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 otišla poslije dramatične završnice kvalifikacijskog ciklusa u kojoj su u zadnjem kolu Vatreni pobijedili Maltu i dočekali “dar” u vidu pobjede Talijana nad Norveškom pa u Francusku otputovali kao prvoplasirani u skupini.
Vatreni su u Francuskoj, predvođeni izbornikom Antom Čačićem, igrali u skupini sa Španjolskom, Turskom i Češkom, a nastup otvorili minimalnom pobjedom nad Turcima uslijed fantastičnog pogotka Luke Modrića.
Uslijedio je dvoboj s Češkom u Saint-Etienneu koji je počeo fantastično velikom rezultatskom prednošću zahvaljujući pogocima Perišića (37’) i Rakitića (59’), a završio mučno zbog prekida koji su izazvali hrvatski huligani i dvaju pogodaka Čeha u samoj završnici za konačni remi 2:2.
Susret sa Španjolskom u Bordeauxu donio je sjajno izdanje Vatrenih, koji su u utakmicu ušli rezervirano i primili pogodak već u sedmoj minuti (Morata). Međutim, u posljednjoj minuti prvog dijela Nikola Kalinić je poslije Perišićeva ubačaja sjajno petom poentirao i nagovijestio buđenje hrvatske momčadi.
Kad je Danijel Subašić u 72. minuti obranio jedanaesterac Sergiju Ramosu bio je to nagovještaj velikog trijumfa koji su vatreni dočekali u 87. minuti. Perišić je sjajno istrčao kontru, uhvatio De Geu na krivoj nozi i postigao pogodak za prvo mjesto u skupini.
Osmina finala donijela je šahovsku utakmicu s budućim europskim prvakom Portugalom i dramu u smiraju drugog produžetka. U 117. minuti Perišić je pogodio stativu, a u nastavku akcije uslijedila je portugalska kontra i Quaresmin pogodak za kraj puta Vatrenih u Francuskoj. Imao je, doduše, Vida još jednu priliku za izjednačenje, ali lopta je prohujala pored lijeve vratnice. Bio je to još jedan crni dan u hrvatskom nogometnom kalendaru. Suze su opet potekle…