Naţionala Croaţiei a disputat doar partide amicale, în perioada în care aparţinea de Iugoslavia, şi primul meci oficial l-a jucat în 1992, an în care a devenit ţară independentă. Cel mai bun rezultat a fost locul 3 la Campionatul Mondial din Franţa, în 1998, chiar turneul de debut la Mondial (1-0 cu România, în ”optimi”, gol Suker, din penalty).
Poreclă: Vatreni (”Carouaţii”)
Căpitan: Darijo Srna
Cele mai multe selecţii: Dario Srna (108 meciuri)
Golgheter: Davor Suker (45 goluri)
Cea mai bună poziţie FIFA: 3 (ianuarie 1999)
Cea mai slabă poziţie FIFA: 125 (martie 1993)
Primul meci internaţional: Croaţia – Elveţia 4-0 (Zagreb, Iugoslavia, 2 aprilie 1940)
Cea mai mare victorie: Croaţia – Australia 7-0 (Zagreb, Croaţia, 6 iunie 1998), Croaţia – Andorra 7-0 (Zagreb, Croaţia, 7 octombrie 2006), Croaţia – Australia 7-0 (6 iunie 1998)
Cea mai mare înfrângere: Germania – Croaţia 5-1 (Viena, Germania, 15 iunie 1941), Anglia – Croaţia 5-1 (Londra, Anglia, 9 septembrie 2009)
Campionatul Mondial
Prezenţe: 3 (prima în 1998)
Cel mai bun rezultat: locul 3 (CM 1998)
Campionatul European
Prezenţe: 4 (prima în 1996)
Cel mai bun rezultat: sferturi de finală: (CE 1996, 2008)
Vedete: Pletikosa (Rostov), Srna (Şahtior Doneţk), Rakitici (Seviila), Modrici (Real Madrid), Olici (Wolfsburg), Eduardo (Şahtior Doneţk), Mandzukici (Bayern)
Tineri care ar putea impresiona: Lovren (24 de ani), Kovacici (20 de ani), Rebici (20 de ani)
Croaţia (LOT FINAL)
Selecţioner: Niko Kovaci
Portari:
1. Stipe Pletikosa (FK Rostov, 35 de ani) 110 meciuri/ o goluri
12. Danijel Subasici (AS Monaco, 29 de ani), 6
23. Oliver Zelenika (Lokomotiva Zagreb, 21 de ani); debutantFundaşi:
5. Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscova, 28 de ani) 72/ 4,
6. Dejan Lovren (Southampton, 24 de ani) 23/ 2,
3. Danijel Pranjici (Panathinaikos, 32 de ani) 48/ 0,
13. Gordon Schildenfeld (Panathinaikos, 29 de ani) 21/ 0,
11. Darijo Srna (Şahtior Doneţk, 32 de ani) 112/ 21,
21. Domagoj Vida (Dinamo Kiev, 25 de ani) 23/ 1,
15. Sime Vrsaljko (Genoa, 22 de ani) 6/ 0.Mijlocaşi:
14. Marcelo Brozovici (Dinamo Zagreb, 21 de ani) debutant,
Mateo Kovacici (Inter Milano, 20 de ani) 9/ 0,
16. Ivan Mocinici (NK Rijeka, 21 de ani) debutant,
10. Luka Modrici (Real Madrid, 28 de ani) 74/ 8,
7. Ivan Rakitici (FC Sevilla, 26 de ani) 61/ 9,
19. Jorge Sammir Cruz Campos (Getafe, 27 de ani) 5/ 0,
8. Ognjen Vukojevici (Dinamo Kiev, 30 de ani) 55/ 4.Atacanţi:
22. Eduardo Alves da Silva (Şahtior Doneţk, 31 de ani) 63/ 29,
9. Nikica Jelavici (Hull City, 28 de ani) 33/ 5,
17. Mario Mandzukici (Bayern Munchen, 28 de ani) 49/ 13,
18. Ivica Olici (VfL Wolfsburg, 34 de ani) 91/ 18,
4. Ivan Perisici (VfL Wolfsburg, 25 de ani) 28/ 3,
2. Ante Rebici (AC Fiorentina, 20 de ani) 4/ 1.
LUPTĂ. Antrenorul Niko Kovaci e sincer:”Noi, Mexic și Camerun vom strânge fărâmiturile, ne vom lupta doar pentru locul doi.
„>rem să fim surpriza”.
„>ABSENȚĂ.Croația a venit în Brazilia fără Josip Simunici, fundașul lui Dinamo Zagreb, suspendat după triumful asupra Islandei, dîn playoff-ul de calificare. Atunci, stoperul a făcut un salut pro-nazist pe teren și a fost suspendat 10 meciuri” A ratat șansa de a participa la a treia sa Cupă Mondială.
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