Croatia national futsal team explained

Croatia
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Nickname:	Mini vatreni (The Mini Blazers)
Association:	Croatian Football Federation
Confederation:	UEFA (Europe)
Coach:	Marinko Mavrović
Captain:	Franco Jelovčić
Most Caps:	Ivo Jukić (119)
Top Scorer:	Dario Marinović (68)
Home Stadium:	Arena Zagreb
Fifa Trigramme:	CRO
Fifa Rank:	12 (30 April 2024) ^[1]
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First Game:	4–1 (Milano, Italy; March 14, 1994)
Largest Win:	18–4 (Milano, Italy; March 15, 1994)
Largest Loss:	0–10 (Águilas, Spain; March 30, 2013)
World Cup Apps:	1
World Cup First:	2000
World Cup Best:	Fifth place (2000)
Regional Name:	European Championship
Regional Cup Apps:	5
Regional Cup First:	1999
Regional Cup Best:	Fourth place (2012)
Grand Prix Apps:	2
Grand Prix First:	2006
Grand Prix Best:	Third place (2006)
Confederations Cup Apps:	1
Confederations Cup First:	2013
Confederations Cup Best:	Fourth place (2013)

The Croatia national futsal team represents Croatia during international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships.

Results

FIFA Futsal World Cup

See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup.

FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
width=125	Year	width=150	Round	width=35	Pld	width=35	W	width=35	D*	width=35	L	width=35	GS	width=35	GA	width=35	DIF
Netherlands 1989	Part of Yugoslavia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hong Kong 1992	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spain 1996	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Guatemala 2000	Second round	6	3	0	3	18	15	+3
Chinese Taipei 2004	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2008	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thailand 2012	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Colombia 2016	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lithuania 2021	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Uzbekistan 2024	Qualified	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	2/10	6	3	0	3	18	15	+3

UEFA European Futsal Championship

See also: UEFA Futsal Championship.

UEFA European Futsal Championship Record
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Spain 1996	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spain 1999	Group stage	3	1	0	2	8	14	–6
Russia 2001	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	9	–7
Italy 2003	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Czech Republic 2005	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Portugal 2007	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hungary 2010	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Croatia 2012	Fourth place	4	2	1	1	10	10	0
Belgium 2014	Quarterfinals	3	0	2	1	7	8	–1
Serbia 2016	Group stage	2	0	1	1	4	6	–2
Slovenia 2018	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Netherlands 2022	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	10	–4
Latvia/Lithuania 2026	to be determined
Total	6/13	18	5	4	9	37	57	–20

Grand Prix de Futsal

See also: Grand Prix de Futsal.

Grand Prix de Futsal Record
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Brazil 2005	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2006	Third place	4	2	1	1	8	15	–7
Brazil 2007	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2008	Seventh place	6	3	0	3	8	14	–6
Brazil 2009	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2010	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2011	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2013	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2014	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2015	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2017	TBD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	2/11	10	5	1	4	16	29	–13

Confederations Cup

See also: Futsal Confederations Cup.

Confederations Cup record
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Libya 2009	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2013	Fourth place	3	0	1	2	3	12	–9
Kuwait 2014	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/3	3	0	1	2	3	12	–9

Futsal Mundialito

See also: Futsal Mundialito.

Futsal Mundialito Record
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Italy 1994	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	38	18	+20
Brazil 1995	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 1996	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 1998	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2001	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Italy 2002	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Portugal 2006	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	14	5	+9
Portugal 2007	Fourth place	4	2	0	2	17	18	–1
Portugal 2008	Fifth place	3	1	0	2	7	9	–2
Total	4/9	16	9	1	6	76	50	+26

Mediterranean Cup

See also: Mediterranean Futsal Cup.

Mediterranean Cup Record
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Libya 2010	Champions	6	5	1	0	31	9	+22
Total	1/1	6	5	1	0	31	9	+22

• Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Players

Current squad

Results and fixtures

2014

Player statistics

As of 30 January 2022

+ Most appearances
Name	Matches		Years
	119		2006–2017
	107		2007–Present
	94		2011–Present
	91		2007–2017
	89		2008–Present
	76		2009–Present
	71		2009–Present
	65		2011–2017
	64		2006–2015
	57		2003–2012
	56		1998–2008
	52		2011–2019

+ Top scorers
Name	Goals		Years
	68		2008–Present
	56		2011–Present
	40		1998–2008
	37		2007–Present
	36		2007–2017
	27		2009–Present
	21		2009–Present
	18		2003–2012
	18		2006–2011
	17		2004–2020
	14		2011–2019
	14		2006–2015

Record against other teams

As of 30 January 2022

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Biggest Losses

External links

• CROfutsal
• HRfutsal.com
• Croatia Mediterranean Futsal champions 2010 (Last updated November 10, 2010)
• Detailed list of all Croatia's games (Last updated July 1, 2009)

Notes and References

1. https://www.futsalworldranking.com/rank.htm Futsal World Ranking