Andrej Kramaric struck twice as Croatia flexed their muscles to end Canada’s World Cup adventure with a game to spare.The Hoffenheim striker scored either side of Marko Livaja’s finish as the beaten finalists in 2018 came from behind to win 4-1 after Alphonso Davies had given John Herdman’s side a second-minute lead.It was no more than Croatia, who completed the scoring through...Full Story »

Croatia boss Zlatko Dalic bemoaned indecision and a lack of courage but insisted a lacklustre World Cup stalemate with Morocco was “not a disappointment”.The 2018 runners-up controlled possession at Al Bayt Stadium yet were toothless in attack as their Group F opener ended in a forgettable 0-0 draw.An uneventful encounter containing few significant chances and played largely in the m...Full Story »

Croatia’s bid to emulate their World Cup exploits of four years ago began in stuttering fashion with a frustrating Group F stalemate against Morocco.The 2018 runners-up controlled possession at Al Bayt Stadium but lacked a cutting edge in a forgettable 0-0 draw against opposition with just two World Cup victories in their history.Nikola Vlasic went close to an opener in first-half added ti...Full Story »

The beaten finalists in Russia are not a patch on the team who knocked England out in the semi-finals four years ago. Hakim Ziyech and Luka Modric battled for possession in the Group F clash Credit: Getty Achraf Hakimi tested the goalkeeper with his long-range piledriver Credit: Getty And now they might struggle to even make it beyond the group stages after being forced into a stalemate by a ...Full Story »

Liverpool will target Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic if they miss out on Jude Bellingham. Fabrizio Romano recently confirmed to CaughtOffside that Liverpool were one of the many European giants showing an interest in Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham. The race to sign Bellingham is set to be an intense one, with some of the best clubs around Europe keen to sign him over t...Full Story »

Match Information League A - Group 1 Stade de France, Saint-Denis Tuesday, 14 Jun 2022 • 02:45 France vs Croatia Head-to-Head France (All Competitions): W-W-W-L-D-D Croatia (All Competitions): W-D-W-L-D-W France vs Croatia Predicted XI France possible starting lineup: Maignan; Kounde, Saliba, Kimpembe; Clauss, Guendouzi, Tchouameni, T. Hernandez; Nkunku; Ben Yedder, Mbappe Croat...Full Story »

Denmark sit top of League A Group 1 with two wins, while Croatia stay at the bottom of table with 1 point. Croatia are still looking for the first win and trying to improve their performance.UEFA Nations League Group A1 At GMT+0800 02:45 on 11 Jun 2022, Denmark will face Croatiain the UEFA Nations League. Austria vs Denmark Predicted XIAustria Predicted XI (3-5-2): Heinz Lindner; Maximilian...Full Story »

Match Information League A - Group A1 Stadion Poljud, Split Monday 6 Jun 2022 • 02:45 Croatia vs France Head-to-Head Croatia (All Competitions): D-W-W-D-W-L France (All Competitions): W-W-W-W-W-L Croatia vs France Predicted XI Croatia possible starting lineup: Livakovic; Juranovic, Vida, Caleta-Car, Barisic; Modric, Kovacic; Vlasic, Pasalic, Orsic; Kramaric France possible sta...Full Story »

UEFA Nations League Group A1 Kick off: GMT+0800 4 Jun 2022, 02:45 At 02:45 on 4 Jun 2022, Croatia will face Austria in the UEFA Nations League. Croatia vs Austria Predicted XI Croatia Predicted XI (3-5-2): Dominik Livakovic; Josko Gvardiol, Duje Caleta-Car, Domagoj Vida; Josip Juranovic, Borna Barisic, Marcelo Brozovic, Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic; Andrej Kramaric, Josip Brekalo Austria Pr...Full Story »

Spain recovered from a bizarre own goal and a barnstorming Croatia fightback to reach the Euro 2020 quarter-finals with a dramatic 5-3 extra-time victory on Monday.Goals from the much-maligned Alvaro Morata and Mikel Oyarzabal finally settled an eventful contest in Copenhagen that ended 3-3 after 90 minutes.Croatia had taken an unexpected early lead when Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon allowed a bac...Full Story »

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic admitted his squad had been left in shock by Ivan Perisic’s positive test for Covid-19, but insisted they had the quality to beat Spain without him.Inter Milan winger Perisic, who scored in Tuesday’s 3-1 win over Scotland, has begun 10 days in isolation after his positive test was announced on Saturday.All other Croatia players and staff tested negative, bu...Full Story »

Scotland’s hopes of winning through to the knockout stages of a major tournament for the first time ended with a sobering 3-1 Euro 2020 defeat by Croatia at Hampden Park.The Scots, playing in their first major tournament since the 1998 France World Cup, needed a victory in their final Group D fixture to reach the last 16 but despite a big effort fell short again.Attacker Nikola Vlasic drov...Full Story »

Scotland have vowed they are not ready to let their Euro 2020 campaign finish on Tuesday after giving themselves a platform to make history. A goalless draw against England saw them bounce back from opening defeat by the Czech Republic and set up a likely winner-takes-all scenario against Croatia at Hampden. Scotland were well worthy of their point and arguably created the better of the chan...Full Story »

Patrik Schick continued his Hampden hot streak as the Czech Republic boosted their qualification hopes with a 1-1 draw against Croatia.The Bayer Leverkusen ace lit up the Euros with two goals – including a 50-yard stunner – in Monday’s win over Scotland.But it was a controversial penalty which saw him net again in Glasgow after Dejan Lovren was harshly penalised for catching th...Full Story »

Czech Republic defender Ondrej Celustka feels the team must not allow their only focus to be shackling the ‘brain’ of the Croatia side Luka Modric when the countries face off at Hampden Park on Friday.Croatia will be out to produce a response following a 1-0 defeat by England at Wembley in their opening Euro 2020 Group D match, while the Czechs could secure a place in the knockout st...Full Story »

Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci claims England are the country that have impressed him the most so far at Euro 2020.England, who are in Group D, opened their campaign with a 1-0 victory over World Cup finalists Croatia at Wembley on Sunday.Bonucci was speaking on Tuesday afternoon, prior to the first games in tournament for France, Germany and Portugal, but nevertheless admitted England had caug...Full Story »

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An England WAG has shared what the VIP guests for the Euro 2020 win against Croatia were treated to at Wembley. The Three Lions made history by winning their opening game of the tournament for the first time ever with a 1-0 victory against their World Cup conquerors. Gareth Southgate’s stars have had to prepare without seeing their other halves due to Covid-19, with the wives and girlfri...Full Story »

Raheem Sterling’s first major tournament goal got England’s Euro 2020 campaign off to a winning start as Gareth Southgate’s side overcame World Cup semi-final foes Croatia.Three years on from their heartbreaking extra-time loss at the Luzhniki, the Three Lions exacted some sort of revenge by triumphing in the Group D opener at a pulsating, partially filled Wembley.Sterling coul...Full Story »

Belgium's Romelu Lukaku underlined his status as one of the world’s top strikers with his 60th international goal to secure a 1-0 win over Croatia in their Euro 2020 warm-up on Sunday. Lukaku struck from a goalmouth scramble in the 38th minute to win the match for the top-ranked Belgians, who will start the Euros in confident mood after a convincing performance. They shrugged off a bri...Full Story »