List of international matches of the Croatian national football team

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This list contains all the official matches of the Croatian men's national football team .

List of international matches

Go to year : 1940 - 1956 - 1990 - 2000 - 2010

	date	opponent	result	occasion	venue	Remarks
1.	04/02/1940	Switzerland	4-0	Friendly match	Zagreb	First official international match, first international match against Switzerland
2.	04/21/1940	Switzerland	1-0	Friendly match	Bern ( SUI )
3.	05/02/1940	Hungary	0: 1	Friendly match	Budapest ( HUN )	First international match against Hungary
4th	December 8, 1940	Hungary	1: 1	Friendly match	Zagreb
5.	06/15/1941	German Empire	1: 5	Friendly match	Vienna ( DEU )	First international match against Germany
6th	07.09.1941	Slovakia	1: 1	Friendly match	Bratislava ( SVK )	First international match against Slovakia
7th	09/28/1941	Slovakia	5: 2	Friendly match	Zagreb
8th.	01/20/1942	German Empire	0: 2	Friendly match	Zagreb
9.	04/05/1942	Italy	0: 4	Friendly match	Genoa ( ITA )	First international match against Italy
10.	04/11/1942	Bulgaria	6-0	Friendly match	Zagreb	First international match against Bulgaria
11.	06/07/1942	Slovakia	2: 1	Friendly match	Budapest ( HUN )
12.	06/14/1942	Hungary	1: 1	Friendly match	Budapest ( HUN )
13.	09/06/1942	Slovakia	6: 1	Friendly match	Zagreb
14th	10/11/1942	Romania	2: 2	Friendly match	Budapest ( HUN )	First international match against Romania
15th	11/01/1942	German Empire	1: 5	Friendly match	Stuttgart ( GER )
16.	04/04/1943	Switzerland	0: 1	Friendly match	Zurich ( SUI )
17th	04/10/1943	Slovakia	1-0	Friendly match	Zagreb
18th	06/07/1943	Slovakia	3: 1	Friendly match	Bratislava ( SVK )
19th	04/09/1944	Slovakia	7: 3	Friendly match	Zagreb
	09/12/1956	Indonesia	5: 2	Friendly match	Zagreb	Unofficial international match
	10/17/1990	United States	2: 1	Friendly match	Zagreb	Unofficial international match
	12/22/1990	Romania	2-0	Friendly match	Zagreb	Unofficial international match
20th	06/19/1991	Slovenia	1-0	Friendly match	Ljubljana ( SVN )	First international match against Slovenia
21st	07/05/1992	Australia	0: 1	Friendly match	Melbourne ( AUS )	First international match against Australia
22nd	07/08/1992	Australia	1: 3	Friendly match	Adelaide ( AUS )
23.	07/12/1992	Australia	0-0	Friendly match	Sydney ( AUS )
24.	10/22/1992	Mexico	3-0	Friendly match	Zagreb	First international match against Mexico
25th	06/25/1993	Ukraine	3: 1	Friendly match	Zagreb	First international match against Ukraine
26th	03/23/1994	Spain	2-0	Friendly match	Valencia ( ESP )	First international match against Spain
27.	04/20/1994	Slovakia	1: 4	Friendly match	Bratislava ( SVK )
28.	05/18/1994	Hungary	2: 2	Friendly match	Győr ( HUN )
29	06/04/1994	Argentina	0-0	Friendly match	Zagreb	First international match against Argentina
30th	08/17/1994	Israel	4-0	Friendly match	Tel Aviv ( ISR )	First international match against Israel
31.	09/04/1994	Estonia	2-0	European Championship qualification	Tallinn ( EST )	First international match against Estonia
32.	10/09/1994	Lithuania	2-0	European Championship qualification	Zagreb	First international match against Lithuania
33.	11/16/1994	Italy	2: 1	European Championship qualification	Palermo ( ITA )
34.	03/25/1995	Ukraine	4-0	European Championship qualification	Zagreb
35.	03/29/1995	Lithuania	0-0	European Championship qualification	Vilnius ( LTU )
36.	04/26/1995	Slovenia	2-0	European Championship qualification	Zagreb	First game counted by the Slovenian Association against Croatia.
37.	06/11/1995	Ukraine	0: 1	European Championship qualification	Kiev ( UKR )
38.	09/03/1995	Estonia	7: 1	European Championship qualification	Zagreb
39.	10/08/1995	Italy	1: 1	European Championship qualification	Split
40.	11/15/1995	Slovenia	2: 1	European Championship qualification	Ljubljana ( SVN )
41.	02/28/1996	Poland	2: 1	Friendly match	Rijeka	First international match against Poland
42.	03/13/1996	South Korea	3-0	Friendly match	Zagreb	First international match against South Korea
43.	03/26/1996	Israel	2-0	Friendly match	Varaždin
44.	04/10/1996	Hungary	4: 1	Friendly match	Osijek
45.	04/24/1996	England	0-0	Friendly match	London ( ENG )	First international match against England
