Croatia

UEFA. Played 404 since 2 Apr 1940: won 212, drawn 104, lost 88. Elo 1924, ranked 20 in the world; peak 2071 in 2023.

Coming fixtures

2026-11-12 19:45England v CroatiaGroup A3 · Wembley StadiumEngland 80% · Draw 14% · Croatia 6%Expected goals 2.6–0.6Likeliest 2–0 (14%)Preview & head to head
2026-11-15 19:45Croatia v Czech RepublicGroup A3 · Opus ArenaCroatia 70% · Draw 19% · Czech Republic 11%Expected goals 2.2–0.8Likeliest 2–0 (13%)Preview & head to head

Latest results

2026-10-06LCroatia 1–2 SpainUEFA Nations League · Group A3 · Split14%
2026-10-03LCroatia 0–7 EnglandUEFA Nations League · Group A3 · Rijeka32%
2026-09-29LSpain 4–1 CroatiaUEFA Nations League · Group A3 · Seville6%
2026-09-26WCzech Republic 1–2 CroatiaUEFA Nations League · Group A3 · Prague63%
2026-07-02LPortugal 2–1 CroatiaFIFA World Cup · Round of 32 · Toronto38%
2026-06-27WCroatia 2–1 GhanaFIFA World Cup · Group L · Philadelphia82%
2026-06-23WPanama 0–1 CroatiaFIFA World Cup · Group L · Toronto68%
2026-06-17LEngland 4–2 CroatiaFIFA World Cup · Group L · Arlington33%
2026-06-07WCroatia 2–1 SloveniaFriendly · Varaždin87%
2026-06-02LCroatia 0–2 BelgiumUpsetFriendly · Rijeka71%

Results and fixtures

Squad

The following players were called up for the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League A matches in November 2026.

Players: 32
Average age: 27.7
Caps between them: 1,315
Most from one club: Dinamo Zagreb (3)

Where they play

6 at home · 26 abroad in 10 other countries

Croatia 6
Italy 9
England 3
Germany 3
Spain 3
Greece 2
United States 2
France 1
Netherlands 1
Scotland 1
Switzerland 1

Average club rating 1753 (ClubElo; 32 of 32 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Bayern Munich, ranked 2 by ClubElo.

No.	Player	Age	Caps	Goals	Club	Club Elo
Goalkeepers
	Dominik LivakovićBarcelona(Spain)	31	83	0	Barcelona(Spain)	2030
	Dominik KotarskiDinamo Zagreb	26	4	0	Dinamo Zagreb	1655
	Karlo LeticaLuzern(Switzerland)	29	0	0	Luzern(Switzerland)	1525
	Ivor PandurRangers(Scotland)	26	0	0	Rangers(Scotland)	1623
Defenders
	Joško GvardiolManchester City(England)	24	56	4	Manchester City(England)	2011
	Josip ŠutaloLazio(Italy)	26	40	0	Lazio(Italy)	1808
	Duje Ćaleta-CarSassuolo(Italy)	30	38	1	Sassuolo(Italy)	1671
	Josip StanišićBayern Munich(Germany)	26	38	0	Bayern Munich(Germany)	2044
	Marin PongračićFiorentina(Italy)	29	24	0	Fiorentina(Italy)	1716
	Luka VuškovićBrighton & Hove Albion(England)	19	10	1	Brighton & Hove Albion(England)	1903
	Ivan SmolčićComo(Italy)	26	3	0	Como(Italy)	1827
	Šimun HrgovićHajduk Split	22	0	0	Hajduk Split	1602
Midfielders
	Luka ModrićAC Milan(Italy)	41	206	30	AC Milan(Italy)	1831
	Mateo KovačićManchester City(England)	32	121	5	Manchester City(England)	2011
	Mario PašalićAtalanta(Italy)	31	93	12	Atalanta(Italy)	1781
	Nikola VlašićTorino(Italy)	29	69	11	Torino(Italy)	1689
	Lovro MajerAEK Athens(Greece)	28	38	9	AEK Athens(Greece)	1693
	Martin BaturinaComo(Italy)	23	25	2	Como(Italy)	1827
	Petar SučićInter Milan(Italy)	23	25	2	Inter Milan(Italy)	1945
	Luka SučićReal Sociedad(Spain)	24	23	1	Real Sociedad(Spain)	1789
	Kristijan JakićPAOK(Greece)	29	19	2	PAOK(Greece)	1652
	Toni FrukRijeka	25	7	1	Rijeka	1538
	Josip MišićDinamo Zagreb	32	4	0	Dinamo Zagreb	1655
Forwards
	Ivan PerišićPSV Eindhoven(Netherlands)	37	162	40	PSV Eindhoven(Netherlands)	1783
	Andrej KramarićTSG Hoffenheim(Germany)	35	119	36	TSG Hoffenheim(Germany)	1734
	Ante BudimirOsasuna(Spain)	35	43	7	Osasuna(Spain)	1706
	Marco PašalićOrlando City(United States)	26	20	2	Orlando City(United States)	1595
	Igor MatanovićSC Freiburg(Germany)	23	15	2	SC Freiburg(Germany)	1786
	Petar MusaFC Dallas(United States)	28	14	2	FC Dallas(United States)	1608
	Franjo IvanovićLens(France)	23	12	2	Lens(France)	1802
	Dion Drena BeljoDinamo Zagreb	24	4	1	Dinamo Zagreb	1655
	Marin ŠotičekHajduk Split	24	0	0	Hajduk Split	1602

Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Croatia national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 6 October 2026; page last edited 27 Oct 2026. Read daily.

Nations League chances: Group A3

Team	Quarter-finals	Stays up	Play-off	Relegated	Pts
Spain	100%	–	–	–	16.9
England	100%	–	–	–	12.2
Croatia	–	6%	90%	4%	5.6
Czech Republic	–	–	17%	83%	0.6

League A: the top two in each group reach the quarter-finals. The thirds and fourths are ranked across the four groups: the best two thirds stay up, the other two thirds and the best two fourths go into play-offs with League B’s runners-up, and the worst two fourths are relegated.

The rest of the league phase played out 10,000 times with FixtureShark’s model (IP1, built on Elo ratings). Ties split by goal difference and goals scored, not head-to-head.

Tournament history

World Cup: 7 appearances

Euro: 7 appearances

Nations League: 5 appearances

Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).

Rating over time

Rating at the end of each year it played.

Head to head

Against

Croatia v Slovakia: played 14, won 10, drawn 3, lost 1; goals 38–16. First met 28 Sep 1941, last 11 Oct 2021.

2021-10-11DCroatia 2–2 SlovakiaFIFA World Cup qualification · Osijek86%
2021-09-04WSlovakia 0–1 CroatiaFIFA World Cup qualification · Bratislava58%
2019-11-16WCroatia 3–1 SlovakiaUEFA Euro qualification · Rijeka83%
2019-09-06WSlovakia 0–4 CroatiaUEFA Euro qualification · Trnava55%
2010-08-11DSlovakia 1–1 CroatiaFriendly · Bratislava65%
2007-10-16WCroatia 3–0 SlovakiaFriendly · Rijeka89%
2004-05-29WCroatia 1–0 SlovakiaFriendly · Rijeka83%
2000-08-16DSlovakia 1–1 CroatiaFriendly · Bratislava69%
1994-04-20LSlovakia 4–1 CroatiaFriendly · Bratislava58%
1944-04-09WCroatia 7–3 SlovakiaFriendly · Zagreb74%
1943-04-10WCroatia 1–0 SlovakiaFriendly · Zagreb73%
1942-09-06WCroatia 6–1 SlovakiaFriendly · Zagreb71%
1942-06-07WSlovakia 1–2 CroatiaFriendly · Bratislava40%
1941-09-28WCroatia 5–2 SlovakiaFriendly · Zagreb65%

Record by competition

Croatia by competition

Friendly	144	74	37	33	252–166	1940–2026
FIFA World Cup qualification	80	50	21	9	155–55	1996–2025
UEFA Euro qualification	78	50	17	11	148–50	1994–2023
FIFA World Cup	34	15	8	11	49–40	1998–2026
UEFA Nations League	30	11	5	14	39–58	2018–2026
UEFA Euro	25	9	8	8	33–34	1996–2024
Korea Cup	3	1	2	0	5–4	1999
China Cup	2	0	2	0	2–2	2017
FIFA Series	2	1	1	0	4–2	2024
King Hassan II Tournament	2	0	2	0	3–3	1996
Kirin Cup	2	0	1	1	4–5	1997
Lunar New Year Cup	2	1	0	1	4–2	2006

Top scorers

Davor Šuker 31
Ivan Perišić 31
Andrej Kramarić 28
Luka Modrić 24
Mario Mandžukić 22
Eduardo da Silva 18
Darijo Srna 13
Ivica Olić 12
Niko Kranjčar 10
Mladen Petrić 10

Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.

Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.