Euro 1996
At its first major tournament, Croatia reached the quarterfinals where it lost against later winner Germany.
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1996
1998
World Cup 1998
At its first World Cup, held in France, Croatian team won the historic bronze medal.
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2002
World Cup 2002
FIFA World Cup 2002 was held in Japan and South Korea, with Croatian team participating in the group stage.
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2004
Euro 2004
EURO 2004 was held in Portugal, with Croatian team participating in the group stage.
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2006
World Cup 2006
FIFA World Cup 2006 was held in Germany, with Croatian team participating in the group stage.
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2008
Euro 2008
EURO 2008 was held in Switzerland and Austria, with Croatian team losing a dramatic quarterfinal against Turkey.
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2012
Euro 2012
EURO 2012 was held in Ukraine and Poland, with Croatian team stopped in the group stage by later finalists Spain and Italy.
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2014
World Cup 2014.
FIFA World Cup 2014 was held in Brazil, with Croatian team participating in the group stage.
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2016
Euro 2016
EURO 2016 was held in France, with Croatia reaching the Round of 16 and bowing out against later winners Portugal.
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2018
World Cup 2018.
At the FIFA World Cup in Russia, Croatia national team achieved the biggest success in history by reaching the final and winning the silver medal.
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2020
Euro 2020
Due to SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, Pan-European EURO 2020 was held in 2021, with Croatia national team reaching the Round of 16.
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2022
World Cup 2022.
FIFA World Cup 2022 was held in Qatar, with Croatia national team winning the bronze medal.
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2023
Nations League 2023.
UEFA Nations League final tournament in 2023 was held in Netherlands. As a first-time participant, Croatia won the silver medal.
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UEFA Euro 1996.
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- Players
- Stručni stožer
- Tehnički stožer
- Delegacija
- Utakmice
- O natjecanju
Goalkeepers
Dražen Ladić
- Born: 01.01.1963.
- Goalkeeper
- Apps: 3
Marjan Mrmić
- Born: 06.05.1965.
- Goalkeeper
- Apps: 1
Tonči Gabrić
- Born: 11.11.1961.
- Goalkeeper
- Apps: 0
Defenders
Nikola Jerkan
- Born: 08.12.1964.
- Defender
- Apps: 3
- Goals: 0
Zvonimir Soldo
- Born: 02.11.1967.
- Defender
- Apps: 3
- Goals: 0
Igor Štimac
- Born: 06.09.1967.
- Defender
- Apps: 3
- Goals: 0
Dubravko Pavličić
- Born: 28.11.1967.
- Defender
- Apps: 2
- Goals: 0
Dario Šimić
- Born: 12.11.1975.
- Defender
- Apps: 1
- Goals: 0
Midfield
Aljoša Asanović
- Born: 14.12.1965.
- Midfielder
- Apps: 4
- Goals: 0
Zvonimir Boban
- Born: 08.10.1968.
- Midfielder
- Apps: 4
- Goals: 1
Robert Jarni
- Born: 26.10.1968.
- Midfielder
- Apps: 4
- Goals: 0
Mladen Mladenović
- Born: 13.09.1964.
- Midfielder
- Apps: 3
- Goals: 0
Robert Prosinečki
- Born: 12.01.1969.
- Midfielder
- Apps: 3
- Goals: 0
Mario Stanić
- Born: 10.04.1972.
- Midfielder
- Apps: 3
- Goals: 0
Strikers
Davor Šuker
- Born: 01.01.1968.
- Striker
- Apps: 4
- Goals: 3
Goran Vlaović
- Born: 07.08.1972.
- Striker
- Apps: 4
- Goals: 1
Alen Bokšić
- Born: 21.01.1970.
- Striker
- Apps: 1
- Goals: 0
Igor Cvitanović
- Born: 01.11.1970.
- Striker
- Apps: 0
- Goals: 0
Players
Nikola Jurčević
- Born: 14.09.1966.
- Player
- Apps: 1
- Goals: 0
Elvis Brajković
- Born: 12.06.1969.
- Player
- Apps: 0
- Goals: 0
Stručni stožer
MIROSLAV BLAŽEVIĆ
- izbornik
OTTO BARIĆ
- trener
BRANKO IVANKOVIĆ
- trener
IVAN KATALINIĆ
- trener vratara
Tehnički stožer
ZORISLAV SREBRIĆ
- tehnički direktor
MLADEN ĆEPULIĆ
- liječnik
ŽARKO TOMLJANOVIĆ
- liječnik
BORIS NEMEC
- liječnik
ZLATKO PAVLOVIĆ
- fizioterapeut
TOMISLAV VRBNJAK
- fizioterapeut
MILE GIZDIĆ
- video analitičar
ŽELJKO MESIĆ
- ekonom
LIVIJO CVRK
- ekonom
FERDINAND ODAK
- kuhar
Delegacija
NADAN VIDOŠEVIĆ
- predsjednik
DUŠKO GRABOVAC
- glavni tajnik
ZORAN CVRK
- povjerenik za sigurnost
IVANČICA SUDAC
- međunarodni odnosi
DARKO TIRONI
- glasnogovornik
VLATKO MARKOVIĆ
- HNS
Tek što je rat za neovisnost u domovini završio, hrvatski reprezentativci bili su na posebnoj misiji u Engleskoj, kolijevci nogometa. Morali su svoju nogometnu zemlju predstaviti Europi i svijetu te predstaviti klasu u momčadi Miroslava Blaževića. Pobijediti u kvalifikacijskom ciklusu viceprvaka svijeta Italiju u gostima i na kraju okončati nastup na prvom mjestu u skupini bio je svakako dobar znak.
Hrvatska na završnom turniru nije razočarala. Dapače, stvorila je neke od povijesnih trenutaka na Europskom prvenstvu. Hrvatska je slavila na premijeri protiv Turske, zatim poslala kući branitelja naslova Dansku, a onda u četvrtfinalu bila blizu pobjede protiv budućeg europskog prvaka Njemačke.
Junak trijumfa nad Turskom bio je Goran Vlaović koji je u 86. minuti pobjegao u pobjedu, a šlag na pobjedničkoj torti Davora Šukera protiv Danske (3:0) i sjajan lob preko Petera Schmeichela i dalje se svrstava među najljepše golove svih velikih natjecanja.
Nakon što je osigurala plasman u nokaut fazu natjecanja, Hrvatska si je mogla priuštiti poraz od Portugala (0:3), a bila je spremna napraviti senzaciju protiv Njemačke. Nijemci su poveli pogotkom Klinsmanna iz jedanaesterca, ali je Šuker ubrzo nakon poluvremena majstorski svladao Köpkea i sve se vratilo na početak.
Nekoliko minuta poslije isključen je Igor Štimac, a Sammer postigao pomalo dvojben pobjedonosni pogodak (1:2). Unatoč ovakvom scenariju, Hrvatska se kući vratila uzdignute glave.
Nogometnoj javnosti sada su bila itekako poznata imena Ladića, Bilića, Jarnija, Prosinečkog, Bobana, Asanovića, Šukera i ostalih hrvatskih zvijezda, a pronicljiviji su možda i shvatili što se sprema u Francuskoj.