalić
MOST CAPPED PLAYER: Luka Modrić- 155 caps from 2006
TOP SCORER: Davor Šuker- 45 goals from 1990 to 2002
HOST NATION: -
WORLD CUP RECORD: From 1930 to 1990 Croatia was part of Yugoslavia. This will be the 6th WC for Croatia since their independence.
BEST RESULT: Small nation like Croatia played in two semi-finals. 1998 and 2018. Their best result is a second place from 2018. Croatia started with a 2-0 win against Nigeria. Next match was a great 3-0 win over two times WC winner Argentina. Last one was a minimal win over tournament debutants Iceland. 9 points for Croatia. First two knock-out stages matches were decided after penalties. Denmark and hosts Russia were beaten by Croatia. England was their opponent in the semi-final. Three Lions took an early lead. Croatia equalized in the second half. Mandžukić scored an extra time winner. France was the other semi-final winner. They won both halves with the same result 2-1. So 4-2 was the final score. Croatia made their best WC result having won third place 20 years before, in 1998.
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