46.	06/02/1996	Ireland	2: 2	Friendly match	Dublin ( IRL )	First international match against Ireland
47.	06/11/1996	Turkey	1-0	European Championship	Nottingham ( ENG )	First international match against Turkey
48.	06/16/1996	Denmark	3-0	European Championship	Sheffield ( ENG )	First international match against Denmark
49.	06/19/1996	Portugal	0: 3	European Championship	Nottingham ( ENG )	First international match against Portugal
50.	06/23/1996	Germany	1: 2	European Championship	Manchester ( ENG )
51.	10/08/1996	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4: 1	World Cup qualification	Bologna ( ITA )	First international match against Bosnia-Herzegovina
52.	11/10/1996	Greece	1: 1	World Cup qualification	Zagreb	First international match against Greece
53.	12/11/1996	Morocco	2: 2	King Hassan II Tournament 1996 semifinals	Casablanca ( MAR )	7: 6 on penalties , first international match against Morocco
54.	12/12/1996	Czech Republic	1: 1	King Hassan II Tournament 1996 final	Casablanca ( MAR )	4-1 on penalties, first international match against the Czech Republic
55.	03/29/1997	Denmark	1: 1	World Cup qualification	Split
56.	04/02/1997	Slovenia	3: 3	World Cup qualification	Split
57.	04/30/1997	Greece	1-0	World Cup qualification	Thessaloniki ( GRE )
58.	06/08/1997	Japan	3: 4	Kirin Cup	Tokyo ( JPN )	First international match against Japan
59.	06/12/1997	Turkey	1: 1	Kirin Cup	Sendai ( JPN )
60.	09/06/1997	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3: 2	World Cup qualification	Zagreb
61.	09/10/1997	Denmark	1: 3	World Cup qualification	Copenhagen ( DEN )
62.	10/11/1997	Slovenia	3: 1	World Cup qualification	Ljubljana ( SVN )
63.	October 29, 1997	Ukraine	2-0	World Cup qualification	Zagreb
64.	11/15/1997	Ukraine	1: 1	World Cup qualification	Kiev ( UKR )
65.	04/22/1998	Poland	4: 1	Friendly match	Osijek
66.	05/29/1998	Slovakia	1: 2	Friendly match	Pula
67.	06/03/1998	Iran	2-0	Friendly match	Rijeka	First international match against Iran
68.	06/06/1998	Australia	7-0	Friendly match	Zagreb
69.	06/14/1998	Jamaica	3: 1	World Championship	Lens ( FRA )	First international match against Jamaica
70.	06/20/1998	Japan	1-0	World Championship	Nantes ( FRA )
71.	06/26/1998	Argentina	0: 1	World Championship	Bordeaux ( FRA )
72.	06/30/1998	Romania	1-0	World Championship	Bordeaux ( FRA )
73.	07/04/1998	Germany	3-0	World Championship	Lyon ( FRA )
74.	07/08/1998	France	1: 2	World Championship	Saint-Denis ( FRA )	First international match against France
75.	07/11/1998	Netherlands	2: 1	World Championship	Paris ( FRA )	First international match against the Netherlands
76.	09/05/1998	Ireland	0: 2	European Championship qualification	Dublin ( IRL )
77.	10/10/1998	Malta	4: 1	European Championship qualification	Ta 'Qali ( MLT )	First international match against Malta
78.	10/14/1998	Macedonia	3: 2	European Championship qualification	Zagreb	First international match against Macedonia
79.	02/10/1999	Denmark	0: 1	Friendly match	Split
80.	03/10/1999	Greece	2: 3	Friendly match	Athens ( GRE )
81.	04/28/1999	Italy	0-0	Friendly match	Zagreb
82.	05/05/1999	Spain	1: 3	Friendly match	Seville ( ESP )
83.	06/05/1999	Macedonia	1: 1	European Championship qualification	Skopje ( MKD )
84.	06/13/1999	Egypt	2: 2	Korea Cup	Seoul ( KOR )	First international match against Egypt
85.	06/16/1999	Mexico	2: 1	Korea Cup	Seoul ( KOR )
86.	06/19/1999	South Korea	1: 1	Korea Cup	Seoul ( KOR )
87.	08/18/1999	BR Yugoslavia	0-0	European Championship qualification	Belgrade ( YUG )	First international match against Yugoslavia
88	08/21/1999	Malta	2: 1	European Championship qualification	Zagreb
89.	09/04/1999	Ireland	1-0	European Championship qualification	Zagreb
90.	10/09/1999	BR Yugoslavia	2: 2	European Championship qualification	Zagreb
91.	11/13/1999	France	0: 3	Friendly match	Saint-Denis ( FRA )
92.	02/23/2000	Spain	0-0	Friendly match	Split
93.	03/29/2000	Germany	1: 1	Friendly match	Zagreb
94.	04/26/2000	Austria	2: 1	Friendly match	Vienna ( AUT )	First international match against Austria
95.	May 28, 2000	France	0: 2	Friendly match	Zagreb
96.	08/16/2000	Slovakia	1: 1	Friendly match	Bratislava ( SVK )
