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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]

Overall record

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UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R Rank
Portugal 2018–19 A 4 4 1 1 2 4 10 Same position 9th
Italy 2020–21 A 3 6 1 0 5 9 16 Same position 12th
Netherlands 2022–23 A 1 8 5 2 1 12 8 Same position 2nd
2024–25 A 1 In progress
Total 18 7 3 8 25 34 Best: 2nd

2018–19 League A

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Group stage

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Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A § Group 4
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a] England Spain Croatia
1  England 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 1–2 2–1
2  Spain 4 2 0 2 12 7 +5 6 2–3 — 6–0
3  Croatia 4 1 1 2 4 10 −6 4 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 6–0 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 26,900[3]
Croatia 0–0 England
Report
Attendance: 0[3][note 1]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Croatia 3–2 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 33,018[3]
England 2–1 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 78,221[3]

2020–21 League A

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Group stage

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Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A § Group 3
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation France Portugal Croatia Sweden
1  France 6 5 1 0 12 5 +7 16 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 0–0 4–2 4–2
2  Portugal 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 0–1 — 4–1 3–0
3  Croatia 6 1 0 5 9 16 −7 3[a] 1–2 2–3 — 2–1
4  Sweden (R) 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3[a] Relegation to League B 0–1 0–2 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Portugal 4–1 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 0[5][note 2]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
France 4–2 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 0[6][note 2]
Croatia 2–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 2,020[7]
Croatia 1–2 France
 Report
Attendance: 6,266[8]
Sweden 2–1 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 0[9][note 3]
Croatia 2–3 Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 0[10][note 3]

2022–23 League A

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Group stage

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Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A § Group 1
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Croatia Denmark France Austria
1  Croatia 6 4 1 1 8 6 +2 13 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 2–1 1–1 0–3
2  Denmark 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12 0–1 — 2–0 2–0
3  France 6 1 2 3 5 7 −2 5 0–1 1–2 — 2–0
4  Austria (R) 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 4 Relegation to League B 1–3 1–2 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Croatia 0–3 Austria
Report
Attendance: 13,994[11]
Croatia 1–1 France
 Report
Attendance: 30,000[12]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Denmark 0–1 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 35,862[13]
France 0–1 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 77,410[14]
Croatia 2–1 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 22,715[15]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Austria 1–3 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 45,700[16]

Finals

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Main article: 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals
Semi-finals
Netherlands 2–4 (a.e.t.) Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 39,359[17]
Final
Main article: 2023 UEFA Nations League final
Croatia 0–0 (a.e.t.) Spain
Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 41,110[18]

2024–25 League A

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Group stage

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Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A § Group 1
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Portugal Croatia Poland Scotland
1  Portugal (W) 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 10 Advance to quarter-finals — 2–1 15 Nov 2–1
2  Croatia (W) 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7 18 Nov — 1–0 2–1
3  Poland 4 1 1 2 7 9 −2 4 Qualification for relegation play-offs 1–3 3–3 — 18 Nov
4  Scotland 4 0 1 3 4 7 −3 1 Relegation to League B 0–0 15 Nov 2–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 October 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(W) Cannot be relegated automatically, but can still finish in relegation play-offs
Portugal 2–1 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 57,675[19]
Croatia 1–0 Poland
 Report
Attendance: 12,612[20]
Croatia 2–1 Scotland
 Report
Attendance: 21,702[21]
Poland 3–3 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 56,103[22]
Scotland v Croatia
Report
Croatia v Portugal
Report

List of matches

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Edition Round Opponent Score Result Venue Croatia scorers
2018–19 Group stage  Spain 0–6 L Elche —
 England 0–0 D Rijeka —
 Spain 3–2 W Zagreb Kramarić, Jedvaj (2)
 England 1–2 L London Kramarić
2020–21 Group stage  Portugal 1–4 L Porto Petković
 France 2–4 L Saint-Denis Lovren, Brekalo
 Sweden 2–1 W Zagreb Vlašić, Kramarić
 France 1–2 L Zagreb Vlašić
 Sweden 1–2 L Solna Danielson (o.g.)
 Portugal 2–3 L Split Kovačić (2)
2022–23 Group stage  Austria 0–3 L Osijek —
 France 1–1 D Split Kramarić
 Denmark 1–0 W Copenhagen Pašalić
 France 1–0 W Saint-Denis Modrić
 Denmark 2–1 W Zagreb Sosa, Majer
 Austria 3–1 W Vienna Modrić, Livaja, Lovren
Semi-finals  Netherlands 4–2 (a.e.t.) W Rotterdam Kramarić, Pašalić, Petković, Modrić
Final  Spain 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 D Rotterdam —
2024–25 Group stage  Portugal 1–2 L Lisbon Dalot (o.g.)
 Poland 1–0 W Osijek Modrić
 Scotland 2–1 W Zagreb Matanović, Kramarić
 Poland – TBD Warsaw
 Scotland – TBD Glasgow
 Portugal – TBD Split

Statistics

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Most appearances

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Rank Player Matches
1 Luka Modrić 19
2 Mateo Kovačić 18
Andrej Kramarić
4 Mario Pašalić 17
Ivan Perišić

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals
1 Andrej Kramarić 6
2 Luka Modrić 4
3 Tin Jedvaj 2
Mateo Kovačić
Dejan Lovren
Mario Pašalić
Bruno Petković
Nikola Vlašić

See also

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Notes

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[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. ^ a b c Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors.[23][24]
  3. ^ a b c Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

References

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  1. ^ "Sve što trebate znati o premijernom izdanju novog UEFA-ina natjecanja – Lige nacija!". Gol.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. ^ UEFA.com (24 January 2018). "UEFA Nations League 2018/19 League Phase draw". UEFA. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Summary UEFA Nations League A – Group 4". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. ^ "England's Nations League match in Croatia will be behind closed doors". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Portugal vs. Croatia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. ^ "France vs. Croatia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Croatia vs. Sweden" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Croatia vs. France" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Sweden vs. Croatia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Croatia vs. Portugal" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Croatia vs. Austria" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Croatia vs. France" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Denmark vs. Croatia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  14. ^ "France vs. Croatia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Croatia vs. Denmark" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Austria vs. Croatia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Netherlands vs. Croatia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Croatia vs. Spain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  19. ^ "Portugal vs. Croatia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Croatia vs. Poland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Full Time Report League Phase – Croatia v Scotland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  22. ^ "Full Time Report League Phase – Poland v Croatia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  23. ^ "UEFA meets general secretaries of member associations". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  24. ^ "UEFA Super Cup to test partial return of spectators". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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