Croatia national under-21 football team

Croatia U21
Nickname(s)	Mladi Vatreni (The Young Blazers)
Association	Croatian Football Federation (HNS)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Ivica Olić
Captain	Bartol Franjić
Most caps	Luka Ivanušec (28)
Top scorer	Tomislav Bušić (13)
FIFA code	CRO
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Croatia 6–1 Hungary (Zagreb, Croatia, 14 October 1992)
Biggest win
	Croatia 10–0 San Marino (Zagreb, Croatia, 8 October 2020)
Biggest defeat
	Spain 6–0 Croatia (Alicante, Spain, 10 September 2012)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	5 (first in 2000)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2021)
Website	hns-cff.hr

The Croatia national under-21 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players 21 or under. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Mladi vatreni ('Young Blazers'). So far, the Mladi vatreni qualified for five UEFA European Under-21 Championships, namely in 2000, 2004, 2019, 2021 and 2023. Croatia was unable to pass the group stage until the 2021 Euro when it was eliminated in the quarter-finals, its greatest accomplishment in the European competition so far.

Recent results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2023

23 March 2023 (2023-03-23) Friendly	Croatia	0–0	Israel	Varaždin, Croatia
18:00 (UTC+02:00)		Report	Blorian 82'	Stadium: Stadion Varteks Referee: Toni Dadić (Croatia)

28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) Friendly	England	1–2	Croatia	London, England
19:45 (UTC+01:00)	Lewis 33' Gibbs-White 87' (pen.) Johnson 90+5'		Baturina 34' Beljo 53' (pen.) Pršir 83'	Stadium: Craven Cottage

21 June 2023 (2023-06-21) 2023 Euro Gr B	Ukraine	2–0	Croatia	Bucharest, Romania
19:00	Kashchuk 19' Sikan 48'	Report	Kačavenda 16' Stojković 82'	Stadium: Superbet Arena Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE) Assistant referees: Fredrik Klyver (SWE) Assistant referees: Max Robin Wilde (SWE) Fourth official: Andrei Chivulete (ROU)

24 June 2023 (2023-06-24) 2023 Euro Gr B	Spain	1–0	Croatia	Bucharest, Romania
21:45	Ruiz 1'	Report	Frigan 13' Šego 34' Stojković 60'	Stadium: Superbet Arena Referee: Allard Lindhout (NED) Assistant referees: Rogier Honig (NED) Assistant referees: Patrick Inia (NED) Fourth official: João Pinheiro (POR)

27 June 2023 (2023-06-27) 2023 Euro Gr B	Croatia	0–0	Romania	Bucharest, Romania
21:45	Hodža 21' Sigur 34' Franjić 35' Baturina 70' Perković 86'	Report	Popescu 24'	Stadium: Stadionul Steaua Referee: João Pinheiro (POR) Assistant referees: Bruno Jesus (POR) Assistant referees: Luciano Maia (POR) Fourth official: Allard Lindhout (NED)

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G	Faroe Islands	2–4	Croatia	Klaksvík, Faroe Islands
	Nielsen 45' Dahl-Olsen 78', 85'	Report	Šimić 17' Hodža 44' Peković 47' Beljo 75' Sigur 83' Bukvić 88' Ljubičić 90+2'	Stadium: Við Djúpumýrar Referee: Jérémy Muller (LUX) Assistant referees: Claude Ries (LUX) Assistant referees: Rafael Morim (LUX) Fourth official: Cédric Biever (LUX)

13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G	Greece	2–2	Croatia	Tripoli, Greece
16:00	Sourlis 11' 53' Kostis 54' Koutsias 89'	Report	Hodža 23' 32' Katinić 29' Ljubičić 67' 73'	Stadium: Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Tom Owen (WAL) Assistant referees: Johnathon Bryant (WAL) Assistant referees: Ian David Bird (WAL) Fourth official: John Andrew Jones (WAL)

17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G	Croatia	2–0	Belarus	Velika Gorica, Croatia
17:30	Sučić 45+1' (pen.) Baturina 55' Čavlina 82'	Report	Barkovski 41' Rylach 45+5' Baranok 60'	Stadium: Stadion Radnik Referee: Igor Stojchevski (MKD) Assistant referees: Goce Petreski (MKD) Assistant referees: Slagjan Markoski (MKD) Fourth official: Trpchevski Stojancho (MKD)

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16) Friendly	Slovakia	2–2	Croatia	Nitra, Slovakia
	Nebyla 13' Kaprálik 41'	Report	Ljubičić 15' Ivanović 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom Referee: Ferenc Karakó (HUN)

