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 moreHrvatska je na Euro opet stigla predvođena Slavenom Bilićem, ali i na krilima svojevrsne “osvete” Turskoj u dodatnim kvalifikacijama. Vatreni su igrali u skupini s Republikom Irskom i, pokazalo se, budućim finalistima Italijom i Španjolskom.
Turnir nije mogao bolje započeti za Hrvatsku: Mario Mandžukić glavom je u padu svladao Givena poslije samo tri minute, no St. Ledger je ubrzo izjednačio rezultat. U još jednom ključnom trenutku, neposredno prije poluvremena, Nikica Jelavić vraća vodstvo, a Mandžukić nedugo nakon odmora upisuje pobjedu 3:1.
Hrvatska je ostala u Poznanju i čekala dvoboj s Azzurrima, koje je u vodstvo doveo Pirlo iz slobodnog udarca. Dvadesetak minuta prije kraja Mandžukić se pojavio na pravom mjestu i svladao Buffona (1:1) te s tri pogotka postao jedan od najboljih strijelaca turnira, uz bok Torresu, Ronaldu, Balotelliju, Gomezu i Dzagoevu.
Hrvatskoj je za plasman u drugi krug natjecanja bila potrebna pobjeda nad Španjolskom u Gdanjsku. Hrvatska se izvanredno snašla protiv aktualnih prvaka, nedodirljive španjolske Tiki-Take i u nastavku dočekala veličanstvenu priliku Ivana Rakitića, ali i nedosuđen evidentan prekršaj za najstrožu kaznu na Ćorluki. U 88. minuti Jesus Navas srušio je hrvatske nade (0:1).
Tijesno ispadanje u skupini bio je i završni čin izborničkog mandata Slavena Bilića, Hrvatski nogometni savez okrenuo se Igoru Štimcu koji je poveo Vatrene u kvalifikacijski ciklus za Svjetsko prvenstvo u Brazilu.