Croatia at the UEFA European Championship

The UEFA European Championship is one of the major competitive international football tournaments, first played in 1960, whose finals stage has been held every four years.

The Croatia national football team has contested this tournament since 1996, having been part of Yugoslavia up until the qualifying stages for the 1992 edition. Croatia has qualified for every Euro competition except for the 2000 edition, played in Belgium and the Netherlands. The team's best performances have been reaching the quarter-finals twice — in 1996 and 2008, losing to Germany and Turkey, respectively.

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960 to 1992	Part of   Yugoslavia										Part of   Yugoslavia
1996	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	0	2	5	5	Squad		1st	10	7	2	1	22	5
2000	Did not qualify										3rd	8	4	3	1	13	9
2004	Group stage	13th	3	0	2	1	4	6	Squad		2nd	10	6	2	2	14	5
2008	Quarter-finals	5th	4	3	1	0	5	2	Squad		1st	12	9	2	1	28	8
2012	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	4	3	Squad		2nd	12	8	2	2	21	7
2016	Round of 16	9th	4	2	1	1	5	4	Squad		2nd	10	6	3	1	20	5
2020		14th	4	1	1	2	7	8	Squad		1st	8	5	2	1	17	7
2024	Group stage	20th	3	0	2	1	3	6	Squad		2nd	8	5	1	2	13	4
2028	To be determined										To be determined
2032
Total	Quarter-finals	7/8	25	9	8	8	33	34	–		–	78	50	17	11	148	50

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Croatia's European Championship record
First Match	Turkey 0–1 Croatia   (11 June 1996; Nottingham, England)
Biggest Win	Croatia 3–0 Denmark   (16 June 1996; Sheffield, England)
Biggest Defeat	Croatia 0–3 Portugal   (19 June 1996; Nottingham, England)   Spain 3–0 Croatia   (15 June 2024; Berlin, Germany)
Best Result	Quarter-finals in 1996 and 2008
Worst Result	Group stage in 2004, 2012 and 2024

UEFA Euro 1996

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996

Qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 4

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	10	7	2	1	22	5	+17	23 [a]	Qualify for final tournament		—	1–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	7–1
2	Italy	10	7	2	1	20	6	+14	23 [a]			1–2	—	4–0	3–1	1–0	4–1
3	Lithuania	10	5	1	4	13	12	+1	16			0–0	0–1	—	1–3	2–1	5–0
4	Ukraine	10	4	1	5	11	15	−4	13			1–0	0–2	0–2	—	0–0	3–0
5	Slovenia	10	3	2	5	13	13	0	11			1–2	1–1	1–2	3–2	—	3–0
6	Estonia	10	0	0	10	3	31	−28	0			0–2	0–2	0–1	0–1	1–3	—

Source: UEFA
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Croatia 4, Italy 1.

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group D

Ladić

Jerkan

Bilić

Štimac

Stanić

Jarni

Prosinečki

Boban (c)

Asanović

Vlaović

Šuker

Croatia's 3-5-2 lineup in the Euro 1996

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Croatia	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
3	Denmark	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
4	Turkey	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

11 June 1996 (1996-6-11)

19:30

Turkey	0–1	Croatia
	Report	Vlaović 86'

City Ground, Nottingham

Attendance: 22,460

Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)

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16 June 1996 (1996-6-16)

18:00

Croatia	3–0	Denmark
Šuker 54' (pen.), 90' Boban 81'	Report

Hillsborough, Sheffield

Attendance: 33,671

Referee: Marc Batta (France)

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19 June 1996 (1996-6-19)

16:30

Croatia	0–3	Portugal
	Report	Figo 4' João Pinto 33' Domingos 82'

City Ground, Nottingham

Attendance: 20,484

Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage

Quarter-finals

23 June 1996 (1996-6-23)

15:00

Germany	2–1	Croatia
Klinsmann 20' (pen.) Sammer 59'	Report	Šuker 51'

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 43,412 ^[1]

Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

UEFA Euro 2004

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004

Qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 8

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	8	5	2	1	13	4	+9	17	Qualify for final tournament		—	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–1
2	Croatia	8	5	1	2	12	4	+8	16 [a]	Advance to play-offs		1–0	—	4–0	0–0	2–0
3	Belgium	8	5	1	2	11	9	+2	16 [a]			0–2	2–1	—	2–0	3–0
4	Estonia	8	2	2	4	4	6	−2	8			0–0	0–1	0–1	—	2–0
5	Andorra	8	0	0	8	1	18	−17	0			0–3	0–3	0–1	0–2	—

Source: UEFA
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Croatia +3, Belgium −3.

