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Croatia participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. This was their second appearance after their debut-bronze madel appearance at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Croatia was in Group 6 of UEFA's World Cup qualifications. They played alongside Belgium, Scotland, Latvia and San Marino, finished first in the group and qualified directly for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Croatia national team started the qualification led by manager Miroslav Blažević, but after tying the initial two matches, he was replaced by Mirko Jozić. [1]
Standings
| Final table | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |  |  |  |  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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| 1 | Croatia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 18 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2 | Belgium | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 17 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 10–1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | Scotland | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 15 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | Latvia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | ||
| 5 | San Marino | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 30 | −27 | 1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 1 | ||
The results of the group stage
| 2 September 2000 | Belgium | 0–0 | Croatia | Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels |
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Report | Attendance: 27,510 Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) |
| 11 October 2000 | Croatia | 1–1 | Scotland | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb |
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Bokšić  16' | Report | K. Gallacher 24' | Attendance: 17,995 Referee: Gilles Veissiere (France) |
| 24 March 2001 | Croatia | 4–1 | Latvia | Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek |
| 18:00 UTC+1 | Balaban 8', 42', 45' Vugrinec 89' | Report | Štolcers 60' | Attendance: 13,345 Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden) |
| 2 June 2001 | Croatia | 4–0 | San Marino | Stadion Varteks, Varaždin |
| 20:15 UTC+2 | Vlaović 3' Balaban 29'Šuker 54' (pen.)Vugrinec 89' | Report | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Oleg Timofeyev (Estonia) |
| 6 June 2001 | Latvia | 0–1 | Croatia | Skonto stadions, Riga |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Report | Balaban 40' | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: John McDermott (Republic of Ireland) |
| 1 September 2001 | Scotland | 0–0 | Croatia | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| 15:00 UTC+1 | Report | Attendance: 47,584 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
| 5 September 2001 | San Marino | 0–4 | Croatia | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle |
| 20:15 UTC+2 | Report | N. Kovač 40' Prosinečki 48' (pen.), 90'Soldo 77' | Attendance: 1,387 Referee: Knud Stadsgaard (Denmark) |
| 6 October 2001 | Croatia | 1–0 | Belgium | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Bokšić 75' | Report | Attendance: 36,077 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany) |
Altogether 28 players appeared in the qualifying matches. Boško Balaban and Robert Jarni are the only player that appeared in all 8 matches. Balaban was also the top scorer with 5 achieved goals. Ivica Olić, Anthony Šerić, Josip Šimunić and Vladimir Vasilj did not appear in any of the qualifying matches but made the final World Cup squad.
Complete list of players in the qualifying matches
| # | Name | Games Played | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boško Balaban | 8 | 5 |
| Robert Jarni | 8 | 0 | |
| 3 | Robert Prosinečki | 7 | 2 |
| Davor Vugrinec | 7 | 2 | |
| Dario Šimić | 7 | 0 | |
| 6 | Davor Šuker | 6 | 1 |
| Robert Kovač | 6 | 0 | |
| Stipe Pletikosa | 6 | 0 | |
| Igor Tudor | 6 | 0 | |
| 10 | Niko Kovač | 5 | 1 |
| Zvonimir Soldo | 5 | 1 | |
| Boris Živković | 5 | 0 | |
| 13 | Goran Vlaović | 4 | 1 |
| Daniel Šarić | 4 | 0 | |
| Igor Štimac | 4 | 0 | |
| 16 | Igor Bišćan | 3 | 0 |
| Mario Stanić | 3 | 0 | |
| Stjepan Tomas | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | Alen Bokšić | 2 | 2 |
| Jasmin Agić | 2 | 0 | |
| Milan Rapaić | 2 | 0 | |
| Jurica Vranješ | 2 | 0 | |
| 23 | Nenad Bjelica | 1 | 0 |
| Tomislav Butina | 1 | 0 | |
| Mario Cvitanović | 1 | 0 | |
| Krunoslav Jurčić | 1 | 0 | |
| Željko Pavlović | 1 | 0 | |
| Jurica Vučko | 1 | 0 |
Source: Croatian Football Federation
| Player was not selected for the 2018 FIFA World Cup squad |
| 10 November 2001 | World Cup Stadium, Seoul |  South Korea | 0–2 | L |
| 13 November 2001 | World Cup Stadium, Gwangju | South Korea | 1–1 | D |
| 13 February 2002 | Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka |  Bulgaria | 0–0 | D |
| 27 March 2002 | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb |  Slovenia | 0–0 | D |
| 17 April 2002 | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–0 | W |
| 8 May 2002 | Stadion PMFC, Pécs |  Hungary | 2–0 | W |
Head coach: Mirko Jozić
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Stipe Pletikosa | 8 January 1979 (aged 23) | 17 | Hajduk Split |
| 2 | DF | Anthony Šerić | 15 January 1979 (aged 23) | 8 |  Hellas Verona |
| 3 | DF | Josip Šimunić | 18 February 1978 (aged 24) | 6 |  Hertha BSC |
| 4 | DF | Stjepan Tomas | 6 March 1976 (aged 26) | 17 | Vicenza |
| 5 | MF | Milan Rapaić | 16 August 1973 (aged 28) | 23 |  Fenerbahçe |
| 6 | DF | Boris Živković | 15 November 1975 (aged 26) | 15 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 7 | FW | Davor Vugrinec | 24 March 1975 (aged 27) | 21 | Lecce |
| 8 | MF | Robert Prosinečki | 12 January 1969 (aged 33) | 48 |  Portsmouth |
| 9 | FW | Davor Šuker (c) | 1 January 1968 (aged 34) | 68 | 1860 München |
| 10 | MF | Niko Kovač | 15 October 1971 (aged 30) | 20 | Bayern Munich |
| 11 | FW | Alen Bokšić | 21 January 1970 (aged 32) | 36 | Middlesbrough |
| 12 | GK | Tomislav Butina | 30 March 1974 (aged 28) | 7 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 13 | MF | Mario Stanić | 10 April 1972 (aged 30) | 43 | Chelsea |
| 14 | MF | Zvonimir Soldo | 2 November 1967 (aged 34) | 59 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 15 | DF | Daniel Šarić | 4 August 1972 (aged 29) | 25 |  Panathinaikos |
| 16 | MF | Jurica Vranješ | 31 January 1980 (aged 22) | 7 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 17 | DF | Robert Jarni | 26 October 1968 (aged 33) | 78 | Panathinaikos |
| 18 | FW | Ivica Olić | 14 September 1979 (aged 22) | 4 | Zagreb |
| 19 | FW | Goran Vlaović | 7 August 1972 (aged 29) | 50 | Panathinaikos |
| 20 | DF | Dario Šimić | 12 November 1975 (aged 26) | 48 | Inter Milan |
| 21 | DF | Robert Kovač | 6 April 1974 (aged 28) | 19 | Bayern Munich |
| 22 | FW | Boško Balaban | 15 October 1978 (aged 23) | 13 | Aston Villa |
| 23 | GK | Vladimir Vasilj | 6 July 1975 (aged 26) | 2 | Zagreb |
Croatia was drawn into Group G. Croatia's opponents were Italy, Ecuador, Mexico. After losing to Ecuador and Mexico, and defeating Italy, Croatia was eliminated from the tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
All times local (UTC+9)
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