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Croatia (2026)

Hrvatska

Matches: 11; 11 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 5-0-6; 5 W · 0 D · 6 L
Goals: 14; 26 against
Goal difference: -12

General Information

Hrvatski Nogometni Savez

Founded: 1912
FIFA entry: 1992
Average height in 2026: 1.85 m
Average age in 2026: 28.1 years
Confederation: United European Football Association (UEFA)
Continent: Europe
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2026

Zlatko Dalić(Coach)

Date of birth: 26 October 1966
Place of birth: Livno, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Matches: 8 (4 official · 4 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza

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Slaven Bilić(Coach)

Date of birth: 11 September 1968
Place of birth: Split, Croatia
Height: 1.89 m
Matches: 3 (3 official · 0 friendlies)

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Players of Croatia in 2026

29 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers1
Dominik Livaković	9 January 1995	Goalkeeper	FC Barcelona	11	0	0
Defenders8
Josip Stanišić	2 April 2000	Right Back	Bayern München	9	1	0
Joško Gvardiol	23 January 2002	Centre Back	Manchester City	7	2	0
Josip Šutalo	28 February 2000	Centre Back	Lazio Roma	7	2	0
Marin Pongračić	11 September 1997	Centre Back	AC Fiorentina	6	2	0
Luka Vušković	24 February 2007	Centre Back	Brighton & Hove Albion	6	1	1
Martin Erlić	24 January 1998	Centre Back	FC Midtjylland	2	0	0
Ivan Smolčić	17 August 2000	Right Back	Como 1907	1	1	0
Duje Ćaleta-Car	17 September 1996	Centre Back	US Sassuolo	1	0	0
Midfielders13
Ivan Perišić	2 February 1989	Left Midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	11	0	1
Luka Modrić	9 September 1985	Centre Midfielder	AC Milan	9	2	2
Petar Sučić	25 October 2003	Defensive Midfielder	Inter Milano	9	2	1
Mateo Kovačić	6 May 1994	Defensive Midfielder	Manchester City	8	1	0
Martin Baturina	16 February 2003	Attacking Midfielder	Como 1907	7	2	1
Nikola Vlašić	4 October 1997	Attacking Midfielder	Torino FC	3	5	1
Mario Pašalić	9 February 1995	Centre Midfielder	Atalanta Bergamo	2	9	1
Luka Sučić	8 September 2002	Centre Midfielder	Real Sociedad San Sebastian	1	4	0
Nikola Moro	12 March 1998	Defensive Midfielder	Bologna FC	1	2	0
Josip Mišić	28 June 1994	Attacking Midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	1	1	0
Kristijan Jakić	14 May 1997	Defensive Midfielder	PAOK Thessalonikis	0	3	0
Toni Fruk	9 March 2001	Attacking Midfielder	HNK Rijeka	0	2	0
Lovro Majer	17 January 1998	Attacking Midfielder	AEK Athinon	0	1	1
Forwards7
Marco Pašalić	14 September 2000	Right Winger	Orlando City	4	5	1
Ante Budimir	22 July 1991	Centre Forward	Osasuna Pamplona	4	4	1
Petar Musa	4 March 1998	Centre Forward	FC Dallas	4	2	1
Igor Matanović	31 March 2003	Centre Forward	SC Freiburg	2	5	1
Andrej Kramarić	19 June 1991	Centre Forward	TSG Hoffenheim	2	5	0
Franjo Ivanović	1 October 2003	Centre Forward	RC Lens	2	1	0
Dion Beljo	1 March 2002	Centre Forward	Dinamo Zagreb	1	0	1

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Croatia in 2026

11 matches

3 Oct 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 3 · Stadion HNK RijekaHvs.EnglandMatch report: Croatia vs. England 0–7Defeat
29 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 3 · Estadio Ramón Sánchez-PizjuánAvs.SpainMatch report: Spain vs. Croatia 4–1Defeat
26 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 3 · Fortuna ArenaAvs.CzechiaMatch report: Czechia vs. Croatia 1–2Win
2 Jul 2026World Cup 2026 · Round of 32 · BMO FieldAvs.PortugalMatch report: Portugal vs. Croatia 2–1Defeat
27 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group L · Lincoln Financial FieldHvs.GhanaMatch report: Croatia vs. Ghana 2–1Win
23 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group L · BMO FieldAvs.PanamaMatch report: Panama vs. Croatia 0–1Win
17 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group L · AT&T StadiumAvs.EnglandMatch report: England vs. Croatia 4–2Defeat
7 Jun 2026Friendly · Stadion VarteksHvs.SloveniaMatch report: Croatia vs. Slovenia 2–1Win
2 Jun 2026Friendly · Stadion HNK RijekaHvs.BelgiumMatch report: Croatia vs. Belgium 0–2Defeat
31 Mar 2026Friendly · Camping World StadiumAvs.BrazilMatch report: Brazil vs. Croatia 3–1Defeat
26 Mar 2026Friendly · Camping World StadiumAvs.ColombiaMatch report: Colombia vs. Croatia 1–2Win