20 November 2023 (2023-11-20) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G	Belarus	0–1	Croatia	Armavir, Armenia^{[note 1]}
11:00	Maskalenchyk 20' Makarenko 45' Kovalevich 90+4'	Report	Hodža 64' Maruić 79' Ljubičić 83'	Stadium: Armavir City Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Peter Kralović (SVK) Assistant referees: Milan Štrbo (SVK) Assistant referees: Matej Zemko (SVK) Fourth official: Peter Ziemba (SVK)

2024

21 March 2024 Euro 2025 qualif Gr G

Andorra

0–3

Croatia

26 March 2024 Euro 2025 qualif Gr G

Portugal

5–1

Croatia

5 September 2024 Euro 2025 qualif Gr G

Croatia

2–1

Faroe Islands

10 September 2024 Euro 2025 qualif Gr G

Croatia

0–2

Portugal

11 October 2024 Euro 2025 qualif Gr G

Croatia

2–0

Andorra

15 October 2024 Euro 2025 qualif Gr G

Croatia

3–2

Greece

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name^[2]
Head coach	Ivica Olić
Assistant coaches	Ante Tomić Renato Pilipović
Goalkeeping coach	Darko Staneković
Fitness coaches	Vedran Naglić Aris Naglić
Analyst	Nikola Buzadžić
Doctors	Mislav Rakić Boban Dangubić Nino Brajković
Physiotherapists	Tomislav Buljan
Technical secretary	Josip Tomaško
Kit men	Milan Vincek Luka Karlo

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.^[3]
Match dates: 15–19 November 2024
Opposition: Georgia
Caps and goals correct as of: 15 October 2024, after the match against Greece

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Nikola Čavlina	(2002-06-02) 2 June 2002 (age 22)	11	0	Osijek
1GK	Franko Kolić	(2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Mura
1GK	Ivan Mandić	(2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Vukovar 1991

2DF	Moris Valinčić	(2002-11-17) 17 November 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Istra 1961}
2DF	Ivan Cvijanović	(2003-10-09) 9 October 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Osijek
2DF	Luka Vušković	(2007-02-24) 24 February 2007 (age 17)	4	1	Westerlo
2DF	Juraj Badelj	(2003-08-24) 24 August 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Universitatea Craiova
2DF	Matía Barzić	(2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Elche
2DF	Novak Tepšić	(2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Varaždin
2DF	Šimun Hrgović	(2004-03-20) 20 March 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Hajduk Split

3MF	Veldin Hodža	(2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 22)	20	3	Rubin Kazan
3MF	Lovro Zvonarek	(2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 (age 19)	8	0	Sturm Graz
3MF	Marko Soldo	(2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 (age 21)	7	0	Osijek
3MF	Luka Stojković	(2003-10-28) 28 October 2003 (age 21)	5	0	Dinamo Zagreb
3MF	Luka Vrbančić	(2005-07-04) 4 July 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Lokomotiva Zagreb
3MF	Marin Šotiček	(2004-09-18) 18 September 2004 (age 20)	7	0	Basel
3MF	Leon Belcar	(2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Varaždin

4FW	Franjo Ivanović	(2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 21)	8	1	Union SG
4FW	Gabriel Vidović	(2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 (age 21)	18	2	Mainz 05
4FW	Ante Crnac	(2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 21)	8	0	Norwich City
4FW	Dion Drena Beljo	(2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21)	14	5	Rapid Vienna
4FW	Matija Frigan	(2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21)	11	2	Westerlo
2DF	Stipe Biuk	(2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 21)	18	2	Hajduk Split

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad in the last 12 months and are still eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Borna Buljan	(2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Hajduk Split	v. Portugal, 10 September 2024


DF	Dominik Prpić	(2004-05-19) 19 May 2004 (age 20)	5	0	Hajduk Split	v. Greece, 15 October 2024
DF	Noa Mikić	(2007-01-27) 27 January 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Dinamo Zagreb	v. Portugal, 10 September 2024


DF	Maro Katinić	(2004-04-13) 13 April 2004 (age 20)	6	0	Sharjah	v. Andorra, 11 October 2024^PRE
DF	Moreno Živković	(2004-05-22) 22 May 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Lokomotiva Zagreb	v. Greece, 15 October 2024
DF	Domagoj Bukvić	(2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 20)	9	1	Osijek	v. Georgia, 15 November 2024^PRE
DF	Luka Škaričić	(2002-01-28) 28 January 2002 (age 22)	2	1	Varaždin	v. Georgia, 15 November 2024^PRE
DF	Luka Hodak	(2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Hajduk Split	v. Andorra, 11 October 2024^PRE

