Croatia national football team records and statistics

This article lists various football records in relation to the Croatia national football team.

Individual records

Player records

Most capped players

Rank Player First appearance Last appearance Caps
1 Luka Modrić 1 March 2006 18 November 2024 184
2 Ivan Perišić 26 March 2011 18 November 2024 140
3 Darijo Srna 20 November 2002 25 June 2016 134
4 Stipe Pletikosa 10 February 1999 23 June 2014 114
5 Mateo Kovačić 22 March 2013 18 November 2024 108
6 Ivan Rakitić 8 September 2007 13 October 2019 106
7 Domagoj Vida 23 May 2010 3 June 2024 105
Josip Šimunić 10 November 2001 19 November 2013
9 Ivica Olić 13 February 2002 13 October 2015 104
10 Vedran Ćorluka 16 August 2006 11 July 2018 103
11 Andrej Kramarić 4 September 2014 18 November 2024 102
12 Dario Šimić 13 March 1996 20 August 2008 100
13 Marcelo Brozović 7 June 2014 24 June 2024 99
14 Mario Mandžukić 17 November 2007 15 July 2018 89
15 Robert Kovač 28 April 1999 14 October 2009 84
16 Niko Kovač 11 December 1996 11 October 2008 83
17 Niko Kranjčar 18 August 2004 15 October 2013 81
Robert Jarni 22 December 1990 13 June 2002
19 Dejan Lovren 8 October 2009 13 December 2022 78
20 Mario Pašalić 4 September 2014 18 November 2024 72
21 Davor Šuker 22 December 1990 3 June 2002 69
22 Eduardo da Silva 16 November 2004 18 June 2014 64
23 Aljoša Asanović 17 October 1990 28 May 2000 62
Dominik Livaković 11 January 2017 18 November 2024
25 Zvonimir Soldo 20 April 1994 8 June 2002 61
26 Dražen Ladić 17 October 1990 28 May 2000 59
Jerko Leko 8 May 2002 8 October 2009
28 Danijel Pranjić 16 November 2004 3 September 2015 58
29 Nikola Vlašić 27 May 2017 15 November 2024 57
30 Igor Tudor 15 November 1997 2 June 2006 55
Ognjen Vukojević 16 October 2007 31 May 2014
Milan Badelj 2 September 2011 1 June 2021
33 Igor Štimac 22 December 1990 13 February 2002 53
34 Goran Vlaović 5 July 1992 21 August 2002 52
Šime Vrsaljko 9 February 2011 10 June 2022
Updated on 18 November 2024, after match against  Portugal.
First player to reach 100 appearances

Dario Šimić, 20 August 2008, Slovenia 2–3 Croatia[1]

Fastest player to reach 100 appearances

Ivan Perišić, 10 years 2 months 6 days, 26 March 2011 – 1 June 2021[2]

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Croatia career Goals Caps
1 Davor Šuker 1990–2002 45 69
2 Mario Mandžukić 2007–2018 33 89
Ivan Perišić 2011– 140
4 Andrej Kramarić 2014– 30 102
5 Eduardo da Silva 2004–2014 29 64
6 Luka Modrić 2006– 27 184
7 Darijo Srna 2002–2016 22 134
8 Ivica Olić 2002–2015 20 104
9 Niko Kranjčar 2004–2013 16 81
10 Nikola Kalinić 2008–2018 15 42
Goran Vlaović 1992–2002 52
Ivan Rakitić 2007–2019 106
Updated on 18 November 2024, after match against  Portugal.
First goal

Florijan Matekalo, 2 April 1940, Croatia 4–0 Switzerland

Manager records

Manager results

The following table provides a summary of the complete record of each Croatia manager including their results regarding World Cups and European Championships.

