Croatia national football team results (1992–1999)

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

  Win

  Draw

  Loss

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).

1992

Australia v Croatia

5 July 1992 (1992-07-05) Friendly	Australia	1–0	Croatia	Melbourne, Australia
	Van Blerk  43' Marth 62' Petersen  84'	Report	Miše  55' Jeličić  65' Biškup  86'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: John Fraser (Australia) Assistant referees: Eugene Brazzale (Australia) Assistant referees: John Hogg (Australia)

Australia v Croatia

8 July 1992 (1992-07-08) Friendly	Australia	3–1	Croatia	Adelaide, Australia
	Tapai 10' Spink 14' Stewart  21' Van Blerk 81'	Report	Štimac  20'  75'  Weber 31' Špehar  62' S. Bilić  67'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Tom McRoe (Australia) Assistant referees: Mike Ingham (Australia) Assistant referees: Tony Martelli (Australia)

Australia v Croatia

12 July 1992 (1992-07-12) Friendly	Australia	0–0	Croatia	Sydney, Australia
		Report	Vučević  64'  74' S. Bilić  80'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 12,735 Referee: Gary Power (Australia) Assistant referees: Gordon Dunster (Australia) Assistant referees: Manuel Loupis (Australia)

Croatia v Mexico

22 October 1992 (1992-10-22) Friendly	Croatia	3–0	Mexico	Zagreb, Croatia
	Šuker 43' (pen.), 87' Računica 82'	Report	Campos  36' Hernández  72'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Antal Huták (Hungary) Assistant referees: László Molnár (Hungary) Assistant referees: Lajos Németh (Hungary)

1993

Croatia v Ukraine

25 June 1993 (1993-06-25) Friendly	Croatia	3–1	Ukraine	Zagreb, Croatia
	Šuker 13' Adžić 47' Bičanić 83'	Report	Diryavka  38' Husin 57' Pokhlebayev  84'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 26,070 Referee: Darko Jamšek (Slovenia) Assistant referees: Antun Beton (Slovenia) Assistant referees: Žarko Vidali (Slovenia)

1994

Spain v Croatia

23 March 1994 (1994-03-23) Friendly	Spain	0–2	Croatia	Valencia, Spain
		Report	Prosinečki 6' Šuker 51'  72' Jerkan  58' Mornar  75'	Stadium: Luis Casanova Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France) Assistant referees: Jean-Yves Tas (France) Assistant referees: Jacques Baud (France)

Slovakia v Croatia

20 April 1994 (1994-04-20) Friendly	Slovakia	4–1	Croatia	Bratislava, Slovakia
	Dubovský 17' (pen.), 60' (pen.) Kinder 68' Moravčík 84'	Report	Toplak  14' Miše  34' Popović 65'	Stadium: Tehelné pole Attendance: 6,511 Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary) Assistant referees: Imre Bozóky (Hungary) Assistant referees: Miklós Fekete (Hungary)

Hungary v Croatia

18 May 1994 (1994-05-18) Friendly	Hungary	2–2	Croatia	Győr, Hungary
	Keresztúri 51', 73' Kovacs  40' Halmai  53'	Report	Mladenović 52', 62' Jerkan  20'	Stadium: FC Raba ETO Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Lubomír Puček (Czech Republic) Assistant referees: Otakar Draštík (Czech Republic) Assistant referees: Bohuslav Legierský (Czech Republic)

Croatia v Argentina

4 June 1994 (1994-06-04) Friendly	Croatia	0–0	Argentina	Zagreb, Croatia
		Report	Batistuta  20' Ruggeri  88' Cáceres  89'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria) Assistant referees: Eugen Bereuter (Austria) Assistant referees: Franz Pikner (Austria)

Israel v Croatia

17 August 1994 (1994-08-17) Friendly	Israel	0–4	Croatia	Ramat Gan, Israel
		Report	Cvitanović 3', 34' Jurčević 53' Mumlek 89'	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Daud Suhil (Israel) Assistant referees: Erez Zatelman (Israel) Assistant referees: Gideon Zhur (Israel)

Estonia v Croatia

4 September 1994 (1994-09-04) Euro 1996 qualif, Gr 4	Estonia	0–2	Croatia	Tallinn, Estonia
	Alonen  37'	Report	Šuker 45', 69' Štimac  69'	Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic) Assistant referees: Josef Zvonič (Czech Republic) Assistant referees: Otakar Draštík (Czech Republic) Fourth official: Karel Bohuněk (Czech Republic)

