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.
UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | Qualified | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | |||||||||
2028 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
2032 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 7/8 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | – | – | 78 | 50 | 17 | 11 | 148 | 50 |
Croatia's European Championship record | |
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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) |
Best Result | Quarter-finals in 1996 and 2008 |
Worst Result | Group stage in 2004 and 2012 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Croatia | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 23 [lower-alpha 1] | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 7–1 | |
2 | Italy | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 23 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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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 [lower-alpha 1] | Advance to play-offs | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
3 | Belgium | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 16 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 | — |
Croatia won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2004.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||||
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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 [lower-alpha 1] | 2–3 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | ||
4 | Israel | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 23 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | Austria (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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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 | — |
Croatia won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2012.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout phase |
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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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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 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout phase |
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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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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 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | England (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Scotland (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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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 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
4 | Albania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rank | Player | Matches | Years |
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1 | Luka Modrić | 13 | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
2 | Darijo Srna | 12 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
3 | Vedran Ćorluka | 11 | 2008, 2012, 2016 |
4 | Ivan Perišić | 10 | 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Ivan Rakitić | 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Rank | Player | Goals | Years (goals) |
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1 | Ivan Perišić | 4 | 2016 (2), 2020 (2) |
2 | Davor Šuker | 3 | 1996 |
Luka Modrić | 2008, 2016, 2020 | ||
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 |
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