Euro 1996
At its first major tournament, Croatia reached the quarterfinals where it lost against later winner Germany.
Read moreAt its first major tournament, Croatia reached the quarterfinals where it lost against later winner Germany.
Read moreAt its first World Cup, held in France, Croatian team won the historic bronze medal.
Read moreFIFA World Cup 2002 was held in Japan and South Korea, with Croatian team participating in the group stage.
Read moreEURO 2004 was held in Portugal, with Croatian team participating in the group stage.
Read moreFIFA World Cup 2006 was held in Germany, with Croatian team participating in the group stage.
Read moreEURO 2008 was held in Switzerland and Austria, with Croatian team losing a dramatic quarterfinal against Turkey.
Read moreEURO 2012 was held in Ukraine and Poland, with Croatian team stopped in the group stage by later finalists Spain and Italy.
Read moreFIFA World Cup 2014 was held in Brazil, with Croatian team participating in the group stage.
Read moreEURO 2016 was held in France, with Croatia reaching the Round of 16 and bowing out against later winners Portugal.
Read moreAt the FIFA World Cup in Russia, Croatia national team achieved the biggest success in history by reaching the final and winning the silver medal.
Read moreDue to SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, Pan-European EURO 2020 was held in 2021, with Croatia national team reaching the Round of 16.
Read moreFIFA World Cup 2022 was held in Qatar, with Croatia national team winning the bronze medal.
Read moreUEFA Nations League final tournament in 2023 was held in Netherlands. As a first-time participant, Croatia won the silver medal.
Read moreEURO 2024 was held in Germany, with Croatian team participating in the group stage.
Read moreNakon veličanstvene pobjede (3:2) nad Engleskom na kultnom Wembleyju na kraju kvalifikacijskog ciklusa, zbog koje je Gordi Albion ostao bez ulaznice za završni turnir, bilo je teško obuzdati entuzijazam oko izabranika Slavena Bilića. Vatreni su odgovorili izazovu u velikom stilu, pobijedivši sve tri utakmice u grupnoj fazi.
Bečku premijeru protiv domaćina Austrijanaca okrunio je pobjedonosni pogodak iz jedanaesterca Luke Modrića već u četvrtoj minuti. Hrvatska je u zadnjim minutama zabrinula svoje navijače, a značajan doprinos morao je dati i hrvatski vratar Stipe Pletikosa.
Četiri dana poslije u Klagenfurtu Hrvatska je zablistala protiv budućih finalista Nijemaca. U jednoj od najboljih hrvatskih predstava u modernoj povijesti, Löwove trupe pale su pred pogocima Darija Srne i Ivice Olića, a utješni pogodak Podolskog (2:1) nije uspio zaustaviti slavlje Vatrenih. Plasman u četvrtfinale već je bio osiguran.
Stoga je Bilić protiv Poljske dao priliku svojim pričuvnim sastavima, no povratna informacija nije se promijenila: Ivan Klasnić početkom drugog poluvremena zabio je odlučujući pogodak (1:0), a Hrvatska je odmah vratila fokus na Beč, na sukob s Turskom.
Utakmica je bila u mrtvoj točki 119 minuta, a onda je heroj s transplantiranim bubregom Ivan Klasnić pronašao put do mreže za hrvatsko oduševljenje. Radost je, međutim, bila kratkog daha. Posljednjim udarcem na utakmici Sentürk je uspio izjednačiti, a polufinalista su odlučili jedanaesterci. Hrvati više nisu bili hladnih glava, polufinale, koje se u jednom trenutku činilo tako blizu, ostalo je samo san. Nacija je bila u suzama, utakmica u Beču bila je i ostala jedna od najtužnijih u povijesti.