Croatia v Lithuania

9 October 1994 (1994-10-09) Euro 1996 qualif, Gr 4	Croatia	2–0	Lithuania	Zagreb, Croatia
	Jerkan  12' 56' Jurčević  20' Mladenović  32' Kozniku 80'	Report	Žuta  3' Staučė  42' Sukristov  55'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Alfred Wieser (Austria) Assistant referees: Manfred Zeiszer (Austria) Assistant referees: Wolfgang Heidenreich (Austria) Fourth official: Robert Sedlacek (Austria)

Italy v Croatia

16 November 1994 (1994-11-16) Euro 1996 qualif, Gr 4	Italy	1–2	Croatia	Palermo, Italy
	Costacurta  67' D. Baggio 89'	Report	Jarni  1' Šuker 32', 57' Boban  66' Štimac  81'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Joël Quiniou (France) Assistant referees: Charles Monnier (France) Fourth official: Marc Batta (France)

1995

Croatia v Ukraine

25 March 1995 (1995-03-25) Euro 1996 qualif, Gr 4	Croatia	4–0	Ukraine	Zagreb, Croatia
	Boban 13' Šuker 20', 80' Jerkan  51' Jurčević  65' Prosinečki 71' (pen.)	Report	Telesnenko  40' Tyapushkin  70'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber (Germany) Assistant referees: Klaus Plettenberg (Germany) Assistant referees: Hans Wolf (Germany) Fourth official: Jürgen Aust (Germany)

Lithuania v Croatia

29 March 1995 (1995-03-29) Euro 1996 qualif, Gr 4	Lithuania	0–0	Croatia	Vilnius, Lithuania
	Šuika  31'	Report	Prosinečki  12' Pavličić  27' Asanović  45'	Stadium: Žalgiris Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Keith W. Burge (Wales) Assistant referees: John Martin Richard Evans (Wales) Assistant referees: Colin Jones (Wales) Fourth official: Brian Lawlor (Wales)

Croatia v Slovenia

26 April 1995 (1995-04-26) Euro 1996 qualif, Gr 4	Croatia	2–0	Slovenia	Zagreb, Croatia
	Ladić  11' Prosinečki 15'  80' Štimac  19' Šuker  66' 85'	Report	Englaro  13' Židan  79'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey) Assistant referees: Akif Uğurdur (Turkey) Assistant referees: Münir Takpak (Turkey)

Ukraine v Croatia

11 June 1995 (1995-06-11) Euro 1996 qualif, Gr 4	Ukraine	1–0	Croatia	Kyiv, Ukraine
	Kalitvintsev 13' Pokhlebayev  45' Horilyi  74'	Report	Pavličić  18' Gabrić  28'	Stadium: Respublikansky Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland) Assistant referees: Marc Morandi (Switzerland) Assistant referees: Mauro Bianchi (Switzerland) Fourth official: Andreas Schluchter (Switzerland)

Croatia v Estonia

3 September 1995 (1995-09-03) Euro 1996 qualif, Gr 4	Croatia	7–1	Estonia	Zagreb, Croatia
	Mladenović 3' Šuker 19', 58', 88' Bokšić 29' Boban 41' Štimac 80' Jarni  81'	Report	Reim 16' Kristal  18' Olumets  65'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Aron Huzu (Romania) Assistant referees: Dan Ologeanu (Romania) Assistant referees: Patrițiu Abrudan (Romania) Fourth official: Constantin Gheorghe N. (Romania)

Croatia v Italy

8 October 1995 (1995-10-08) Euro 1996 qualif, Gr 4	Croatia	1–1	Italy	Split, Croatia
	Jurčević  3' Asanović  16' Štimac  19' Šuker 48' (pen.) Pavličić  66' Boban  73'	Report	Bucci  9' Albertini 29' Maldini  37' Toldo  47'	Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Jaap Uilenberg (Netherlands) Assistant referees: Berend Talens (Netherlands) Assistant referees: Ronald Kloeg (Netherlands)

Slovenia v Croatia

15 November 1995 (1995-11-15) Euro 1996 qualif, Gr 4	Slovenia	1–2	Croatia	Ljubljana, Slovenia
	Gliha 35' Udovič  50' Englaro  65'	Report	Šuker 40' (pen.) Jurčević 54' Pralija  63'	Stadium: Bežigrad Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium) Assistant referees: Léopold Driessen (Belgium) Assistant referees: Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium)

1996

Croatia v Poland

28 February 1996 (1996-02-28) Friendly	Croatia	2–1	Poland	Rijeka, Croatia
	Boban  7' Brajković 23' Asanović  45' Cvitanović 89'	Report	Bałuszyński  10' 18' Woźniak  67'	Stadium: Stadion Kantrida Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Milan Mitrovič (Slovenia) Assistant referees: Josip Jakopiček (Slovenia) Assistant referees: Darko Horvat (Slovenia)