Match Progress for Croatia

5 W · 0 D · 6 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Croatia

82 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Slovenia	13	8	4	1	22
England	13	3	2	8	15
Turkey	12	4	5	3	15
Spain	12	3	1	8	13
France	12	2	3	7	12
Slovakia	11	6	3	2	25
Portugal	11	1	2	8	9
Malta	10	9	1	0	29
Belgium	10	3	3	4	9
Israel	9	8	1	0	22
Estonia	9	6	2	1	16
North Macedonia	9	6	2	1	15
Ukraine	9	5	3	1	15
Hungary	9	4	4	1	17
Italy	9	3	6	0	11
Bulgaria	8	5	2	1	12
Denmark	8	5	1	2	11
Wales	8	4	3	1	12
Greece	8	2	4	2	10
Scotland	8	2	3	3	7
Austria	7	6	0	1	12
Iceland	7	5	1	1	13
Czechia	7	4	3	0	15
Poland	7	4	2	1	11
South Korea	7	3	2	2	11
Ireland	7	2	3	2	8
Andorra	6	6	0	0	24
Latvia	6	6	0	0	17
Mexico	6	4	0	2	9
Sweden	6	4	0	2	8
Russia	6	3	3	0	6
Australia	6	2	2	2	11
Argentina	6	2	1	3	7
Brazil	6	1	1	4	4
Norway	5	3	1	1	10
Germany	5	2	1	2	8
Bosnia & Herzegovina	4	4	0	0	14
Romania	4	4	0	0	6
Azerbaijan	4	2	2	0	9
Japan	4	2	1	1	5
Switzerland	4	1	2	1	6
San Marino	3	3	0	0	18
Gibraltar	3	3	0	0	14
Cyprus	3	3	0	0	6
Morocco	3	2	1	0	4
Armenia	3	2	1	0	3
Netherlands	3	2	0	1	6
Georgia	3	2	0	1	4
Liechtenstein	2	2	0	0	8
Kosovo	2	2	0	0	7
Montenegro	2	2	0	0	7
Kazakhstan	2	2	0	0	5
Belarus	2	2	0	0	4
Faroe Islands	2	2	0	0	4
Moldova	2	2	0	0	2
Egypt	2	1	1	0	6
Iran	2	1	1	0	4
Serbia	2	1	1	0	3
Finland	2	1	1	0	2
Lithuania	2	1	1	0	2
Tunisia	2	1	0	1	1
Yugoslavia	2	0	2	0	2
Cameroon	1	1	0	0	4
Canada	1	1	0	0	4
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	4
Jamaica	1	1	0	0	3
Northern Ireland	1	1	0	0	3
Qatar	1	1	0	0	3
Colombia	1	1	0	0	2
Ghana	1	1	0	0	2
Jordan	1	1	0	0	2
Mali	1	1	0	0	2
Nigeria	1	1	0	0	2
Senegal	1	1	0	0	2
USA	1	1	0	0	2
Panama	1	1	0	0	1
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	1
Albania	1	0	1	0	2
Chile	1	0	1	0	1
China	1	0	1	0	1
Ecuador	1	0	0	1	0
Peru	1	0	0	1	0
Total	387	211	92	84	664

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Croatia

Games Total: 114
Goals: 218
Goals Against: 103
Games W/D/L: 69/25/20
Avg. Goals / Match: 1.91
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 0.90

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 17; Ivan Perišić
Most Matches: 65; Luka Modrić
Most Yellow Cards: 11; Josip Šimunić
Most Red Cards: 1; Josip Šimunić

