Croatia at the UEFA European Championship

This is a record of Croatia's results at the UEFA European Football Championship. The European Championship is one of the major competitive international football tournaments, first played in 1960, whose finals stage has been held every four years, with the 15th staging of the competition occurring in 2016.

The Croatia national football team did not enter the competition until 1996, having been part of SFR Yugoslavia up until the qualifying stages for the 1992 edition. Croatia has competed in the qualifying competition every time since, for a total of seven tournaments, although has failed to qualify for the finals proper on one occasion, in 2000 (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.

Records

UEFA European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Position Pld W D L GF GA
1960 to 1992 Part of  Yugoslavia
1996 Quarter-final 7th 4 2 0 2 5 5 Squad 1st 10 7 2 1 22 5
2000 Did not qualify 3rd 8 4 3 1 13 9
2004 Group Stage 13th 3 0 2 1 4 6 Squad 2nd 10 6 2 2 14 5
2008 Quarter-final 5th 4 3 1 0 5 2 Squad 1st 12 9 2 1 28 8
2012 Group Stage 10th 3 1 1 1 4 3 Squad 2nd 12 8 2 2 21 7
2016 Round of 16 9th 4 2 1 1 5 4 Squad 2nd 10 6 3 1 20 5
2020 Qualified 1st 8 5 2 1 17 7
Total Quarter-final 6/7 18 8 5 5 23 20 70 45 16 9 135 46
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks; correct as of 21 June 2016 (Croatia v. Spain)

1996 England

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Dražen Ladić (1963-01-01)1 January 1963 (aged 33) Croatia Zagreb
2 3MF Nikola Jurčević (1966-09-14)14 September 1966 (aged 29) SC Freiburg
3 2DF Robert Jarni (1968-10-26)26 October 1968 (aged 27) Real Betis
4 2DF Igor Štimac (1967-09-06)6 September 1967 (aged 28) Derby County
5 2DF Nikola Jerkan (1964-12-08)8 December 1964 (aged 31) Real Oviedo
6 2DF Slaven Bilić (1968-09-11)11 September 1968 (aged 27) West Ham United
7 3MF Aljoša Asanović (1965-12-14)14 December 1965 (aged 30) Hajduk Split
8 3MF Robert Prosinečki (1969-01-12)12 January 1969 (aged 27) Barcelona
9 4FW Davor Šuker (1968-01-01)1 January 1968 (aged 28) Sevilla
10 3MF Zvonimir Boban (captain) (1968-10-08)8 October 1968 (aged 27) Milan
11 4FW Alen Bokšić (1970-01-21)21 January 1970 (aged 26) Lazio
12 1GK Marjan Mrmić (1965-05-06)6 May 1965 (aged 31) Beşiktaş
13 3MF Mario Stanić (1972-04-10)10 April 1972 (aged 24) Club Brugge
14 2DF Zvonimir Soldo (1967-11-02)2 November 1967 (aged 28) Croatia Zagreb
15 2DF Dubravko Pavličić (1967-11-28)28 November 1967 (aged 28) Hércules
16 3MF Mladen Mladenović (1964-09-13)13 September 1964 (aged 31) Gamba Osaka
17 4FW Igor Pamić (1969-11-19)19 November 1969 (aged 26) Osijek
18 2DF Elvis Brajković (1969-06-12)12 June 1969 (aged 26) 1860 Munich
19 4FW Goran Vlaović (1972-08-07)7 August 1972 (aged 23) Padova
20 2DF Dario Šimić (1975-11-12)12 November 1975 (aged 20) Croatia Zagreb
21 4FW Igor Cvitanović (1970-11-01)1 November 1970 (aged 25) Croatia Zagreb
22 1GK Tonči Gabrić (1961-11-11)11 November 1961 (aged 34) Hajduk Split

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 0 5 5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Turkey 0–1 Croatia
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Croatia 3–0 Denmark
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Attendance: 33,671
Referee: Marc Batta (France)

Croatia 0–3 Portugal
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Attendance: 20,484

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals
Germany 2–1 Croatia
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Attendance: 43,412[1]
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