97.	02.09.2000	Belgium	0-0	World Cup qualification	Brussels ( BEL )	First international match against Belgium
98	10/11/2000	Scotland	1: 1	World Cup qualification	Zagreb	First international match against Scotland
99	01/30/2001	Romania	2: 2	Friendly match	Pula	The game is not counted by FIFA or the Romanian Federation.
100.	02/28/2001	Austria	1-0	Friendly match	Rijeka
101.	03/24/2001	Latvia	4: 1	World Cup qualification	Osijek	First international match against Latvia
102.	04/25/2001	Greece	2: 2	Friendly match	Varaždin
103.	06/02/2001	San Marino	4-0	World Cup qualification	Varaždin	First international match against San Marino
104.	06/06/2001	Latvia	1-0	World Cup qualification	Riga ( LVA )
105.	08/15/2001	Ireland	2: 2	Friendly match	Dublin ( IRL )
106.	09/01/2001	Scotland	0-0	World Cup qualification	Glasgow ( SCO )
107.	09/05/2001	San Marino	4-0	World Cup qualification	Serravalle ( SMR )
108.	10/06/2001	Belgium	1-0	World Cup qualification	Zagreb
109.	11/10/2001	South Korea	0: 2	Friendly match	Seoul ( KOR )
110.	11/13/2001	South Korea	1: 1	Friendly match	Gwangju ( KOR )
111.	02/13/2002	Bulgaria	0-0	Friendly match	Rijeka
112.	03/27/2002	Slovenia	0-0	Friendly match	Zagreb
113.	04/17/2002	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2-0	Friendly match	Zagreb
114.	05/08/2002	Hungary	2-0	Friendly match	Pécs ( HUN )
115.	06/03/2002	Mexico	0: 1	World Championship	Niigata ( JPN )
116.	06/08/2002	Italy	2: 1	World Championship	Kashima ( JPN )
117.	06/13/2002	Ecuador	0: 1	World Championship	Yokohama ( JPN )	First international match against Ecuador
118.	08/21/2002	Wales	1: 1	Friendly match	Varaždin	First international match against Wales
119.	07.09.2002	Estonia	0-0	European Championship qualification	Osijek
120.	10/12/2002	Bulgaria	0: 2	European Championship qualification	Sofia ( BUL )
121.	11/20/2002	Romania	1-0	Friendly match	Timișoara ( ROU )
122.	02/09/2003	Macedonia	2: 2	Friendly match	Šibenik
123.	02/12/2003	Poland	0-0	Friendly match	Split
124.	03/29/2003	Belgium	4-0	European Championship qualification	Zagreb
125.	04/02/2003	Andorra	2-0	European Championship qualification	Varaždin	First international match against Andorra
126.	04/30/2003	Sweden	2: 1	Friendly match	Solna ( SWE )	First international match against Sweden
127.	06/11/2003	Estonia	1-0	European Championship qualification	Tallinn ( EST )
128.	08/20/2003	England	1: 3	Friendly match	Ipswich ( ENG )
129.	09/06/2003	Andorra	3-0	European Championship qualification	Andorra la Vella ( AND )
130.	09/10/2003	Belgium	1: 2	European Championship qualification	Brussels ( BEL )
131.	10/11/2003	Bulgaria	1-0	European Championship qualification	Zagreb
132.	11/15/2003	Slovenia	1: 1	European Championship qualification	Zagreb
133.	11/19/2003	Slovenia	1-0	European Championship qualification	Ljubljana ( SVN )
134.	02/18/2004	Germany	1: 2	Friendly match	Split
135.	03/31/2004	Turkey	2: 2	Friendly match	Zagreb
136.	04/28/2004	Macedonia	1-0	Friendly match	Skopje ( MKD )
137.	05/29/2004	Slovakia	1-0	Friendly match	Rijeka
138.	06/05/2004	Denmark	2: 1	Friendly match	Copenhagen ( DEN )
139.	06/13/2004	Switzerland	0-0	European Championship	Leiria ( POR )
140	06/17/2004	France	2: 2	European Championship	Leiria ( POR )
141.	06/21/2004	England	2: 4	European Championship	Lisbon ( POR )
142.	08/18/2004	Israel	1-0	Friendly match	Zagreb
143.	09/04/2004	Hungary	3-0	World Cup qualification	Zagreb
144.	09/08/2004	Sweden	1-0	World Cup qualification	Gothenburg ( SWE )
145.	10/09/2004	Bulgaria	2: 2	World Cup qualification	Zagreb
146.	11/16/2004	Ireland	0: 1	Friendly match	Dublin ( IRL )
147.	02/09/2005	Israel	3: 3	Friendly match	Jerusalem ( ISR )
148.	03/26/2005	Iceland	4-0	World Cup qualification	Zagreb	First international match against Iceland
149.	03/30/2005	Malta	3-0	World Cup qualification	Zagreb
150.	06/04/2005	Bulgaria	3: 1	World Cup qualification	Sofia ( BUL )
151	08/17/2005	Brazil	1: 1	Friendly match	Split	First international match against Brazil
152.	09/03/2005	Iceland	3: 1	World Cup qualification	Reykjavík ( ISL )
153.	09/07/2005	Malta	1: 1	World Cup qualification	Ta 'Qali ( MLT )
154.	10/08/2005	Sweden	1-0	World Cup qualification	Zagreb
155.	10/12/2005	Hungary	0-0	World Cup qualification	Budapest ( HUN )
