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 morePandemijska kataklizma odradila se, na žalost, i na nogomet pa je Europsko prvenstvo održano s godinu dana zakašnjenja.
Nakon što je ostvarila izravan plasman na Euro, Hrvatska se, predvođena Zlatkom Dalićem, našla u skupini s Engleskom, Češkom i Škotskom. Vatreni su premijeru imali u Londonu protiv domaćina Engleza i upisali “tijesan” poraz uslijed pogotka Sterlinga u 57. minuti.
Uslijedio je dvoboj s Češkom koja je povela u 57. minuti zahvaljujući pogotku Schicka iz jedanaesterca, ali hrvatska se momčad nije predavala pa je već početkom nastavka dočekala izjednačenje pogotkom Ivana Perišića (47’). Rezultat se, međutim, više nije mijenjao pa je postalo jasno da će Vatrenima za plasman u drugi krug natjecanja trebati pobjeda nad Škotskom.
Još jedan dvoboj protiv domaćina ovaj put je okončan trijumfom. Poslije Vlašićeva pogotka (17’) i izjednačenja koje je Škotima donio McGregor (42’), utakmicu je prelomio briljantan potez hrvatskog virtuoza i kapetana Luke Modrića. Još jedan čudesan dodir čuvenom desnom vanjskom za pamćenje. Pogodak za dugo prepričavanje. Točku na i stavio je Ivan Perišić koji je otklonio sve dvojbe na Hampden Parku.
Osmina finala donijela je još jedan obračun sa Španjolcima i nevjerojatnu dramu u završnici osnovnog dijela utakmice. Hrvatska je povela komičnim autogolom Pedrija zahvaljujući nespretnoj reakciji vratara Unaija Simona, nakon čega je uslijedio furiozni preokret uslijed pogodaka Sarabije (38’), Azpilicuete (57’) i Ferrana Torresa (77’). I… Kad se činilo da nema povratka, dogodio ze završni čin povratka Vatrenih u život.
U ključnim trenucima ukazali su se Dalićevi “jokeri” s klupe, Oršić (85’) i Pašalić (90’+2) pogocima su okrunili uragansku završnicu hrvatske momčadi koja je uspjela izboriti produžetke. I tko zna što bi bilo da je Kramarić u stopostotnoj prilici na otvaranju produžetaka donio Vatrenima vodstvo… Ovako, Morata (100’) i Oyarzabal (103’) pokvarili su snove o plasmanu u četvrtfinale.