Manager Period Pld W D L Win % Major competitions
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Jozo Jakopić 1939–1941 4 2 1 1 050.00 —
Independent State of Croatia Rudolf Hitrec 1941 1 0 0 1 000.00 —
Independent State of Croatia Bogdan Cuvaj 1941–1943 13 6 3 4 046.15 —
Independent State of Croatia Bernard Hügl 1943–1945 1 1 0 0 100.00 —
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bogdan Cuvaj 1956 1 1 0 0 100.00 —
Croatia Dražan Jerković 1990–1991 3 3 0 0 100.00 —
Croatia Stanko Poklepović 1992 4 1 1 2 025.00 —
Croatia Vlatko Marković 1993–1994 1 1 0 0 100.00 —
Croatia Miroslav Blažević 1994–2000 72 33 24 15 045.83 1996 European Championship – Quarter-final
1998 World Cup – Third place
2000 European Championship – Failed to qualify
Croatia Tomislav Ivić (c)[a] 1994 1 1 0 0 100.00 —
Croatia Mirko Jozić 2000–2002 18 9 6 3 050.00 2002 World Cup – Group stage
Croatia Otto Barić 2002–2004 24 11 8 5 045.83 2004 European Championship – Group stage
Croatia Zlatko Kranjčar 2004–2006 25 11 8 6 044.00 2006 World Cup – Group stage
Croatia Slaven Bilić 2006–2012 65 42 15 8 064.62 2008 European Championship – Quarter-final
2010 World Cup – Failed to qualify
2012 European Championship – Group stage
Croatia Igor Štimac 2012–2013 15 8 2 5 053.33 —
Croatia Niko Kovač 2013–2015 19 10 5 4 052.63 2014 World Cup – Group stage
Croatia Ante Čačić 2015–2017 25 15 6 4 060.00 2016 European Championship – Round of 16
Croatia Zlatko Dalić 2017– 93 45 25 23 048.39 2018 World Cup – Runners-up
2020 European Championship – Round of 16
2022 World Cup – Third place
2024 European Championship – Group stage
Totals 385 200 104 81 51.95% 13 out of 15

Last updated: Croatia v Portugal, 18 November 2024.

Source: Croatian Football Federation

  1. ^ In September 1994, national team manager Miroslav Blažević, who was also coaching Croatia Zagreb at the time, was dismissed in a 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup match against Auxerre. Blažević was suspended by UEFA for one game and Ivić was appointed as his replacement for the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying match against Italy in November 1994.

Team records

Home matches

Key: Pld–games played, W–games won, D–games drawn; L–games lost, %–win percentage

Stadium City / town Pld W D L Win % Last match hosted
Stadion Maksimir Zagreb 68 47 15 6 069.1 2022
Stadion Poljud Split 18 4 9 5 022.2 2023
Stadion Gradski vrt Osijek 14 10 3 1 071.4 2022
Stadion Kantrida Rijeka 11 10 1 0 090.9 2011
Stadion Varteks Varaždin 8 5 2 1 062.5 2019
Stadion Rujevica Rijeka 7 5 2 0 071.4 2021
Stadion A. Drosina Pula 5 4 0 1 080.0 2019
Stadion Cibalia Vinkovci 1 1 0 0 100.0 2009
Stadion Koprivnica Koprivnica 1 1 0 0 100.0 2016
Stadion Kranjčevićeva Zagreb 1 1 0 0 100.0 1996
Stadion Šubićevac Šibenik 1 0 1 0 000.0 2003
Stadion Radnik Velika Gorica 1 0 1 0 000.0 2021
Totals 136 88 34 14 64.7% 2023

Last updated: Croatia vs. Wales, 25 March 2023. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Croatia at the FIFA World Cup

Croatia qualified for and competed in three consecutive World Cup tournaments between 1998 and 2006, but failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa after finishing 3rd in Group 6 behind England and Ukraine. Although they had joined both FIFA and UEFA by 1992, they were unable to enter the 1994 World Cup as qualification had started before the side was officially recognised as a state.[3] In the following three World Cup groups they were eliminated after finishing third in all of them, before finally advancing further than the group stage at the 2018 World Cup.[4] On 11 July 2018, Croatia won their semi-final match against England, advancing the national team to their first FIFA World Cup final wherein they secured second place as runners-up against winners France.[5] Supplanting their third place positioning in 1998, this is the nation's best performance to date.[6]

The national squad, lining up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup final.
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 17 December 2022 after the match against Morocco.
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pos Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1990 Part of  Yugoslavia —
United States 1994 Did not enter
France 1998 Third place 3rd 7 5 0 2 11 5 Squad 2nd 10 5 4 1 20 13
South Korea Japan 2002 Group stage 23rd 3 1 0 2 2 3 Squad 1st 8 5 3 0 15 2
Germany 2006 22nd 3 0 2 1 2 3 Squad 1st 10 7 3 0 21 5
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify 3rd 10 6 2 2 19 13
Brazil 2014 Group stage 19th 3 1 0 2 6 6 Squad 2nd 12 6 3 3 14 9
Russia 2018 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 2 1 14 9 Squad 2nd 12 7 3 2 19 5
Qatar 2022 Third place 3rd 7 2 4 1 8 7 Squad 1st 10 7 2 1 21 4
CanadaMexicoUnited States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total Runners-up 6/7 30 13 8 9 43 33 – – 72 43 20 9 129 51