156.	11/12/2005	Portugal	0: 2	Friendly match	Coimbra ( POR )
157.	01/29/2006	South Korea	0: 2	Carlsberg Cup	Hong Kong ( HKG )
158.	02/01/2006	Hong Kong	4-0	Carlsberg Cup	Hong Kong ( HKG )	First international match against Hong Kong
159.	03/01/2006	Argentina	3: 2	Friendly match	Basel ( SUI )
160.	05/23/2006	Austria	4: 1	Friendly match	Vienna ( AUT )
161.	05/28/2006	Iran	2: 2	Friendly match	Osijek
162.	06/03/2006	Poland	0: 1	Friendly match	Wolfsburg ( GER )
163.	06/07/2006	Spain	1: 2	Friendly match	Geneva ( SUI )
164.	06/13/2006	Brazil	0: 1	World Championship	Berlin ( GER )
165.	06/18/2006	Japan	0-0	World Championship	Nuremberg ( GER )
166.	06/22/2006	Australia	2: 2	World Championship	Stuttgart ( GER )
167.	08/16/2006	Italy	2-0	Friendly match	Livorno ( ITA )
168.	09/06/2006	Russia	0-0	European Championship qualification	Moscow ( RUS )	First international match against Russia
169.	07/10/2006	Andorra	7-0	European Championship qualification	Zagreb
170.	10/11/2006	England	2-0	European Championship qualification	Zagreb
171.	11/15/2006	Israel	4: 3	European Championship qualification	Tel Aviv ( ISR )
172.	02/07/2007	Norway	2: 1	Friendly match	Rijeka	First international match against Norway
173.	03/24/2007	Macedonia	2: 1	European Championship qualification	Zagreb
174.	06/02/2007	Estonia	1-0	European Championship qualification	Tallinn ( EST )
175.	06/06/2007	Russia	0-0	European Championship qualification	Zagreb
176.	08/22/2007	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5: 3	Friendly match	Sarajevo ( BIH )
177.	09/08/2007	Estonia	2-0	European Championship qualification	Zagreb
178.	09/12/2007	Andorra	6-0	European Championship qualification	Andorra la Vella ( AND )
179.	10/13/2007	Israel	1-0	European Championship qualification	Zagreb
180.	10/16/2007	Slovakia	3-0	Friendly match	Rijeka
181.	11/17/2007	Macedonia	0: 2	European Championship qualification	Skopje ( MKD )
182	11/21/2007	England	3: 2	European Championship qualification	London ( ENG )
183.	02/06/2008	Netherlands	0: 3	Friendly match	Split
184.	03/26/2008	Scotland	1: 1	Friendly match	Glasgow ( SCO )
185	05/24/2008	Moldova	1-0	Friendly match	Rijeka	First international match against Moldova
186.	05/31/2008	Hungary	1: 1	Friendly match	Budapest ( HUN )
187.	06/08/2008	Austria	1-0	European Championship	Vienna ( AUT )
188.	06/12/2008	Germany	2: 1	European Championship	Klagenfurt ( AUT )
189	06/16/2008	Poland	1-0	European Championship	Klagenfurt ( AUT )
190.	06/20/2008	Turkey	1: 1	European Championship	Vienna ( AUT )	1: 3 after penalties
191.	08/20/2008	Slovenia	3: 2	Friendly match	Maribor ( SVN )	100th international match by Dario Šimić
192.	09/06/2008	Kazakhstan	3-0	World Cup qualification	Zagreb	First international match against Kazakhstan
193.	09/10/2008	England	1: 4	World Cup qualification	Zagreb
194.	10/11/2008	Ukraine	0-0	World Cup qualification	Kharkov ( UKR )
195.	10/15/2008	Andorra	4-0	World Cup qualification	Zagreb
196.	02/11/2009	Romania	2: 1	Friendly match	Bucharest ( ROM )
197	04/01/2009	Andorra	2-0	World Cup qualification	Andorra la Vella ( AND )
198.	06/06/2009	Ukraine	2: 2	World Cup qualification	Zagreb
199	08/12/2009	Belarus	3: 1	World Cup qualification	Minsk ( BLR )	First international match against Belarus
200.	09/05/2009	Belarus	1-0	World Cup qualification	Zagreb
201.	09/09/2009	England	1: 5	World Cup qualification	London ( ENG )
202.	08/10/2009	Qatar	3: 2	Friendly match	Rijeka	First international match against Qatar
203.	October 14, 2009	Kazakhstan	2: 1	World Cup qualification	Astana ( KAZ )
204.	11/14/2009	Liechtenstein	5-0	Friendly match	Vinkovci	First international match against Liechtenstein
205.	03/03/2010	Belgium	1-0	Friendly match	Brussels ( BEL )
206.	05/19/2010	Austria	1-0	Friendly match	Klagenfurt ( AUT )
207.	05/23/2010	Wales	2-0	Friendly match	Osijek
208.	05/26/2010	Estonia	0-0	Friendly match	Tallinn ( EST )
209.	08/11/2010	Slovakia	1: 1	Friendly match	Bratislava ( SVK )
210.	09/03/2010	Latvia	3-0	European Championship qualification	Riga ( LVA )
211.	07.09.2010	Greece	0-0	European Championship qualification	Zagreb
212.	10/09/2010	Israel	2: 1	European Championship qualification	Ramat Gan ( ISR )
213.	10/12/2010	Norway	2: 1	Friendly match	Zagreb
