Croatia national football team results (1992–1999) explained

This is a list of the Croatia national football team results from the country's independence (in 1991) to 1999.

The first match of the independent Republic of Croatia, against Australia, took place in Melbourne in 1992.

Croatia's first ever competitive matches were in the qualification for UEFA Euro 1996. The team went on to qualify for the final tournament and reached the quarter-finals there.

It then qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup finals, where it finished third and won the bronze medals, which was followed by its first ever unsuccessful qualifying campaign, the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying.

Key

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

By year

In the modern era, the nation played three matches shortly before its independence from Yugoslavia, listed at Croatia national football team results (1940–91).

1999

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