DF	Marin Prekodravac	(2005-03-03) 3 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Šibenik	v. Georgia, 15 November 2024^PRE
MF	Mateo Lisica	(2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Istra 1961	v. Georgia, 15 November 2024^PRE
MF	Šimun Mikolčić	(2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Osijek	v. Georgia, 15 November 2024^PRE
MF	Antonio Baždarić	(2006-01-08) 8 January 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Lokomotiva	v. Andorra, 11 October 2024^PRE
MF	Luka Kapulica	(2005-01-18) 18 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Gorica	v. Andorra, 11 October 2024^PRE
MF	Marko Capan	(2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Hajduk Split	v. Portugal, 10 September 2024
MF	Branko Pavić	(2006-11-07) 7 November 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Dinamo Zagreb	v. Greece, 15 October 2024
MF	Lukas Kačavenda	(2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 21)	16	2	Dinamo Zagreb	v. Greece, 15 October 2024

FW	Marin Ljubičić	(2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 22)	17	8	LASK	v. Georgia, 15 November 2024 ^INJ
FW	Anton Matković	(2006-02-19) 19 February 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Osijek	v. Andorra, 11 October 2024 ^INJ
^INJ = Injured or ill. ^WD = Withdrew. ^SUS = Suspended from participating. ^RET = Retired after latest call-up. ^SEN = Joined the Croatia senior team instead. ^PRE = Preliminary squad.

Competitive record

Champions
Runners-up
Third place
Fourth place
  Tournament played fully or partially on home soil

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record										Qualifications record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Manager
1978	Part of Yugoslavia
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992	Not a UEFA member
1994	Not a UEFA member during qualifiers
1996	Did not qualify									4/6	10	5	2	3	13	12	Martin Novoselac
1998	Did not qualify									3/5	8	4	0	4	13	9	Ivo Šušak
2000	Group stage	7/8	3	0	1	2	4	6	Squad	1/5	10	7	2	1	28	9	Ivo Šušak
2002	Did not qualify									2/4^OFF	8	3	4	1	10	7	Martin Novoselac
2004	Group stage	7/8	3	0	1	2	3	5	Squad	1/4	8	4	2	2	11	5	Martin Novoselac
2006	Did not qualify									1/6^OFF	12	8	1	3	16	11	Slaven Bilić
2007										3/3	2	0	0	2	2	4	Dražen Ladić
2009										2/6	10	7	1	2	20	12	Dražen Ladić
2011										1/5^OFF	10	5	2	3	18	15	Dražen Ladić
2013										4/5	8	2	1	5	7	16	Ivo Šušak
2015										1/5^OFF	10	6	1	3	22	9	Niko Kovač / Nenad Gračan
2017										3/6	10	6	2	2	24	11	Nenad Gračan
2019	Group stage	10/12	3	0	1	2	4	8	Squad	1/6	10	8	1	1	31	5	Nenad Gračan
2021	Quarter-finals	7/16	4	1	0	3	5	7	Squad 1 / Squad 2	2/6	10	6	2	2	37	7	Nenad Gračan/Igor Bišćan
2023	Group stage	14/16	3	0	1	2	0	3	Squad	1/6	8	6	1	1	19	7	Igor Bišćan/Dragan Skočić
2025	To be determined									3/6	4	3	1	0	9	4	Dragan Skočić/Ivica Olić
Total	Quarter-finals	5/24	16	1	4	11	16	29			137	79	23	35	276	141

Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 20 November 2023 after the match against Belarus.

Matches
First match	Croatia 1–2 Netherlands (Trnava, Slovakia; 27 May 2000)
Biggest win	Croatia 3–2 Switzerland (Koper, Slovenia; 28 March 2021)
Biggest defeat	Romania 4–1 Croatia (Serravalle, San Marino; 18 June 2019)

Notes

^OFF = Lost in play-offs.

Statistics

Managers

The following table provides a summary of the complete record of each manager including their results regarding European Under-21 Championship.