214.	11/17/2010	Malta	3-0	European Championship qualification	Zagreb
215.	02/09/2011	Czech Republic	4: 2	Friendly match	Pula
216.	03/26/2011	Georgia	0: 1	European Championship qualification	Tbilisi ( GEO )	First international match against Georgia
217.	03/29/2011	France	0-0	Friendly match	Saint-Denis ( FRA )
218.	06/03/2011	Georgia	2: 1	European Championship qualification	Split
219.	08/10/2011	Ireland	0-0	Friendly match	Dublin ( IRL )
220.	02.09.2011	Malta	3: 1	European Championship qualification	Ta'Qali ( MLT )
221.	09/06/2011	Israel	3: 1	European Championship qualification	Zagreb
222.	07/10/2011	Greece	0: 2	European Championship qualification	Piraeus ( GRE )
223.	10/11/2011	Latvia	2-0	European Championship qualification	Rijeka
224.	11/11/2011	Turkey	3-0	European Championship qualification playoff	Istanbul ( TUR )
225	11/15/2011	Turkey	0-0	European Championship qualification playoff	Zagreb
226.	02/29/2012	Sweden	1: 3	Friendly match	Zagreb
227.	05/25/2012	Estonia	3: 1	Friendly match	Rijeka
228	06/02/2012	Norway	1: 1	Friendly match	Oslo ( NOR )
229.	06/10/2012	Ireland	3: 1	European Championship	Poznan ( POL )
230	06/14/2012	Italy	1: 1	European Championship	Poznan ( POL )
231.	06/18/2012	Spain	0: 1	European Championship	Gdansk ( POL )
232.	08/15/2012	Switzerland	2: 4	Friendly match	Split
233.	07.09.2012	Macedonia	1-0	World Cup qualification	Zagreb
234.	09/11/2012	Belgium	1: 1	World Cup qualification	Brussels ( BEL )
235.	October 12, 2012	Macedonia	2: 1	World Cup qualification	Skopje ( MKD )
236.	10/16/2012	Wales	2-0	World Cup qualification	Osijek
237.	02/06/2013	South Korea	4-0	Friendly match	London ( ENG )	100th international match by Stipe Pletikosa , Josip Šimunić and Darijo Srna
238.	03/22/2013	Serbia	2-0	World Cup qualification	Zagreb	First international match against Serbia. No guest fans allowed.
239.	03/26/2013	Wales	2: 1	World Cup qualification	Swansea ( WAL )
240.	06/07/2013	Scotland	0: 1	World Cup qualification	Zagreb
241.	06/10/2013	Portugal	0: 1	Friendly match	Geneva ( SUI )
242.	08/14/2013	Liechtenstein	3: 2	Friendly match	Vaduz ( LIE )
243.	06.09.2013	Serbia	1: 1	World Cup qualification	Belgrade ( SRB )	No guest fans allowed.
244.	09/10/2013	South Korea	2: 1	Friendly match	Jeonju ( KOR )
245.	10/11/2013	Belgium	1: 2	World Cup qualification	Zagreb
246.	October 15, 2013	Scotland	0: 2	World Cup qualification	Glasgow ( SCO )
247.	11/15/2013	Iceland	0-0	World Cup qualification	Reykjavík ( ISL )
248.	11/19/2013	Iceland	2-0	World Cup qualification	Zagreb
249.	05.03.2014	Switzerland	2: 2	Friendly match	St. Gallen ( CHE )
250.	05/31/2014	Mali	2: 1	Friendly match	Osijek	First international match against Mali
251.	06/06/2014	Australia	1-0	Friendly match	Salvador ( BRA )
252.	06/12/2014	Brazil	1: 3	World Championship	Sao Paulo ( BRA )	World Cup opening game, first international game in South America
253.	06/18/2014	Cameroon	4-0	World Championship	Manaus ( BRA )	First international match against Cameroon
254.	06/23/2014	Mexico	1: 3	World Championship	Recife ( BRA )
255.	09/04/2014	Cyprus	2-0	Friendly match	Pula	First international match against Cyprus
256.	09/09/2014	Malta	2-0	European Championship qualification	Zagreb
257.	10/10/2014	Bulgaria	1-0	European Championship qualification	Sofia ( BGR )
258.	October 13, 2014	Azerbaijan	6-0	European Championship qualification	Osijek	First international match against Azerbaijan
259.	11/12/2014	Argentina	1: 2	Friendly match	London ( ENG )
260.	11/16/2014	Italy	1: 1	European Championship qualification	Milan ( ITA )	100th international match for Ivica Olić
261.	03/28/2015	Norway	5: 1	European Championship qualification	Zagreb
262.	06/07/2015	Gibraltar	4-0	Friendly match	Zagreb	First international match against Gibraltar
263.	06/12/2015	Italy	1: 1	European Championship qualification	Split
264.	09/03/2015	Azerbaijan	0-0	European Championship qualification	Baku ( AZE )
265.	09/06/2015	Norway	0: 2	European Championship qualification	Oslo ( NOR )
266.	10/10/2015	Bulgaria	3-0	European Championship qualification	Zagreb
267.	13/10/2015	Malta	1-0	European Championship qualification	Attard ( MLT )	104th and last international match for Ivica Olić