Play-offs

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying play-offs

15 November 2003

17:30 UTC+1

Croatia	1–1	Slovenia
Pršo 5'	Report	Šiljak 22'

Maksimir Stadion, Zagreb

Attendance: 34,657 ^[2]

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

19 November 2003

17:30 UTC+1

Slovenia	0–1	Croatia
	Report	Pršo 61'

Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana

Attendance: 8,500 ^[3]

Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Croatia won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2004.

Group stage

Butina

R.Kovač

Šimunić

Šimić

Živković (c)

Tudor

N.Kovač

Roso

Rapaić

Šokota

Pršo

Croatia's 4-4-2 lineup in the Euro 2004

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	England	3	2	0	1	8	4	+4	6
3	Croatia	3	0	2	1	4	6	−2	2
4	Switzerland	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

13 June 2004 (2004-6-13)

17:00

Switzerland	0–0	Croatia
	Report

Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria

Attendance: 24,090

Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

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17 June 2004 (2004-6-17)

19:45

Croatia	2–2	France
Rapaić 48' (pen.) Pršo 52'	Report	Tudor 22' (o.g.) Trezeguet 64'

Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria

Attendance: 29,160

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

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21 June 2004 (2004-6-21)

19:45

Croatia	2–4	England
N. Kovač 5' Tudor 73'	Report	Scholes 40' Rooney 45+1', 68' Lampard 79'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 57,047

Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

UEFA Euro 2008

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E

In the qualifiers, Croatia was drawn into Group E of Euro 2008's qualifications, along with Andorra, England, Estonia, Macedonia, Israel and Russia.

Over the course of qualifying, Croatia racked up nine wins, two draws, and one loss. Croatia's loss was a 2–0 defeat at Skopje, Macedonia. Croatia and Romania became the final teams to record their first loss, both on the 17 November 2007 matchday, in a qualification cycle where every team suffered at least one defeat. Croatia gathered numerous headlines after knocking England out on the final matchday, with a 3–2 victory at Wembley Stadium. ^[4]

Croatian striker Eduardo was the second-highest goalscorer in qualifications with ten goals, trailing Northern Ireland's David Healy.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	12	9	2	1	28	8	+20	29	Qualify for final tournament		—	0–0	2–0	1–0	2–1	2–0	7–0
2	Russia	12	7	3	2	18	7	+11	24			0–0	—	2–1	1–1	3–0	2–0	4–0
3	England	12	7	2	3	24	7	+17	23 [a]			2–3	3–0	—	3–0	0–0	3–0	5–0
4	Israel	12	7	2	3	20	12	+8	23 [a]			3–4	2–1	0–0	—	1–0	4–0	4–1
5	Macedonia	12	4	2	6	12	12	0	14			2–0	0–2	0–1	1–2	—	1–1	3–0
6	Estonia	12	2	1	9	5	21	−16	7			0–1	0–2	0–3	0–1	0–1	—	2–1
7	Andorra	12	0	0	12	2	42	−40	0			0–6	0–1	0–3	0–2	0–3	0–2	—

Source: UEFA
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: England 4, Israel 1.

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group B

Pletikosa

R.Kovač

Šimunić

Ćorluka

Pranjić

N.Kovač (c)

Modrić

Srna

Rakitić

Kranjčar

Olić

Croatia's 4-4-2 lineup in the Euro 2008

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	3	3	0	0	4	1	+3	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Germany	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	Austria (H)	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1 [a]
4	Poland	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1 [a]

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head result (Austria 1–1 Poland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

8 June 2008 (2008-6-8)

18:00

Austria	0–1	Croatia
	Report	Modrić 4' (pen.)

Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna

Attendance: 51,428 ^[5]

Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)

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12 June 2008 (2008-6-12)

18:00

Croatia	2–1	Germany
Srna 24' Olić 62'	Report	Podolski 79'

Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt

Attendance: 30,461 ^[6]

Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

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16 June 2008 (2008-6-16)

20:45

Poland	0–1	Croatia
	Report	Klasnić 53'

Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt

Attendance: 30,461 ^[7]

Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 knockout stage

Quarter-finals

20 June 2008 (2008-6-20)

20:45

Croatia	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Turkey
Klasnić 119'	Report	Şentürk 120+2'
Penalties
Modrić Srna Rakitić Petrić	1–3	Turan Şentürk Altıntop

Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna

Attendance: 51,428 ^[8]

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

UEFA Euro 2012

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012

Qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece	10	7	3	0	14	5	+9	24	Qualify for final tournament		—	2–0	2–1	1–0	1–1	3–1
2	Croatia	10	7	1	2	18	7	+11	22	Advance to play-offs		0–0	—	3–1	2–0	2–1	3–0
3	Israel	10	5	1	4	13	11	+2	16			0–1	1–2	—	2–1	1–0	3–1
4	Latvia	10	3	2	5	9	12	−3	11			1–1	0–3	1–2	—	1–1	2–0
5	Georgia	10	2	4	4	7	9	−2	10			1–2	1–0	0–0	0–1	—	1–0
6	Malta	10	0	1	9	4	21	−17	1			0–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	—

Source: UEFA

Play-offs

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs

11 November 2011

21:05 UTC+2

Turkey	0–3	Croatia
	Report	Olić 2' Mandžukić 32' Ćorluka 51'

Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul

Attendance: 42,863 ^[9]

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

15 November 2011

20:05 UTC+1

Croatia	0–0	Turkey
	Report

Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb

Attendance: 26,371 ^[10]

Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Croatia won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2012.

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group C

Pletikosa

Ćorluka

Schildenfeld

Srna (c)

Strinić

Vukojević

Modrić

Rakitić

Perišić

Jelavić

Mandžukić

Croatia's 4-4-2 lineup in the Euro 2012

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Italy	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
3	Croatia	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
4	Republic of Ireland	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

10 June 2012 (2012-6-10)

20:45 CEST

Republic of Ireland	1–3	Croatia
St Ledger 19'	Report	Mandžukić 3', 49' Jelavić 43'

Stadion Miejski, Poznań

Attendance: 39,550 ^[11]

Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

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14 June 2012 (2012-6-14)

18:00 CEST

Italy	1–1	Croatia
Pirlo 39'	Report	Mandžukić 72'

Stadion Miejski, Poznań

Attendance: 37,096 ^[12]

Referee: Howard Webb (England)

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18 June 2012 (2012-6-18)

20:45 CEST

Croatia	0–1	Spain
	Report	Navas 88'

PGE Arena, Gdańsk

Attendance: 39,076 ^[13]

Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

UEFA Euro 2016

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	10	7	3	0	16	7	+9	24	Qualify for final tournament		—	1–1	2–1	1–0	2–1	1–0
2	Croatia [a]	10	6	3	1	20	5	+15	20			1–1	—	5–1	3–0	6–0	2–0
3	Norway	10	6	1	3	13	10	+3	19	Advance to play-offs		0–2	2–0	—	2–1	0–0	2–0
4	Bulgaria	10	3	2	5	9	12	−3	11			2–2	0–1	0–1	—	2–0	1–1
5	Azerbaijan	10	1	3	6	7	18	−11	6			1–3	0–0	0–1	1–2	—	2–0
6	Malta	10	0	2	8	3	16	−13	2			0–1	0–1	0–3	0–1	2–2	—

Source: UEFA
Notes:

1. Croatia were deducted one point after charges for racist behaviour in the home match against Italy.

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group D

Subašić

Ćorluka

Vida

Srna (c)

Strinić

Badelj

Modrić

Brozović

Perišić

Rakitić

Mandžukić

Croatia's 4-2-3-1 lineup in the Euro 2016

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Spain	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
3	Turkey	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Czech Republic	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

12 June 2016 (2016-6-12)

15:00

Turkey	0–1	Croatia
	Report	Modrić 41'

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 43,842 ^[14]

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

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17 June 2016 (2016-6-17)

18:00

Czech Republic	2–2	Croatia
Škoda 76' Necid 89' (pen.)	Report	Perišić 37' Rakitić 59'