2004 Portugal

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Vladimir Vasilj (1975-07-06)6 July 1975 (aged 28) NK Varteks
2 2DF Mario Tokić (1975-07-23)23 July 1975 (aged 28) Grazer AK
3 2DF Josip Šimunić (1978-02-18)18 February 1978 (aged 26) Hertha BSC
4 2DF Stjepan Tomas (1976-03-06)6 March 1976 (aged 28) Fenerbahçe
5 2DF Igor Tudor (1978-04-16)16 April 1978 (aged 26) Juventus
6 2DF Boris Živković (captain) (1975-11-15)15 November 1975 (aged 28) VfB Stuttgart
7 3MF Milan Rapaić (1973-08-16)16 August 1973 (aged 30) Ancona
8 3MF Darijo Srna (1982-05-01)1 May 1982 (aged 22) Shakhtar Donetsk
9 4FW Dado Pršo (1974-11-05)5 November 1974 (aged 29) Monaco
10 3MF Niko Kovač (1971-10-15)15 October 1971 (aged 32) Hertha BSC
11 4FW Tomislav Šokota (1977-04-08)8 April 1977 (aged 27) Benfica
12 1GK Tomislav Butina (1974-03-30)30 March 1974 (aged 30) Club Brugge
13 2DF Dario Šimić (1975-11-12)12 November 1975 (aged 28) Milan
14 2DF Mato Neretljak (1979-06-03)3 June 1979 (aged 25) Hajduk Split
15 3MF Jerko Leko (1980-04-09)9 April 1980 (aged 24) Dynamo Kyiv
16 3MF Marko Babić (1981-01-28)28 January 1981 (aged 23) Bayer Leverkusen
17 4FW Ivan Klasnić (1980-01-29)29 January 1980 (aged 24) Werder Bremen
18 4FW Ivica Olić (1979-09-14)14 September 1979 (aged 24) CSKA Moscow
19 4FW Ivica Mornar (1974-01-12)12 January 1974 (aged 30) Portsmouth
20 3MF Đovani Roso (1972-11-17)17 November 1972 (aged 31) Maccabi Haifa
21 2DF Robert Kovač (1974-04-06)6 April 1974 (aged 30) Bayern Munich
22 3MF Nenad Bjelica (1971-08-20)20 August 1971 (aged 32) 1. FC Kaiserslautern
23 1GK Joey Didulica (1977-10-14)14 October 1977 (aged 26) Austria Wien

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Croatia 3 0 2 1 4 6 2 2
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 6 5 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Switzerland  0–0 Croatia
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Croatia 2–2 France
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Croatia 2–4 England
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Attendance: 57,047

2008 Austria/Switzerland

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Stipe Pletikosa (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 29) 69 0 Spartak Moscow
2 2DF Dario Šimić (1975-11-12)12 November 1975 (aged 32) 98 3 Milan
3 2DF Josip Šimunić (1978-02-18)18 February 1978 (aged 30) 62 3 Hertha BSC
4 2DF Robert Kovač (1974-04-06)6 April 1974 (aged 34) 74 0 Borussia Dortmund
5 2DF Vedran Ćorluka (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 22) 20 0 Manchester City
6 2DF Hrvoje Vejić (1977-06-08)8 June 1977 (aged 30) 2 0 Tom Tomsk
7 3MF Ivan Rakitić (1988-03-10)10 March 1988 (aged 20) 8 1 Schalke 04
8 3MF Ognjen Vukojević (1983-12-20)20 December 1983 (aged 24) 5 1 Dinamo Zagreb[note 1]
9 4FW Nikola Kalinić (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 20) 1 0 Hajduk Split
10 3MF Niko Kovač (captain) (1971-10-15)15 October 1971 (aged 36) 77 14 Red Bull Salzburg
11 2DF Darijo Srna (1982-05-01)1 May 1982 (aged 26) 55 15 Shakhtar Donetsk
12 1GK Mario Galinović (1976-11-15)15 November 1976 (aged 31) 2 0 Panathinaikos
13 3MF Nikola Pokrivač (1985-11-26)26 November 1985 (aged 22) 1 0 Monaco
14 3MF Luka Modrić (1985-09-09)9 September 1985 (aged 22) 26 3 Dinamo Zagreb[note 2]
15 2DF Dario Knežević (1982-04-20)20 April 1982 (aged 26) 7 1 Livorno
16 3MF Jerko Leko (1980-04-09)9 April 1980 (aged 28) 52 2 Monaco
17 4FW Ivan Klasnić (1980-01-29)29 January 1980 (aged 28) 29 8 Werder Bremen
18 4FW Ivica Olić (1979-09-14)14 September 1979 (aged 28) 54 9 Hamburger SV
19 3MF Niko Kranjčar (1984-08-13)13 August 1984 (aged 23) 41 7 Portsmouth
20 4FW Igor Budan (1980-04-22)22 April 1980 (aged 28) 5 0 Parma
21 4FW Mladen Petrić (1981-01-01)1 January 1981 (aged 27) 24 9 Borussia Dortmund
22 3MF Danijel Pranjić (1981-12-02)2 December 1981 (aged 26) 11 0 Heerenveen
23 1GK Vedran Runje (1976-02-10)10 February 1976 (aged 32) 4 0 Lens

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 November 17, 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.[2]

Croatian striker Eduardo was the second-highest goalscorer in qualifications with 10 goals, trailing Northern Ireland's David Healy.