268.	11/17/2015	Russia	3: 1	Friendly match	Rostov ( RUS )
269.	03/23/2016	Israel	2-0	Friendly match	Osijek
270.	03/26/2016	Hungary	1: 1	Friendly match	Budapest ( HUN )
271.	05/27/2016	Moldova	1-0	Friendly match	Koprivnica
272.	06/04/2016	San Marino	10-0	Friendly match	Rijeka
273.	06/12/2016	Turkey	1-0	European Championship	Paris ( FRA )
274.	06/17/2016	Czech Republic	2: 2	European Championship	Saint-Etienne ( FRA )
275.	06/21/2016	Spain	2: 1	European Championship	Bordeaux ( FRA )
276.	06/25/2016	Portugal	0: 1 a.d.	European Championship	Lens ( FRA )
277.	09/05/2016	Turkey	1: 1	World Cup qualification	Zagreb
278.	10/06/2016	Kosovo	6-0	World Cup qualification	Shkodra ( ALB )	First international match against Kosovo
279.	10/09/2016	Finland	1-0	World Cup qualification	Tampere ( FIN )	First international match against Finland
280.	11/12/2016	Iceland	2-0	World Cup qualification	Zagreb
281.	11/15/2016	Northern Ireland	3-0	Friendly match	Belfast ( NIR )	First international match against Northern Ireland
282.	11/01/2017	Chile	1: 1, 1: 4 i. E.	China Cup 2017	Nanning ( CHN )	First international match against Chile. Croatia used 12 players, for whom this was their first international match.
283.	01/14/2017	People's Republic of China	1: 1, 3: 4 i. E.	China Cup 2017	Nanning ( CHN )	First international match against China
284.	March 24, 2017	Ukraine	1-0	World Cup qualification	Zagreb
285.	03/28/2017	Estonia	0: 3	Friendly match	Tallinn ( EST )
286.	05/28/2017	Mexico	2: 1	Friendly match	Los Angeles ( USA )
287.	06/11/2017	Iceland	0: 1	World Cup qualification	Reykjavík ( ISL )
288.	02.09.2017	Kosovo	1-0	World Cup qualification	Zagreb
289	05.09.2017	Turkey	0: 1	World Cup qualification	Eskişehir ( TUR )
290	06.10.2017	Finland	1: 1	World Cup qualification	Zagreb
291.	09.10.2017	Ukraine	2-0	World Cup qualification	Kiev ( UKR )
292.	11/09/2017	Greece	4: 1	World Cup qualification	Zagreb
293.	11/12/2017	Greece	0-0	World Cup qualification	Piraeus ( GRC )
294.	03/23/2018	Peru	0: 2	Friendly match	Miami Gardens ( USA )	First international match against Peru
295.	28.03.2018	Mexico	1-0	Friendly match	Arlington ( USA )
296.	06/03/2018	Brazil	0: 2	Friendly match	Liverpool ( ENG )
297.	06/08/2018	Senegal	2: 1	Friendly match	Osijek	First international match against Senegal
298.	June 16, 2018	Nigeria	2-0	World Championship	Kaliningrad ( RUS )	First international match against Nigeria
299	June 21, 2018	Argentina	3-0	World Championship	Nizhny Novgorod ( RUS )
300	06/26/2018	Iceland	2: 1	World Championship	Rostov ( RUS )
301	07/01/2018	Denmark	1: 1 n.V., 3: 2 i. E.	World Championship	Nizhny Novgorod ( RUS )
302	07/07/2018	Russia	2: 2 n.v., 4: 3 i. E.	World Championship	Sochi ( RUS )
303	07/11/2018	England	2: 1 a.d.	World Championship	Moscow ( RUS )
304.	07/15/2018	France	2: 4	World Championship	Moscow ( RUS )
305	09/06/2018	Portugal	1: 1	Friendly match	Faro / Loulé ( PRT )
306	09/11/2018	Spain	0: 6	Nations League	Elk ( ESP )	Biggest defeat, 100th international match by Ivan Rakitić
307	October 12, 2018	England	0-0	Nations League	Rijeka
308	October 15, 2018	Jordan	2: 1	Friendly match	Rijeka	First international match against Jordan
309	11/15/2018	Spain	3: 2	Nations League	Zagreb
310	11/18/2018	England	1: 2	Nations League	London ( ENG )
311.	03/21/2019	Azerbaijan	2: 1	European Championship qualification	Zagreb
312.	March 24, 2019	Hungary	1: 2	European Championship qualification	Budapest ( HUN )
313.	06/08/2019	Wales	2: 1	European Championship qualification	Osijek
314.	06/11/2019	Tunisia	1: 2	Friendly match	Varaždin	First international match against Tunisia
315	06.09.2019	Slovakia	4-0	European Championship qualification	Trnava ( SVK )
316.	09.09.2019	Azerbaijan	1: 1	European Championship qualification	Baku ( AZE )
317.	10/10/2019	Hungary	3-0	European Championship qualification	Split
318.	October 13, 2019	Wales	1: 1	European Championship qualification	Cardiff ( WAL )
319	11/16/2019	Slovakia	3: 1	European Championship qualification	Rijeka
320.	November 19, 2019	Georgia	2: 1	Friendly match	Pula
	06/14/2020	England		European Championship	London ( ENG )
	06/19/2020	Czech Republic		European Championship	Glasgow ( SCO )
	June 23, 2020			European Championship	Glasgow ( SCO )

