Croatia national football team
men's national association football team representing Croatia
Croatia national football team is the national football team of Croatia. The team reached the final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but lost to France 4–2.[3]
| Nickname(s) | Vatreni (The Blazers) Kockasti (The Chequered Ones) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Hrvatski nogometni savez (HNS) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Zlatko Dalić | ||
| Captain | Luka Modrić | ||
| Most caps | Darijo Srna (134) | ||
| Top scorer | Davor Šuker (45) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | CRO | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 7  5 (22 December 2022)[1] | ||
| Highest | 3 (January 1999) | ||
| Lowest | 125 (March 1994) | ||
| First international | |||
 Croatia 4–0 Switzerland  (Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia; 2 April 1940) as modern Croatia  Croatia 2–1 United States  (Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia; 17 October 1990) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Croatia 10–0 San Marino  (Rijeka, Croatia; 4 June 2016) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Spain 6–0 Croatia (Elche, Spain; 11 September 2018) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1998) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2018) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1996) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (1996, 2008) | ||
Medal record | |||
Most appearances
change- As of 11 July 2018[4]
| # | Name | Croatia career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darijo Srna | 2002–2016 | 134 | 22 |
| 2 | Stipe Pletikosa | 1999–2014 | 114 | 0 |
| 3 | Luka Modrić | 2006– | 112 | 14 |
| 4 | Josip Šimunić | 2001–2013 | 105 | 3 |
| 5 | Ivica Olić | 2002–2015 | 104 | 20 |
| 6 | Vedran Ćorluka | 2006– | 103 | 4 |
| 7 | Dario Šimić | 1996–2008 | 100 | 3 |
| 8 | Ivan Rakitić | 2007– | 98 | 15 |
| 9 | Mario Mandžukić | 2007– | 88 | 32 |
| 10 | Robert Kovač | 1999–2009 | 84 | 0 |
Top scorers
change- As of 11 July 2018[4]
| # | Name | Croatia career | Goals | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davor Šuker | 1991–2002 | 45 | 69 |
| 2 | Mario Mandžukić | 2007– | 32 | 88 |
| 3 | Eduardo da Silva | 2004–2014 | 29 | 64 |
| 4 | Darijo Srna | 2002–2016 | 22 | 134 |
| 5 | Ivica Olić | 2002–2015 | 20 | 104 |
| Ivan Perišić | 2011– | 72 | ||
| 7 | Niko Kranjčar | 2004–2013 | 16 | 81 |
| 8 | Goran Vlaović | 1992–2002 | 15 | 52 |
| Nikola Kalinić | 2007– | 42 | ||
| Ivan Rakitić | 2007– | 98 |
References
change- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ↑ "World Cup 2018 Final: France vs. Croatia Live Updates". New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "A team". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