Key: Pld–games played, W–games won, D–games drawn; L–games lost, %–win percentage

Manager	Tenure	Pld	W	D	L	Win %	Tournaments
Martin Novoselac	1994–1996 2000–2004	54	19	20	15	035.2	1996 European Championship – Failed to qualify 2002 European Championship – Failed to qualify 2004 European Championship – Group stage
Ivo Šušak	1997–2000 2011–2013	38	18	6	14	047.4	1998 European Championship – Failed to qualify 2000 European Championship – Group stage 2013 European Championship – Failed to qualify
Slaven Bilić	2004–2006	20	11	3	6	055.0	2006 European Championship – Play-offs
Aljoša Asanović (c)	2005	1	0	0	1	000.0	2006 European Championship – Failed to qualify^[4]
Ivica Grnja (c)	2005	1	0	0	1	000.0	2006 European Championship – Failed to qualify^[5]
Marijan Brnčić (c)^[6]	2005	1	0	1	0	000.0	—
Dražen Ladić	2006–2011	32	20	6	6	062.50	2007 European Championship – Failed to qualify 2009 European Championship – Failed to qualify 2011 European Championship – Failed to qualify
Niko Kovač	2013	7	5	0	2	071.4	—
Nenad Gračan	2013–2019	41	21	9	11	051.2	2015 European Championship – Failed to qualify 2017 European Championship – Failed to qualify 2019 European Championship – Group stage
Igor Bišćan	2019–2023	30	18	5	7	060.0	2021 European Championship – Quarter-finals
Dragan Skočić	2023–	8	3	3	2	037.5	2023 European Championship – Group stage

Last updated: Croatia vs Belarus, 20 November 2023. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

Most capped players

Players in bold are still active with Croatia.

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Luka Ivanušec	2017–2021	28	10
2	Tomislav Vranjić	2002–2005	26	0
3	Tomislav Bušić	2005–2008	25	12
4	Nikola Moro	2017–2021	24	6
5	Josip Tadić	2005–2008	22	5
6	Ivan Leko	1994–2000	21	5
6	Mato Jajalo	2007–2010	21	4
8	Tomo Šokota	1997–2000	19	10
	Roko Šimić	2021–		8
	Nikola Vlašić	2015–2019		7
	Lovro Majer	2017–2021		5
	Davor Vugrinec	1994–1997		3
	Dejan Lovren	2007–2010		3
	Mario Lučić	2002–2004		2
	Domagoj Vida	2007–2010		2
	Dario Smoje	1997–2000		1
	Boško Šutalo	2019–2022		1
	Mario Carević	2001–2004		0
	Luka Vučko	2004–2006		0
	Borna Sosa	2017–2020		0

Last updated: Belarus vs Croatia, 20 November 2023

Source: Croatian Football Federation

Top goalscorers

Players in bold are still active with Croatia.

#	Name	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Tomislav Bušić	12	29	0.41	2005–2008
2	Tomo Šokota	10	19	0.53	1997–2000
2	Luka Ivanušec	10	28	0.36	2017–2021
4	Josip Brekalo	9	17	0.53	2016–2019
5	Eduardo da Silva	8	12	0.67	2004–2005
	Stipe Perica		12	0.67	2013–2016
	Roko Šimić		19	0.42	2021–
8	Marcelo Brozović	7	13	0.54	2011–2014
8	Nikola Vlašić	7	19	0.37	2015–2019
10	Ante Rukavina	6	9	0.67	2007–2008
	Marin Ljubičić		11	0.55	2021–
	Mario Pašalić		14	0.43	2014–2016
	Mihael Mikić		15	0.4	1999–2001
	Sandro Kulenović		15	0.4	2019–2021
	Nikola Moro		24	0.25	2017–2021