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Croatia

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Modrić, Luka	Centre Midfielder	2006–2026	203	179	24	30	31	12	0	0
2	Perišić, Ivan	Left Midfielder	2011–2026	160	133	27	39	38	21	0	1
3	Srna, Darijo	Right Back	2002–2016	132	121	11	22	28	29	1	0
4	Kovačić, Mateo	Defensive Midfielder	2013–2026	119	89	30	4	9	18	0	0
5	Kramarić, Andrej	Centre Forward	2014–2026	118	74	44	35	12	3	0	0
6	Pletikosa, Stipe	Goalkeeper	1999–2014	113	108	5	0	0	1	0	0
7	Vida, Domagoj	Centre Back	2010–2024	105	91	14	4	2	19	0	0
8	Rakitić, Ivan	Centre Midfielder	2007–2019	104	89	15	14	17	9	0	0
9	Šimunić, Josip	Centre Back	2001–2013	103	100	3	3	2	18	2	1
10	Olić, Ivica	Centre Forward	2002–2015	102	64	38	20	6	9	0	0
11	Ćorluka, Vedran	Centre Back	2006–2018	101	96	5	4	4	14	2	0
12	Šimić, Dario	Centre Back	1996–2008	100	86	14	3	0	9	1	0
13	Brozović, Marcelo	Attacking Midfielder	2014–2024	98	84	14	7	7	24	0	0
14	Pašalić, Mario	Centre Midfielder	2014–2026	91	40	51	12	7	4	0	0
15	Mandžukić, Mario	Centre Forward	2007–2018	87	72	15	32	8	11	0	1
16	Kovač, Niko	Defensive Midfielder	1996–2008	83	75	8	14	3	16	0	0
17	Kovač, Robert	Centre Back	1999–2009	83	82	1	0	0	21	0	1
18	Livaković, Dominik	Goalkeeper	2017–2026	82	82	0	0	1	4	0	1
19	Jarni, Robert	Left Midfielder	1990–2002	80	79	1	1	3	9	0	0
20	Kranjčar, Niko	Attacking Midfielder	2004–2013	79	68	11	13	7	6	0	0
21	Lovren, Dejan	Centre Back	2009–2022	77	70	7	5	1	18	0	0
22	Šuker, Davor	Centre Forward	1990–2002	68	62	6	45	1	12	0	0
23	Vlašić, Nikola	Attacking Midfielder	2017–2026	68	30	38	11	3	3	0	0
24	da Silva, Eduardo	Centre Forward	2004–2014	62	43	19	29	3	7	0	0
25	Soldo, Zvonimir	Defensive Midfielder	1994–2002	61	52	9	3	0	13	0	0
26	Asanović, Aljoša	Attacking Midfielder	1990–2000	61	58	3	2	4	12	0	1
27	Leko, Jerko	Defensive Midfielder	2002–2009	59	19	40	1	0	17	0	0
28	Ladić, Dražen	Goalkeeper	1990–2000	57	56	1	0	0	0	0	1
29	Pranjić, Danijel	Left Back	2004–2015	56	43	13	1	10	1	0	0
30	Gvardiol, Joško	Centre Back	2021–2026	55	51	4	4	1	4	0	0
31	Tudor, Igor	Centre Back	1997–2006	55	42	13	3	0	15	1	0
32	Badelj, Milan	Defensive Midfielder	2010–2021	54	39	15	2	4	5	0	0
33	Vukojević, Ognjen	Defensive Midfielder	2007–2014	53	34	19	4	1	16	0	0
34	Vlaović, Goran	Centre Forward	1992–2002	52	31	21	15	0	3	0	0
35	Štimac, Igor	Centre Back	1990–2002	52	51	1	2	2	9	1	1
36	Vrsaljko, Šime	Right Back	2011–2022	51	40	11	0	7	10	0	0
37	Boban, Zvonimir	Attacking Midfielder	1990–1999	50	49	1	12	2	10	0	0
38	Prosinečki, Robert	Centre Midfielder	1994–2002	49	46	3	10	0	8	0	1
39	Stanić, Mario	Right Winger	1995–2003	49	41	8	7	3	12	1	0
40	Rapaić, Milan	Left Midfielder	1994–2007	49	33	16	5	1	2	0	0
41	Babić, Marko	Left Midfielder	2002–2008	49	32	17	3	0	4	0	0
42	Tomas, Stjepan	Centre Back	1998–2006	49	41	8	1	1	8	0	0
43	Strinić, Ivan	Left Back	2010–2018	49	45	4	0	3	5	0	0
44	Petrić, Mladen	Centre Forward	2001–2013	44	24	20	13	1	2	0	0
45	Bilić, Slaven	Centre Back	1992–1999	44	44	0	3	0	6	0	0
46	Budimir, Ante	Centre Forward	2020–2026	43	22	21	7	6	7	0	0
47	Subašić, Danijel	Goalkeeper	2009–2018	43	43	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	Petković, Bruno	Centre Forward	2019–2024	42	20	22	11	4	5	0	0
49	Kalinić, Nikola	Centre Forward	2008–2018	41	17	24	15	3	3	0	0
50	Klasnić, Ivan	Centre Forward	2004–2011	41	30	11	12	4	0	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of Croatia

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Srna, Darijo	Mandžukić, Mario	2008–2016	8	25
2	Srna, Darijo	da Silva, Eduardo	2007–2013	6	21
3	Perišić, Ivan	Mandžukić, Mario	2012–2018	6	19
4	Rakitić, Ivan	Perišić, Ivan	2014–2015	5	13
5	Perišić, Ivan	Kramarić, Andrej	2016–2022	5	14
6	Perišić, Ivan	Kalinić, Nikola	2012–2016	4	27
7	Modrić, Luka	Perišić, Ivan	2015–2021	4	10
8	Modrić, Luka	Kramarić, Andrej	2017–2025	4	11
9	Asanović, Aljoša	Šuker, Davor	1998	3	7
10	Rakitić, Ivan	Olić, Ivica	2008–2014	3	15

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 334 of 634 goals.