UEFA European Championship

Main article: Croatia at the UEFA European Championship
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 24 June 2024 after the match against Italy.
UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pos Pld W D L GF GA
1960 to 1992 Part of  Yugoslavia —
England 1996 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 5 5 Squad 1st 10 7 2 1 22 5
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Did not qualify 3rd 8 4 3 1 13 9
Portugal 2004 Group stage 13th 3 0 2 1 4 6 Squad 2nd 10 6 2 2 14 5
Austria Switzerland 2008 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 1 0 5 2 Squad 1st 12 9 2 1 28 8
Poland Ukraine 2012 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 4 3 Squad 2nd 12 8 2 2 21 7
France 2016 Round of 16 9th 4 2 1 1 5 4 Squad 2nd 10 6 3 1 20 5
Europe 2020 14th 4 1 1 2 7 8 Squad 1st 8 5 2 1 17 7
Germany 2024 Group stage 20th 3 0 2 1 3 6 Squad 2nd 8 5 1 2 13 4
Total Quarter-finals 7/8 25 9 8 8 33 34 – – 78 50 17 11 148 50

UEFA Nations League

Main article: Croatia in the UEFA Nations League
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 18 June 2023 after the match against Spain.
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 Runners-up
2024–25 A In progress
Total 18 7 3 8 25 34 Runners-up

Head-to-head records

The following table show the Croatia national football team's all-time international record.

Only FIFA matches are counted. Correct as of 18 November 2024, after the match against  Portugal.