statistics

opponent

Continental Association	number	Victories	draw	Defeats	Goal difference (without goals in penalty shootouts)
Africa ( CAF )	007th	004th	02	01	015: 800
Asia ( AFC )	018th	009	06th	03	032:190
Australia / Oceania ( OFC )	004th	001	01	02	008: 400
Europe ( UEFA )	272	147	75	50	478: 262
North / Central America ( CONCACAF )	007th	006th	00	02	014: 800
South America ( CONMEBOL )	012	002	03	09	010:160
Total	321	169	87	65	557: 317

1. ↑ Incl. games decided on penalties
2. ↑ Won one game on penalties
3. ↑ Incl. the games against Australia after joining the AFC.
4. ↑ ^{a b} Of which lost one game on penalties
5. ↑ Only games against Australia when Australia was still an OFC member
6. ↑ Incl. an unofficial game against Romania and the games against Kazakhstan after it joined UEFA.
7. ↑ Four games decided by penalty shootout (three wins, one loss)
8. ↑ Incl. of the inoff. game against the USA

Occasions

occasion	number	Victories	draw	Defeats	Goal difference (excluding penalty shoot-outs)
Friendly matches	145	069	43	33	254: 169
European Championship qualifiers	070	045	16	09	135: 460
World Cup qualifiers	062	036	18th	08th	108: 470
World championship games	023	011	04th	08th	035:260
European championship games	018th	008th	05	05	023:200
UEFA Nations League	004th	001	01	02	004:100
Total	321	169	87	65	557: 317

1. ↑ Incl. of the two unofficial games
2. ↑ Two games won and two lost on penalties.
3. ↑ Won two games on penalties
4. ↑ Lost one game on penalties

Venues

occasion	number	Victories	draw	Defeats	Goal difference (without goals in penalty shootouts)
Home games	131	87	32	12	288: 980
Away games	132	56	42	34	184: 155
Play in a neutral place	058	027	13	18th	087:640
Total	321	169	87	65	557: 317

1. ↑ Incl. of the two unofficial games
2. ↑ Incl. the games against the hosts at the 1998 World Cup, 2014 World Cup, 2018 World Cup and 2008 European Championship
3. ↑ Won two games on penalties and lost one
4. ↑ Incl. one of the World Cup qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Italy
5. ↑ Four games decided on penalties (two wins, two defeats)

International match records

Croatia was Slovenia's first international opponent in 1991. The game is not counted by the Slovenian association, unlike FIFA.