In a match that sparked much controversy and disappointment,[3] Croatia were considered the unluckiest team of the tournament as they eventually lost to Turkey in the quarter-finals after a daunting match in Vienna. In the 119th minute, Ivan Klasnić scored to put Croatia ahead but Turkey scored a last kick equaliser courtesy of Semih Şentürk to take the match to a penalty shootout. Croatia eventually lost 1–3 on penalties, with Modric, Rakitic and Petric each missing their respective spot kicks to hand Turkey an unbelievable victory. As many shock roamed around Croatia as a nation, Slaven Bilić went on to say "This defeat will haunt us for the rest of our lives". It was the final International game for long standing captain Niko Kovač who announced his retirement from international football midway during the tournament.

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Germany 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Austria (H) 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 1[lower-alpha 1]
4  Poland 3 0 1 2 1 4 3 1[lower-alpha 1]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head result (Austria 1–1 Poland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Austria 0–1 Croatia
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Croatia 2–1 Germany
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Poland 0–1 Croatia
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Knockout phase

Quarter-finals
Croatia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Turkey
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Penalties
1–3

2012 Poland/Ukraine

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Stipe Pletikosa (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 33) 94 0 Rostov
2 2DF Ivan Strinić (1987-07-17)17 July 1987 (aged 24) 20 0 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
3 2DF Josip Šimunić (1978-02-18)18 February 1978 (aged 34) 95 3 Dinamo Zagreb
4 2DF Jurica Buljat (1986-09-12)12 September 1986 (aged 25) 2 0 Maccabi Haifa
5 2DF Vedran Ćorluka (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 26) 57 3 Bayer Leverkusen
6 3MF Danijel Pranjić (1981-12-02)2 December 1981 (aged 30) 45 0 Bayern Munich
7 3MF Ivan Rakitić (1988-03-10)10 March 1988 (aged 24) 44 8 Sevilla
8 3MF Ognjen Vukojević (1983-12-20)20 December 1983 (aged 28) 42 4 Dynamo Kyiv
9 4FW Nikica Jelavić (1985-08-27)27 August 1985 (aged 26) 22 3 Everton
10 3MF Luka Modrić (1985-09-09)9 September 1985 (aged 26) 57 8 Tottenham Hotspur
11 2DF Darijo Srna (captain) (1982-05-01)1 May 1982 (aged 30) 94 19 Shakhtar Donetsk
12 1GK Ivan Kelava (1988-02-20)20 February 1988 (aged 24) 0 0 Dinamo Zagreb
13 2DF Gordon Schildenfeld (1985-03-18)18 March 1985 (aged 27) 15 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
14 3MF Milan Badelj (1989-02-25)25 February 1989 (aged 23) 4 1 Dinamo Zagreb
15 2DF Šime Vrsaljko (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 20) 4 0 Dinamo Zagreb
16 3MF Tomislav Dujmović (1981-02-26)26 February 1981 (aged 31) 19 0 Real Zaragoza
17 4FW Mario Mandžukić (1986-05-21)21 May 1986 (aged 26) 32 8 VfL Wolfsburg
18 4FW Nikola Kalinić (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 24) 13 5 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
19 3MF Niko Kranjčar (1984-08-13)13 August 1984 (aged 27) 73 15 Tottenham Hotspur
20 3MF Ivan Perišić (1989-02-02)2 February 1989 (aged 23) 13 0 Borussia Dortmund
21 2DF Domagoj Vida (1989-04-29)29 April 1989 (aged 23) 11 0 Dinamo Zagreb
22 4FW Eduardo (1983-02-25)25 February 1983 (aged 29) 50 23 Shakhtar Donetsk
23 1GK Danijel Subašić (1984-10-27)27 October 1984 (aged 27) 4 0 Monaco

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  Italy 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
3  Croatia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 9 8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Republic of Ireland 1–3 Croatia
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Italy 1–1 Croatia
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Attendance: 37,096[9]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Croatia 0–1 Spain
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Attendance: 39,076[10]