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win % Points/game[a] Competitive matches[b]
 Albania 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 00.00% 1.00 2024 E
 Andorra 6 6 0 0 24 0 +24 100.00% 3.00 2004 EQ
2008 EQ
2010 WQ
 Argentina 6 2 1 3 7 8 –1 33.33% 1.40 1998 W
2018 W
2022 W
 Armenia 3 2 1 0 3 1 +1 66.66% 2.33 2024 EQ
 Australia 6 2 2 2 11 6 +5 33.33% 1.33 2006 W
 Austria 7 6 0 1 12 6 +6 85.71% 2.57 2008 E
2022–23 NQ
 Azerbaijan 4 2 2 0 9 2 +7 50.00% 2.00 2016 EQ
2020 EQ
 Belarus 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00% 3.00 2010 WQ
 Belgium 9 3 2 4 9 6 +3 37.50% 1.38 2002 WQ
2004 EQ
2014 WQ
2022 W
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 4 0 0 14 6 +8 100.00% 3.00 1998 WQ
 Brazil 5 3 2 3 3 8 −2 00.00% 0.40 2006 W
2014 W
2022 W
 Bulgaria 8 5 2 1 12 6 +6 62.50% 2.16 2004 EQ
2006 WQ
2016 EQ
 Cameroon 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00% 3.00 2014 W
 Canada 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00% 3.00 2022 W
 Chile 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 00.00% 1.00
 China 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 00.00% 1.00
 Cyprus 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00% 3.00 2022 WQ
 Czech Republic 4 1 3 0 8 6 +2 25.00% 1.50 2016 E
2020 E
 Denmark 8 4 2 2 11 8 +3 50.00% 1.75 1996 E
1998 WQ
2018 W
2022–23 NQ
 Ecuador 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 00.00% 0.00 2002 W
 Egypt 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2 50.00% 2.00
 England 11 3 2 6 13 22 −9 27.27% 1.00 2004 E
2008 EQ
2010 WQ
2018 W
2018–19 NQ
2020 E
 Estonia 9 6 2 1 16 5 +11 66.67% 2.22 1996 EQ
2004 EQ
2008 EQ
 Finland 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 50.00% 2.00 2018 WQ
 FR Yugoslavia[c] 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 00.00% 1.00 2000 EQ
 France 10 1 3 6 10 20 −10 10.00% 0.60 1998 W
2004 E
2018 W
2020–21 NQ
2022–23 NQ
 Georgia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 66.67% 2.00 2012 EQ
 Germany 5 2 1 2 8 6 +2 40.00% 1.40 1996 E
1998 W
2008 E
 Gibraltar 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00% 3.00
 Greece 8 2 4 2 10 9 +1 25.00% 1.25 1998 WQ
2012 EQ
2018 WQ
 Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00% 3.00
 Hungary 9 4 4 1 17 7 +10 44.44% 1.78 2006 WQ
2020 EQ
 Iceland 7 5 1 1 13 3 +10 71.43% 2.26 2006 WQ
2014 WQ
2018 WQ
2018 W
 Iran 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 50.00% 2.00
 Israel 9 8 1 0 22 8 +14 88.89% 2.78 2008 EQ
2012 EQ
 Italy 9 3 6 0 11 7 +4 33.33% 1.66 1996 EQ
2002 W
2012 E
2016 EQ
2024 E
 Jamaica 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00% 3.00 1998 W
 Japan 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 25.00% 1.33 1998 W
2006 W
2022 W
 Jordan 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00% 3.00
 Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00% 3.00 2010 WQ
 Kosovo 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00% 3.00 2018 WQ
 Latvia 6 6 0 0 17 1 +16 100.00% 3.00 2002 WQ
2012 EQ
2024 EQ
 Liechtenstein 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 100.00% 3.00
 Lithuania 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 50.00% 2.00 1996 EQ
 Mali 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00% 3.00
 Malta 10 9 1 0 29 5 +24 90.00% 2.80 2000 EQ
2006 WQ
2012 EQ
2016 EQ
2022 WQ
 Mexico 6 4 0 2 9 6 +3 66.67% 2.00 2002 W
2014 W
 Moldova 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00% 3.00
 Morocco 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 33.33% 1.00 2022 W
2022 W
 Netherlands 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 66.67% 2.00 1998 W
2022–23 N
 Nigeria 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00% 3.00 2018 W
 North Macedonia 9 6 2 1 14 9 +5 66.66% 2.22 2000 EQ
2008 EQ
2014 WQ
 Northern Ireland 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00% 3.00
 Norway 5 3 1 1 10 6 +4 60.00% 2.00 2016 EQ
 Peru 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 00.00% 0.00
 Poland 7 4 2 1 11 6 +5 57.14% 2.00 2008 E
2024–25 NL
 Portugal 10 1 2 7 8 19 −11 10.00% 0.3 1996 E
2016 E
2020–21 NQ
2024 E
2024–25 NL
 Qatar 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100.00% 3.00
 Republic of Ireland 7 2 3 2 8 8 0 28.57% 1.29 2000 EQ
2012 E
 Romania 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00% 3.00 1998 W
 Russia 6 2 4 0 6 3 +3 33.33% 1.67 2008 EQ
2018 W
2022 WQ
 San Marino 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 100.00% 3.00 2002 WQ
 Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00% 3.00
 Scotland 8 2 3 3 7 8 –1 25.00% 1.25 2002 WQ
2014 WQ
2020 E
2024–25 NL
 Senegal 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00% 3.00
 Serbia 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 50.00% 2.00 2014 WQ
 Slovakia 10 5 3 2 18 11 +7 50.00% 1.80 2020 EQ
2022 WQ
 Slovenia 11 6 4 1 19 10 +9 54.55% 2.00 1996 EQ
1998 WQ
2004 EQ
2022 WQ
 South Korea 7 3 2 2 11 7 +4 42.86% 1.57
 Spain 11 3 2 6 12 23 −11 27.27% 1.00 2012 E
2016 E
2018–19 NQ
2020 E
2022-23 N
2024 E
 Sweden 6 4 0 2 8 7 +1 66.67% 2.00 2006 WQ
2020–21 NQ
  Switzerland 4 1 2 1 6 7 –1 25.00% 1.25 2004 E
 Tunisia 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 00.00% 0.00
 Turkey 12 4 6 2 15 10 +5 33.33% 1.50 1996 E
2008 E
2012 EQ
2016 E
2018 WQ
2024 EQ
 Ukraine 9 5 3 1 15 5 +10 55.56% 2.00 1996 EQ
1998 WQ
2010 WQ
2018 WQ
 Wales 8 4 3 1 12 7 +5 50.00% 1.87 2014 WQ
2020 EQ
2024 EQ
Total: 76 teams played 353 184 97 72 596 343 +253 52.12% 1.83
Notes
  1. ^ According to the "three points for a win" standard
  2. ^ Legend: Unless otherwise noted, in each final tournament of the World Cup, the European Championship and the Nations League (shown in bold), Croatia has played one match against the respective opponent, while in each qualifying tournament and each Nations League group stage, it has played two matches against the respective opponent. Friendly matches and minor tournaments are counted in the table but are not shown in this column.
  3. ^ No longer active

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Ivan Perišić stats". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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  4. ^ "World Cup 2018: Argentina 0–3 Croatia". BBC Sport. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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