Association | HNS | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Mirko Jozić | ||
Most caps | Nino Bule (2) Mario Cvitanović (2) | ||
Top scorer | Dalibor Filipović (1) Goran Vlaović (1) Igor Tudor (1) | ||
FIFA code | CRO | ||
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First international | |||
Italy 3–1 Croatia (Venice, Italy; 13 February 1993) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Italy 3–1 Croatia (Venice, Italy; 13 February 1993) France 2–0 Croatia (Nimes, France; 19 January 1999) | |||
Website | hns-cff.hr |
The Croatia national football B team represents Croatia in international football matches as a secondary team for the Croatia national football team. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour.
Croatia's B team played three matches so far, all of them friendlies against respective B teams. Its first match played in 1993 against Italy ended in a 3–1 defeat. [1] Croatia's B team then played against France in 1999, losing 2–0. [2] In 2001 they met with Romania in a game that ended in a 2–2 draw. [3] This is so far the last match played by Croatia's B team.
13 February 1993 Friendly | Italy | 3–1 | Croatia | Venice, Italy |
Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Robert Sedlacek (Austria) |
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