2016 France

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ivan Vargić (1987-03-15)15 March 1987 (aged 29) 2 0 Rijeka
2 2DF Šime Vrsaljko (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 24) 19 0 Sassuolo
3 2DF Ivan Strinić (1987-07-17)17 July 1987 (aged 28) 35 0 Napoli
4 3MF Ivan Perišić (1989-02-02)2 February 1989 (aged 27) 47 13 Internazionale
5 2DF Vedran Ćorluka (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 30) 88 4 Lokomotiv Moscow
6 2DF Tin Jedvaj (1995-11-28)28 November 1995 (aged 20) 3 0 Bayer Leverkusen
7 3MF Ivan Rakitić (1988-03-10)10 March 1988 (aged 28) 76 11 Barcelona
8 3MF Mateo Kovačić (1994-05-06)6 May 1994 (aged 22) 27 1 Real Madrid
9 4FW Andrej Kramarić (1991-06-19)19 June 1991 (aged 24) 11 4 1899 Hoffenheim
10 3MF Luka Modrić (1985-09-09)9 September 1985 (aged 30) 90 10 Real Madrid
11 2DF Darijo Srna (captain) (1982-05-01)1 May 1982 (aged 34) 130 22 Shakhtar Donetsk
12 1GK Lovre Kalinić (1990-04-03)3 April 1990 (aged 26) 4 0 Hajduk Split
13 2DF Gordon Schildenfeld (1985-03-18)18 March 1985 (aged 31) 27 1 Dinamo Zagreb
14 3MF Marcelo Brozović (1992-11-16)16 November 1992 (aged 23) 17 4 Internazionale
15 3MF Marko Rog (1995-07-19)19 July 1995 (aged 20) 3 0 Dinamo Zagreb
16 4FW Nikola Kalinić (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 28) 29 11 Fiorentina
17 4FW Mario Mandžukić (1986-05-21)21 May 1986 (aged 30) 66 24 Juventus
18 3MF Ante Ćorić (1997-04-14)14 April 1997 (aged 19) 2 0 Dinamo Zagreb
19 3MF Milan Badelj (1989-02-25)25 February 1989 (aged 27) 20 1 Fiorentina
20 4FW Marko Pjaca (1995-05-06)6 May 1995 (aged 21) 8 1 Dinamo Zagreb
21 2DF Domagoj Vida (1989-04-29)29 April 1989 (aged 27) 38 1 Dynamo Kyiv
22 4FW Duje Čop (1990-02-01)1 February 1990 (aged 26) 4 0 Málaga
23 1GK Danijel Subašić (1984-10-27)27 October 1984 (aged 31) 21 0 Monaco

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 3
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Turkey 0–1 Croatia
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Attendance: 43,842[11]

Czech Republic 2–2 Croatia
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Croatia 2–1 Spain
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Knockout phase

Round of 16
Croatia 0–1 (a.e.t.) Portugal
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2020 Pan-European

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase
2  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Scotland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout phase based on ranking
4  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 13 June 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
England Match 7 Croatia
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Croatia Match 19 Czech Republic
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Croatia Match 31 Scotland
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List of matches

Euro Round Opponent Score Result Venue Scorers
1996Group stage Turkey1–0WNottinghamVlaović
 Denmark3–0WSheffieldŠuker (2), Boban
 Portugal0–3LNottingham
Quarter-final Germany1–2LManchesterŠuker
2004Group stage  Switzerland0–0DLeiria
 France2–2DLeiriaRapaić, Pršo
 England2–4LLisbonN. Kovač, Tudor
2008Group stage Austria1–0WViennaModrić
 Germany2–1WKlagenfurtSrna, Olić
 Poland1–0WKlagenfurtKlasnić
Quarter-final Turkey1–1 (1–3 pen.)DViennaKlasnić
2012Group stage Republic of Ireland3–1WPoznańMandžukić(2), Jelavić
 Italy1–1DPoznańMandžukić
 Spain0–1LGdańsk
2016Group stage Turkey1–0WParisModrić
 Czech Republic2–2DSaint-ÉtiennePerišić, Rakitić
 Spain2–1WBordeauxKalinić, Perišić
Round of 16 Portugal0–1 (a.e.t.)LLens

Players with most appearances

No. Name Matches European Championships
1Darijo Srna122004, 2008, 2012, 2016
2Vedran Ćorluka112008, 2012, 2016
3Ivan Rakitić102008, 2012, 2016
4Luka Modrić92008, 2012, 2016
5Ivan Perišić72012, 2016

Goalscorers

No. Name Goals European Championships
1 Davor Šuker31996
Mario Mandžukić32012
3 Luka Modrić22008, 2016
Ivan Perišić22016
Ivan Klasnić22008
6 Zvonimir Boban11996
Goran Vlaović11996
Niko Kovač12004
Dado Pršo12004
Milan Rapaić12004
Igor Tudor12004
Ivica Olić12008
Darijo Srna12008
Nikica Jelavić12012
Nikola Kalinić12016
Ivan Rakitić12016

Awards

See also

Notes

  1. Ognjen Vukojević joined Dynamo Kyiv after the tournament.
  2. Luka Modrić joined Tottenham Hotspur after the tournament.

References

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