country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Goal difference	Important encounters
Egypt	1	0	1	0	2: 2
Andorra	6th	6th	0	0	24: 0	European Championship qualification 2004, 2008; World Cup qualification 2010
Azerbaijan	4th	2	2	0	9: 2	European Championship qualification 2016, 2020
Argentina	5	2	1	2	7: 5	World Cup preliminary round 1998, 2018
Australia	6th	2	2	2	11: 6	2006 World Cup preliminary round
Belgium	7th	3	2	2	9: 5	2004 European Championship qualification; World Cup qualification 2002, 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina	4th	4th	0	0	14: 6	World Cup qualification 1998
Brazil	4th	0	1	3	2: 7	World Cup preliminary round 2006, 2014
Bulgaria	8th	5	2	1	16: 5	European Championship qualification 2004, 2016, World Cup qualification 2006
Chile	1	0	1	0	1: 1
People's Republic of China	1	0	1	0	1: 1
Denmark	6th	2	2	2	8: 7	European Championship preliminary round 1996; World Cup round of 16 2018
Germany	8th	2	1	5	10:18	European Championship quarter-finals 1996, preliminary round 2008; World Cup quarter-finals 1998
Ecuador	1	0	0	1	0: 1	World Cup preliminary round 2002
England	10	3	2	5	13:21	EM preliminary round 2004; World Cup semi-finals 2018; UEFA Nations League 2018/19
Estonia	9	6th	2	1	16: 5	European Championship qualification 1996, 2004, 2008
Finland	2	1	1	0	2: 1	World Cup qualification 2018
France	6th	0	2	4th	5:13	World Cup semi-finals 1998, final 2018; 2004 European Championship preliminary round
Georgia	3	2	0	1	4: 3	European Championship qualification 2012
Gibraltar	1	1	0	0	4-0
Greece	7th	2	4th	2	10: 9	European Championship qualification 2012; World Cup qualification 1998, 2018
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	4-0
Iran	2	1	1	0	4: 2
Ireland	7th	2	3	1	8: 8	Euro 2012 preliminary round
Iceland	7th	5	1	1	13: 3	World Cup preliminary round 2018
Israel	9	8th	1	0	22: 8	European Championship qualification 2008, 2012
Italy	9	3	5	1	10:10	European Championship preliminary round 2012; World Cup preliminary round 2002; European Championship qualification 2016
Jamaica	1	1	0	0	3: 1	1998 World Cup preliminary round
Japan	3	1	1	1	4: 4	World Cup preliminary round 1998, 2006
Jordan	1	1	0	0	2: 1
BR Yugoslavia	2	0	2	0	2: 2	European Championship qualification 2000
Cameroon	1	1	0	0	4-0	World Cup preliminary round 2014
Kazakhstan	2	2	0	0	5: 1	World Cup qualification 2010
Qatar	1	1	0	0	3: 2
Kosovo	2	2	0	0	7-0	World Cup qualification 2018
Latvia	4th	4th	0	0	10: 1	World Cup qualification 2002; European Championship qualification 2012
Liechtenstein	2	2	0	0	8: 2
Lithuania	2	1	1	0	2-0	European Championship qualification 1996
Mali	1	1	0	0	2: 1
Malta	8th	7th	1	0	19: 4	European Championship qualification 2000, 2012, 2016; World Cup qualification 2006
Morocco	1	0	1	0	2: 2
Mexico	6th	4th	0	2	9: 6	World Cup preliminary round 2002, 2014
Moldova	2	2	0	0	2-0
Netherlands	2	1	0	1	2: 4	World Cup game for 3rd place in 1998
Nigeria	1	1	0	0	2-0	World Cup preliminary round 2018
Northern Ireland	1	1	0	0	3-0
North Macedonia	8th	5	2	1	12: 9	European Championship qualification 2000, 2008; World Cup qualification 2014
Norway	5	3	1	1	10: 6	European Championship qualification 2016
Austria	5	5	0	0	9: 2	European Championship preliminary round 2008
Peru	1	0	0	1	0: 2
Poland	5	3	1	1	7: 3	European Championship preliminary round 2008
Portugal	5	0	1	4th	1: 8	European Championship preliminary round 1996, round of 16 2016
Romania	5	3	2	0	10: 5	1998 World Cup round of 16
Russia	4th	1	3	0	5: 3	European Championship qualification 2008; World Cup quarter-finals 2018
San Marino	3	3	0	0	18: 0	World Cup qualification 2002
Scotland	5	0	3	2	2: 5	World Cup qualification 2002, 2014
Sweden	4th	3	0	1	5: 4	World Cup qualification 2006
Switzerland	6th	2	2	2	9: 7	2004 European Championship preliminary round
Senegal	1	1	0	0	2: 1
Serbia	2	1	1	0	3: 1	World Cup qualification 2014
Slovakia	15th	10	3	2	40:18	Euro 2020 qualification
Slovenia	9	6th	3	0	16: 8	World Cup qualification 1998; European Championship qualification 1996, 2004
Spain	8th	3	1	4th	9:15	European Championship preliminary round 2012, 2016; UEFA Nations League 2018/19
South Korea	7th	3	2	2	11: 7
Czech Republic	3	1	2	0	7: 5	Euro 2016 preliminary round
Tunisia	1	0	0	1	1: 2
Turkey	9	3	5	1	10: 6	European Championship preliminary round 1996, 2016, quarter-finals 2008, World Cup qualification 2018
Ukraine	9	5	3	1	15: 5	World Cup qualification 1998, 2010, 2018; European Championship qualification 1996
Hungary	12	4th	6th	2	19:10	World Cup qualification 2006; Euro 2020 qualification
United States	1	1	0	0	2: 1	Inoff. game
Wales	6th	4th	2	0	10: 4	World Cup qualification 2014; Euro 2020 qualification
Belarus	2	2	0	0	4: 1	World Cup qualification 2010
Cyprus	1	1	0	0	2-0

1. ↑ Incl. games decided on penalties
2. ↑ Qualifying matches are only listed if there have not yet been any final round matches in the relevant competition.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Lost on penalties
4. ↑ ^{a b} Won on penalties
5. ↑ Lost one game on penalties

Venues at home games

Zagreb Split Rijeka Varaždin Osijek Pula Šibenik Vinkovci

Venues

city	Sp.	S.	U	N	Goal difference
Koprivnica	1	1	0	0	1-0
Osijek	12	10	2	0	32: 8
Pula	5	3	1	1	11: 7
Rijeka	16	13	3	0	36: 8
Šibenik	1	0	1	0	2: 2
Split	12	2	6th	4th	14:17
Varaždin	6th	3	2	1	12: 5
Vinkovci	1	1	0	0	5-0
Zagreb	77	54	17th	6th	175: 51
total	131	87	32	12	288: 98

1. ↑ Incl. of the two unofficial games

References and footnotes

1. ↑ The game is not counted by the Slovenian Federation. ( International match statistics of the Slovenian association )
2. ↑ Chile - Croatia 1: 1, 4: 1 on penalty kicks

Web links

• hns-cff.hr - Homepage of the Croatian Football Association (HNS)