Croatia in the UEFA Nations League

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The UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The Croatia national team contests this tournament in League A, with other major footballing nations. The team entered the Nations League's inaugural 2018–19 edition in League A, along with England and Spain, in January 2018. [1] [2]

Contents

Overall record

UEFA Nations League record
SeasonDivisionGroupPldWDLGFGAP/RRank
Flag of Portugal.svg 2018–19 A 4 4112410Steady3.svg9th
Flag of Italy.svg 2020–21 A 3 6105916Steady3.svg12th
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2022–23 A 1 8521128Steady3.svg2nd
Flag of None.svg 2024–25 A 1 In progress
Total187382534Best: 2nd

2018–19 League A

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification [a] Flag of England.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Croatia.svg
1Flag of England.svg  England 421165+17Qualification for Nations League Finals 1–2 2–1
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4202127+56 2–3 6–0
3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 411241064 0–0 3–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg6–0Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report
Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche
Attendance: 26,900 [3]
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg0–0Flag of England.svg  England
Report

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg3–2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 33,018 [3]
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

England  Flag of England.svg2–1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 78,221 [3]
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

2020–21 League A

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation Flag of France.svg Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Croatia.svg Flag of Sweden.svg
1Flag of France.svg  France 6510125+716Qualification for Nations League Finals 0–0 4–2 4–2
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 6411124+813 0–1 4–1 3–0
3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 610591673 [a] 1–2 2–3 2–1
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (R)610551383 [a] Relegation to League B 0–1 0–2 2–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg4–1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report

France  Flag of France.svg4–2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg2–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 2,020 [7]
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1–2Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 6,266 [8]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg2–3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report

2022–23 League A

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation Flag of Croatia.svg Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Austria.svg
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 641186+213Qualification for Nations League Finals 2–1 1–1 0–3
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 640295+412 0–1 2–0 2–0
3Flag of France.svg  France 61235725 0–1 1–2 2–0
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (R)611461044Relegation to League B 1–3 1–2 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg0–3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Report
Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek
Attendance: 13,994 [11]
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England)

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1–1Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Stadion Poljud, Split
Attendance: 30,000 [12]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 35,862 [13]
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

France  Flag of France.svg0–1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 77,410 [14]
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg2–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 22,715 [15]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Austria  Flag of Austria.svg1–3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report

Finals

Semi-finals
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2–4 (a.e.t.)Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report
De Kuip, Rotterdam
Attendance: 39,359 [17]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
Final

2024–25 League A

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Croatia.svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Poland.svg
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 6420124+814Advance to quarter-finals 2–1 2–1 5–1
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 62228808 1–1 2–1 1–0
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 62137817Qualification for relegation play-offs 0–0 1–0 2–3
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (R)611491674Relegation to League B 1–3 3–3 1–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg2–1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 57,675 [19]
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1–0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report
Opus Arena, Osijek
Attendance: 12,612 [20]
Referee: François Letexier (France)

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg2–1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Report
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 21,702 [21]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report

Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg1–0Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 48,810 [23]
Referee: Orel Grinfeeld (Israel)

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1–1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report
Stadion Poljud, Split
Attendance: 33,386 [24]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

List of matches

EditionRoundOpponentScoreResultVenueCroatia scorers
2018–19 Group stage Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0–6L Elche
Flag of England.svg  England 0–0D Rijeka
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3–2W Zagreb Kramarić, Jedvaj (2)
Flag of England.svg  England 1–2L London Kramarić
2020–21 Group stage Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–4L Porto Petković
Flag of France.svg  France 2–4L Saint-Denis Lovren, Brekalo
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2–1WZagreb Vlašić, Kramarić
Flag of France.svg  France 1–2LZagreb Vlašić
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–2L Solna Danielson (o.g.)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2–3L Split Kovačić (2)
2022–23 Group stage Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0–3L Osijek
Flag of France.svg  France 1–1DSplit Kramarić
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–0W Copenhagen Pašalić
Flag of France.svg  France 1–0WSaint-Denis Modrić
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2–1WZagreb Sosa, Majer
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 3–1W Vienna Modrić, Livaja, Lovren
Semi-finals Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4–2 ( a.e.t. )W Rotterdam Kramarić, Pašalić, Petković, Modrić
Final Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0–0 ( a.e.t. )
(4–5 p)
DRotterdam
2024–25 Group stage Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–2L Lisbon Dalot (o.g.)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1–0WOsijek Modrić
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2–1WZagreb Matanović, Kramarić
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3–3D Warsaw Sosa, P. Sučić, Baturina
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 0–1L Glasgow
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–1DSplit Gvardiol
Quarter-finals TBDTBD
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Statistics

Most appearances

RankPlayerMatches
1 Luka Modrić 22
2 Andrej Kramarić 21
3 Mateo Kovačić 20
Mario Pašalić
Ivan Perišić

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerGoals
1 Andrej Kramarić 6
2 Luka Modrić 4
3 Tin Jedvaj 2
Mateo Kovačić
Dejan Lovren
Mario Pašalić
Bruno Petković
Borna Sosa
Nikola Vlašić

See also

Notes

[note 2] [note 3]

  1. The Croatia v England match was played behind closed doors due to a UEFA punishment against Croatia for racist behaviour in their UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying home match against Italy. [4]
  2. 1 2 3 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors. [25] [26]
  3. 1 2 3 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

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