The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football matches. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colors reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Vatreni ('Blazers') and Kockasti.
Mario Galinović is a former Croatian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently goalkeeping coach at Cardiff City.
Ivan Leko is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Croatian Football League club Hajduk Split.
Vedran Runje is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. A product of Hajduk Split academy, Runje spent the majority of his career abroad with Standard Liège in Belgium, Marseille and Lens in France and Beşiktaş in Turkey. With Standard, he won three Belgian League Goalkeeper of the Year awards.
Ivan Rakitić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a central or attacking midfielder for La Liga club Sevilla.
Football in Croatia is the country's most popular sport. The Croatian Football Federation (HNS) is the governing body and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of association football in the nation, both professional and amateur. The national and club teams are governed by UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The history of the sport is delineated by a variety of unofficial sides as Croatia was not an independent entity until the late 20th century.
Ivan "Iko" Buljan is Croatian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He was a member of the Yugoslavia national team's squad at the 1974 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1976.
Ivan Ivanovich Saenko is a Russian former footballer who played as a winger.
Ivan Kelava is a Croatian professional footballer who most recently played as a goalkeeper for Australian A-League club Melbourne Victory.
Ivan Kardum is a Croatian football goalkeeper, who plays for Austrian fourth tier-side SC Ritzing.
Ivan Tomečak is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Gorica in the Croatian Football League. He is usually deployed as a right full-back, but is often used as a right winger or left full-back.
Josip Pivarić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Prva HNL side Lokomotiva Zagreb.
Ivan Santini is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss club Zürich.
Ivan Strinić is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a left-back. Strinić spent his professional career playing in a number of clubs from Croatian, Ukrainian and Italian top flight, including Hajduk Split, Napoli and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
Ivan Močinić is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent vast majority of his career with Croatian First Football League side Rijeka.
Ivan Šunjić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Birmingham City. He previously played for Lokomotiva and Dinamo Zagreb, and spent the 2022–23 season on loan to Bundesliga club Hertha BSC. Internationally, he was a regular in Croatia's youth teams from under-16 through to under-21 level, and was capped once for the senior team in 2017.
Nikola Katić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Zürich.
Ivan Nevistić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for GNK Dinamo Zagreb, in the Croatian Football League.
Nediljko Labrović is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for HNK Rijeka in the Croatian First Football League.