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Attendance: 38,376 ^[15]

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

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21 June 2016 (2016-6-21)

21:00

Croatia	2–1	Spain
N. Kalinić 45' Perišić 87'	Report	Morata 7'

Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux

Attendance: 37,245 ^[16]

Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout stage

Round of 16

25 June 2016 (2016-6-25)

21:00

Croatia	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Portugal
	Report	Quaresma 117'

Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens

Attendance: 33,523 ^[17]

Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

UEFA Euro 2020

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	8	5	2	1	17	7	+10	17	Qualify for final tournament		—	2–1	3–1	3–0	2–1
2	Wales	8	4	2	2	10	6	+4	14			1–1	—	1–0	2–0	2–1
3	Slovakia	8	4	1	3	13	11	+2	13	Advance to play-offs via Nations League		0–4	1–1	—	2–0	2–0
4	Hungary	8	4	0	4	8	11	−3	12			2–1	1–0	1–2	—	1–0
5	Azerbaijan	8	0	1	7	5	18	−13	1			1–1	0–2	1–5	1–3	—

Source: UEFA

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group D

Livaković

Vida

Lovren

Juranović

Gvardiol

Brozović

Kovačić

Vlašić

Perišić

Modrić (c)

Petković

Croatia's 4-2-3-1 lineup in the Euro 2020

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England (H)	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Croatia	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4 [a]
3	Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4 [a]
4	Scotland (H)	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head result (Croatia 1–1 Czech Republic) and overall goal difference (+1). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.

13 June 2021 (2021-6-13)

15:00 (14:00 UTC+1)

England	1–0	Croatia
Sterling 57'	Report

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 18,497 ^[18]

Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

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18 June 2021 (2021-6-18)

18:00 (17:00 UTC+1)

Croatia	1–1	Czech Republic
Perišić 47'	Report	Schick 37' (pen.)

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 5,607 ^[19]

Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

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22 June 2021 (2021-6-22)

21:00 (20:00 UTC+1)

Croatia	3–1	Scotland
Vlašić 17' Modrić 62' Perišić 77'	Report	McGregor 42'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 9,896 ^[20]

Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout stage

Round of 16

28 June 2021 (2021-6-28)

18:00

Croatia	3–5 (a.e.t.)	Spain
Pedri 20' (o.g.) Oršić 85' Pašalić 90+2'	Report	Sarabia 38' Azpilicueta 57' F. Torres 77' Morata 100' Oyarzabal 103'

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

Attendance: 22,771 ^[21]

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

UEFA Euro 2024

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

Qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Turkey	8	5	2	1	14	7	+7	17	Qualify for final tournament		—	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–0
2	Croatia	8	5	1	2	13	4	+9	16			0–1	—	1–1	1–0	5–0
3	Wales	8	3	3	2	10	10	0	12	Advance to play-offs via Nations League		1–1	2–1	—	2–4	1–0
4	Armenia	8	2	2	4	9	11	−2	8			1–2	0–1	1–1	—	2–1
5	Latvia	8	1	0	7	5	19	−14	3			2–3	0–2	0–2	2–0	—

Source: UEFA

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group B

Livaković

Šutalo

Pongračić

Stanišić

Gvardiol

Brozović

Modrić (c)

Kovačić

Majer

Sučić

Kramarić

Croatia's 4-3-3 lineup in the Euro 2024

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Italy	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	Croatia	3	0	2	1	3	6	−3	2
4	Albania	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

15 June 2024 (2024-6-15)

18:00

Spain	3–0	Croatia
Morata 29' Fabián 32' Carvajal 45+2'	Report

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 68,844 ^[22]

Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

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19 June 2024 (2024-6-19)

15:00

Croatia	2–2	Albania
Kramarić 74' Gjasula 76' (o.g.)	Report	Laçi 11' Gjasula 90+5'

Volksparkstadion, Hamburg

Attendance: 46,784 ^[23]

Referee: François Letexier (France)

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24 June 2024 (2024-6-24)

21:00

Croatia	1–1	Italy
Modrić 55'	Report	Zaccagni 90+8'

Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

Attendance: 38,322 ^[24]

Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4 [a]	Advance to knockout stage
2	F	Georgia	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4 [a]
3	E	Slovakia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	C	Slovenia	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
5	A	Hungary	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
6	B	Croatia	3	0	2	1	3	6	−3	2

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking (or drawing of lots, if hosts Germany had been involved in the tiebreaker). ^[26]
Notes:

1. Disciplinary points: Netherlands −2, Georgia −6. ^[25]

List of matches

Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Result	Venue	Croatia scorers
1996	Group stage	Turkey	1–0	W	Nottingham	Vlaović
		Denmark	3–0	W	Sheffield	Šuker (2), Boban
		Portugal	0–3	L	Nottingham	—
	Quarter-finals	Germany	1–2	L	Manchester	Šuker
2004	Group stage	Switzerland	0–0	D	Leiria	—
		France	2–2	D	Leiria	Rapaić, Pršo
		England	2–4	L	Lisbon	N. Kovač, Tudor
2008	Group stage	Austria	1–0	W	Vienna	Modrić
		Germany	2–1	W	Klagenfurt	Srna, Olić
		Poland	1–0	W	Klagenfurt	Klasnić
	Quarter-finals	Turkey	1–1 ( a.e.t. )(1–3 p)	D	Vienna	Klasnić
2012	Group stage	Republic of Ireland	3–1	W	Poznań	Mandžukić (2), Jelavić
		Italy	1–1	D	Poznań	Mandžukić
		Spain	0–1	L	Gdańsk	—
2016	Group stage	Turkey	1–0	W	Paris	Modrić
		Czech Republic	2–2	D	Saint-Étienne	Perišić, Rakitić
		Spain	2–1	W	Bordeaux	Kalinić, Perišić
	Round of 16	Portugal	0–1 ( a.e.t. )	L	Lens	—
2020	Group stage	England	0–1	L	London	—
		Czech Republic	1–1	D	Glasgow	Perišić
		Scotland	3–1	W	Glasgow	Vlašić, Modrić, Perišić
	Round of 16	Spain	3–5 ( a.e.t. )	L	Copenhagen	Pedri (o.g.), Oršić, Pašalić
2024	Group stage	Spain	0–3	L	Berlin	—
		Albania	2–2	D	Hamburg	Kramarić, Gjasula (o.g.)
		Italy	1–1	D	Leipzig	Modrić

By opponent

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Albania	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Austria	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Czech Republic	2	0	2	0	3	3	0
Denmark	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
England	2	0	0	2	2	5	-3
France	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Germany	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
Italy	2	0	2	0	2	2	0
Poland	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Portugal	2	0	0	2	0	4	-4
Republic of Ireland	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Scotland	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Spain	4	1	0	3	5	10	−5
Switzerland	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Turkey	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2

Players with most appearances

Rank	Player	Matches	Years
1	Luka Modrić	16	2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
2	Ivan Perišić	13	2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
3	Darijo Srna	12	2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
4	Vedran Ćorluka	11	2008, 2012, 2016
5	Ivan Rakitić	10	2008, 2012, 2016
	Marcelo Brozović		2016, 2020, 2024
	Andrej Kramarić		2016, 2020, 2024

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Years (goals)
1	Luka Modrić	4	2008, 2016, 2020, 2024
	Ivan Perišić		2016 (2), 2020 (2)
3	Davor Šuker	3	1996
	Mario Mandžukić		2012
5	Ivan Klasnić	2	2008
6	Zvonimir Boban	1	1996
	Goran Vlaović		1996
	Niko Kovač		2004
	Dado Pršo		2004
	Milan Rapaić		2004
	Igor Tudor		2004
	Ivica Olić		2008
	Darijo Srna		2008
	Nikica Jelavić		2012
	Nikola Kalinić		2016
	Ivan Rakitić		2016
	Nikola Vlašić		2020
	Mislav Oršić		2020
	Mario Pašalić		2020
	Andrej Kramarić		2024

Awards

• Team of the Tournament: Davor Šuker (1996), Luka Modrić (2008)
• With three goals, Mario Mandžukić was the joint-top scorer in 2012 alongside five other players, but failed to win an award.

See also

• Croatia at the FIFA World Cup
• Croatia in the UEFA Nations League
• Serbia at the UEFA European Championship (records for Yugoslavia)

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