Croatia at the UEFA European Championship explained

The UEFA European Championship is one of the major competitive international football tournaments, first played in 1960, whose finals stage has been held every four years.

The Croatia national football team has contested this tournament since 1996, having been part of Yugoslavia up until the qualifying stages for the 1992 edition. Croatia has qualified for every Euro competition except for the 2000 edition, played in Belgium and the Netherlands. The team's best performances have been reaching the quarter-finals twice — in 1996 and 2008, losing to Germany and Turkey, respectively.

Overall record

UEFA European Championship recordQualification record
YearRoundPositionSquadPosition
1960 to 1992Part of Part of
1996Quarter-finals7th420255Squad1st10721225
2000Did not qualify3rd8431139
2004Group stage13th302146Squad2nd10622145
2008Quarter-finals5th431052Squad1st12921288
2012Group stage10th311143Squad2nd12822217
2016Round of 169th421154Squad2nd10631205
202014th411278Squad1st8521177
2024Group stage20th302136Squad2nd8512134
2028To be determinedTo be determined
2032
TotalQuarter-finals7/8259883334––7850171114850

UEFA Euro 1996

See main article: UEFA Euro 1996.

Qualifying

See main article: UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 4.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group D.

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Knockout stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage.

Quarter-finals

UEFA Euro 2004

See main article: UEFA Euro 2004.

Qualifying

See main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 8.

Play-offs

See main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying play-offs. Croatia won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2004.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group B.

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UEFA Euro 2008

See main article: UEFA Euro 2008.

Qualifying

See main article: UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E. In the qualifiers, Croatia was drawn into Group E of Euro 2008's qualifications, along with Andorra, England, Estonia, Macedonia, Israel and Russia.

Over the course of qualifying, Croatia racked up nine wins, two draws, and one loss. Croatia's loss was a 2–0 defeat at Skopje, Macedonia. Croatia and Romania became the final teams to record their first loss, both on the 17 November 2007 matchday, in a qualification cycle where every team suffered at least one defeat. Croatia gathered numerous headlines after knocking England out on the final matchday, with a 3–2 victory at Wembley Stadium.[1]

Croatian striker Eduardo was the second-highest goalscorer in qualifications with ten goals, trailing Northern Ireland's David Healy.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group B.

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Knockout stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2008 knockout stage.

Quarter-finals

UEFA Euro 2012

See main article: UEFA Euro 2012.

Qualifying

See main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F.

Play-offs

See main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs. Croatia won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2012.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group C.

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UEFA Euro 2016

See main article: UEFA Euro 2016.

Qualifying

See main article: UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group H.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group D.

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Knockout stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout stage.

Round of 16

UEFA Euro 2020

See main article: UEFA Euro 2020.

Qualifying

See main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group E.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group D.

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Knockout stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout stage.

Round of 16

UEFA Euro 2024

See main article: UEFA Euro 2024.

Qualifying

See main article: UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group D.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group B.

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Ranking of third-placed teams

List of matches

Yearwidth=100Roundwidth=120Opponentwidth=80Scorewidth=50Resultwidth=100VenueCroatia scorers
1996Group stage1–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WNottinghamVlaović
3–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WSheffieldŠuker (2), Boban
0–3align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LNottingham
Quarter-finals1–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LManchesterŠuker
2004Group stage0–0align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DLeiria
2–2align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DLeiriaRapaić, Pršo
2–4align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LLisbonN. Kovač, Tudor
2008Group stage1–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WViennaModrić
2–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WKlagenfurtSrna, Olić
1–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WKlagenfurtKlasnić
Quarter-finalsalign=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DViennaKlasnić
2012Group stage3–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WPoznańMandžukić (2), Jelavić
1–1align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DPoznańMandžukić
0–1align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LGdańsk
2016Group stage1–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WParisModrić
2–2align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DSaint-ÉtiennePerišić, Rakitić
2–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WBordeauxKalinić, Perišić
Round of 16align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LLens
2020Group stage0–1align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LLondon
1–1align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DGlasgowPerišić
3–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WGlasgowVlašić, Modrić, Perišić
Round of 16align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LCopenhagenPedri (o.g.), Oršić, Pašalić
2024Group stage0–3align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LBerlin
2–2align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DHamburgKramarić, Gjasula (o.g.)
1–1align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DLeipzigModrić

By opponent

Opponent
1 0 1 0 2 2 0
1 1 0 0 1 1 +1
2 0 2 0 3 3 0
1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
2 0 0 2 2 5 -3
1 0 1 0 2 2 0
2 1 0 1 3 3 0
2 0 2 0 2 2 0
1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
2 0 0 2 0 4 -4
1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
4 1 0 3 5 10 −5
1 0 1 0 0 0 0
3 2 1 0 3 1 +2

Players with most appearances

RankPlayerMatchesYears
1Luka Modrić162008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
2Ivan Perišić132012, 2016, 2020, 2024
3Darijo Srna122004, 2008, 2012, 2016
4Vedran Ćorluka112008, 2012, 2016
align=center rowspan=35Ivan Rakitićalign=center rowspan=3102008, 2012, 2016
Marcelo Brozović2016, 2020, 2024
Andrej Kramarić2016, 2020, 2024

Goalscorers

RankPlayerGoalsYears (goals)
1Luka Modrić42008, 2016, 2020, 2024
Ivan Perišić2016 (2), 2020 (2)
3Davor Šuker31996
Mario Mandžukić2012
5Ivan Klasnić22008
6Zvonimir Boban11996
Goran Vlaović1996
Niko Kovač2004
Dado Pršo2004
Milan Rapaić2004
Igor Tudor2004
Ivica Olić2008
Darijo Srna2008
Nikica Jelavić2012
Nikola Kalinić2016
Ivan Rakitić2016
Nikola Vlašić2020
Mislav Oršić2020
Mario Pašalić2020
Andrej Kramarić2024

Awards

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: With McClaren out, England needs something Special . CNN . 30 November 2007 . 30 April 2010.

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