Last updated: Belarus vs Croatia, 20 November 2023

Source: Croatian Football Federation

Record per opponent

More wins than losses

As many wins as losses

Fewer wins than losses

Correct as of 20 November 2023, after the match against Belarus.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Albania	2	1	0	1	4	1	+3	050.00
Australia U23	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Austria	4	1	3	0	5	3	+2	025.00
Azerbaijan	4	4	0	0	11	3	+8	100.00
Belarus	5	4	1	0	11	1	+10	080.00
Belgium	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	050.00
Bosnia and Herzegovina	9	4	3	2	19	14	+5	044.44
Bulgaria	6	2	1	3	6	6	+0	033.33
Chile U23	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Czech Republic	7	1	3	3	11	10	+1	014.29
Cyprus	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00
Denmark	6	4	0	2	8	5	+3	066.67
England	7	3	1	3	12	10	+2	042.86
Estonia	10	9	1	0	23	3	+20	090.00
Faroe Islands	3	3	0	0	8	3	+5	100.00
Finland	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	050.00
France	5	0	1	4	3	8	−5	000.00
Georgia	4	1	2	1	4	4	+0	025.00
Germany	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Greece	11	6	3	2	22	13	+9	054.55
Hungary	12	7	4	1	30	14	+16	058.33
Iceland	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00
Republic of Ireland	2	1	1	0	7	3	+4	050.00
Israel	5	0	2	3	0	5	−5	000.00
Italy	8	1	4	3	7	10	−3	012.50
Italy B	2	0	2	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Latvia	4	3	1	0	9	4	+5	075.00
Liechtenstein	2	2	0	0	9	0	+9	100.00
Lithuania	4	4	0	0	13	1	+12	100.00
FYR Macedonia	4	3	1	0	8	1	+7	075.00
Malta	4	4	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
Mexico	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Moldova	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00
Montenegro	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	033.33
Morocco U20	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
Netherlands	2	1	0	1	4	4	+0	050.00
Norway	5	4	0	1	15	7	+8	080.00
Poland	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	033.33
Portugal	4	1	0	3	3	5	−2	025.00
Romania	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Russia	1	0	0	1	3	4	−1	000.00
San Marino	6	6	0	0	33	0	+33	100.00
Scotland	6	2	2	2	9	7	+2	033.33
Serbia	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	050.00
Serbia and Montenegro	5	1	1	3	12	12	+0	020.00
Slovakia	8	3	3	2	14	11	+3	037.50
Slovenia	11	6	1	4	20	13	+7	054.55
Spain	9	1	1	7	7	19	−12	011.11
Sweden	6	3	1	2	9	7	+2	050.00
Switzerland	5	2	0	3	6	10	−4	040.00
Togo U23	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Turkey	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Ukraine	7	2	2	3	7	8	−1	028.57
United Arab Emirates U23	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Total: 54 teams played	235	114	53	68	421	261	+160	048.51

Source: Croatian Football Federation

Notes

^ ^a ^b Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.^[1]

References

^ "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA. Basel. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
^ "Croatia U-21". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
^ "Olić objavio popis igrača za dodatne kvalifikacije protiv Gruzije" (in Croatian). Hrvatski nogometni savez. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
^ He coached the U21 team during the first play-off to 2006 European Championship lost 1:3 to Serbia HNS: Serbia-Croatia 3:1, 2005
^ He coached the U21 team during the second play-off to 2006 European Championship lost 1:2 to Serbia HNS: Croatia-Serbia 1:2, 2005
^ As a temporary manager he coached the U21 team during the friendly 1:1 draw against Italy HNS: Croatia-Italy 1:1, 2005

External links

Under-21 at UEFA.com
U23/U21 Tournaments at the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website
Croatia youth teams players' statistics at the Croatian Football Federation website

[Belarus-2] Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.^[1]

[1] "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA. Basel. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

[3] "Croatia U-21". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[4] "Olić objavio popis igrača za dodatne kvalifikacije protiv Gruzije" (in Croatian). Hrvatski nogometni savez. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

[5] He coached the U21 team during the first play-off to 2006 European Championship lost 1:3 to Serbia HNS: Serbia-Croatia 3:1, 2005

[6] He coached the U21 team during the second play-off to 2006 European Championship lost 1:2 to Serbia HNS: Croatia-Serbia 1:2, 2005

[7] As a temporary manager he coached the U21 team during the friendly 1:1 draw against Italy HNS: Croatia-Italy 1:1, 2005

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General	Croatian Football Federation History Managers
Statistics	Head to head Hat-tricks
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World Cup Finals	Summary 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 2022
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Matches	Croatia v Indonesia (1956) Croatia v United States (1990) 2018 FIFA World Cup final 2023 UEFA Nations League final
Goal scorers	Davor Šuker
Other teams	Men's B Under-23 Under-21 Under-20 Under-19 Under-18 Under-17 Under-16 Under-15 Women's Under-19 Under-17 Under-15

v t e Football in Croatia
Croatian Football Federation (HNS)
National teams	Men's: A B U23 U21 U20 U19 U18 U17 U16 U15 Women's: A U19 U17
League system	Men's: HNL 1. NL 2. NL 3. NL 1. ŽNL 2. ŽNL Women's: 1. HNLŽ 2. HNLŽ
Domestic cups	Men's: Cup Super Cup Women's: Cup
Seasons	1992 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Records List of clubs List of venues International players Men Women

Recent results and fixtures

2023

2024

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Statistics

Managers

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Record per opponent

See also

Notes

References

External links