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Luka Modrić became Croatia's record World Cup player when he captained his team in the final of the 2018 tournament. In 1998, Davor Šuker became the oldest Golden Boot winner ever at age 30 and went on to become the president of the Croatian Football Federation in 2012. The Croatia national football team in Russia 2018
He was also the top scorer at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Former Croatia captain, Darijo Srna (134 caps, 22 goals) is the third most-capped player. Former Croatia manager Niko Kovač (83 caps, 14 goals) is the 16th most-capped player. Stipe Pletikosa is the most-capped goalkeeper with 114 appearances
In the following three World Cup groups they were eliminated after finishing third in all of them, before finally advancing further than the group stage at the 2018 World Cup. [4] On 11 July 2018, Croatia won their semi-final match against England, advancing the national team to their first FIFA World Cup final wherein they secured second place ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 February 2025. Croatian footballer (born 1985) Luka Modrić Modrić in 2021 Personal information Full name Luka Modrić Date of birth (1985-09-09) 9 September 1985 (age 39) Place of birth Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Position(s) Midfielder Team information Current team ...
Croatia finished as runner-up in the group and entered the second-round play-offs where the team beat Greece and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Croatia national team was led by manager Ante Čačić until 7 October 2017 when he was, due to a series of bad results, replaced by Zlatko Dalić. [1] Standings
Croatia is the second-smallest country by population (after Uruguay) and land mass (after the Netherlands) to reach a World Cup final. At the World Cup, Croatia hold records for most penalty shoot-out played (4) and won (4) and most penalties saved in a shoot-out (3), among other team records.
Croatia started off its 2018 World Cup run about as well as could have been hoped, but has since run into a sticky situation. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
A list of current and former players who have played for the senior Croatia national football team after its independence from Yugoslavia, as well as those who represented the Independent State of Croatia in the 1940s (but not players who have only been capped at Olympic, Under-21 or other junior levels).