Croatia v South Korea

13 March 1996 (1996-03-13) Friendly	Croatia	3–0	South Korea	Zagreb, Croatia
	Vlaović 24', 43', 63' Jurčević  18'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Sašo Lazarevski (Macedonia) Assistant referees: Mile Stojčevski (Macedonia) Assistant referees: Nikola Bogoevski (Macedonia)

Croatia v Israel

29 March 1996 (1996-03-29) Friendly	Croatia	2–0	Israel	Varaždin, Croatia
	Rapaić  30' Pavličić  52' Štimac 74' Vlaović 76'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Varteks Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Vencel Tóth (Hungary) Assistant referees: András Hrabovszky (Hungary) Assistant referees: Sándor Szilágyi (Hungary)

Croatia v Hungary

10 April 1996 (1996-04-10) Friendly	Croatia	4–1	Hungary	Osijek, Croatia
	Brajković 6' Šuker 23' Pamić 65' Stanić 75'	Report	Nagy 39'	Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Bohdan Benedik (Slovakia) Assistant referees: Ján Fašung (Slovakia) Assistant referees: Igor Šramka (Slovakia)

England v Croatia

24 April 1996 (1996-04-24) Friendly	England	0–0	Croatia	London, England
	Sheringham  45' Pearce  59'	Report	Pavličić  28' Asanović  43'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 33,650 Referee: Zbigniew Przesmycki (Poland) Assistant referees: Zbigniew Urbańczyk (Poland) Assistant referees: Sławomir Żyjewski (Poland)

Republic of Ireland v Croatia

2 June 1996 (1996-06-02) Friendly	Republic of Ireland	2–2	Croatia	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
	O'Neill 24' O'Brien  70' Quinn 90'	Report	Šuker 14' Boban 45'	Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Philippe Leduc (France) Assistant referees: Rémy Kremer (France) Assistant referees: Michael Lebourveilec (France)

Turkey v Croatia

11 June 1996 (1996-06-11) Euro 1996, Gr D	Turkey	0–1	Croatia	Nottingham, England
	Kafkas  31'	Report	Asanović  40' Boban  55' Vlaović 86' Soldo  90'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,460 Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland) Assistant referees: Ernst Felder (Switzerland) Assistant referees: Martin Freiburghaus (Switzerland) Fourth official: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Croatia v Denmark

16 June 1996 (1996-06-16) Euro 1996, Gr D	Croatia	3–0	Denmark	Sheffield, England
	Stanić  20' Prosinečki  23' Vlaović  39' Šuker 53' (pen.), 89' Boban 84'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 33,671 Referee: Marc Batta (France) Assistant referees: Pierre Ufrasi (France) Assistant referees: Jacques Mas (France) Fourth official: Alain Sars (France)

Croatia v Portugal

19 June 1996 (1996-06-19) Euro 1996, Gr D	Croatia	0–3	Portugal	Nottingham, England
	Jarni  30' Pavličić  36' Pamić  10'	Report	Figo 4' Pinto 33' Domingos 82'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,484 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany) Assistant referees: Hans Wolf (Germany) Assistant referees: Harald Sather (Germany) Fourth official: Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

Croatia v Germany

23 June 1996 (1996-06-23) Euro 1996, quarterfinal	Croatia	1–2	Germany	Manchester, England,
	Štimac  17'  56' Šuker 51'	Report	Sammer  5' 59' Klinsmann  7' 20' (pen.)	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 43,412 Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden) Assistant referees: Kenneth Petersson (Sweden) Assistant referees: Mikael Hansson (Sweden) Fourth official: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

Bosnia and Herzegovina v Croatia

8 October 1996 (1996-10-08) 1998 World Cup qualif, Gr 1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–4	Croatia	Bologna, Italy
	Konjić  3' Geca  9' Salihamidžić 23' Teljigović  27' Halilović  68'	Report	Bilić 12' Jurčević  16' Vlaović 31' Jarni  49' Bokšić 63', 85'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria) Assistant referees: Ivan Lekov (Bulgaria) Assistant referees: Yordan Yordanov (Bulgaria)

Croatia v Greece

10 November 1996 (1996-11-10) 1998 World Cup qualif, Gr 1	Croatia	1–1	Greece	Zagreb, Croatia
	Stanić  25' Šuker  27' 45' Bilić  80' Boban  83'	Report	Nikolaidis 9' Konstantinidis  21' Dabizas  50' Donis  58' Apostolakis  65' Kasapis  72'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) Assistant referees: Gerrard Hunders (Netherlands) Assistant referees: Enien Tillen (Netherlands)

Morocco v Croatia

11 December 1996 (1996-12-11) 1996 King Hassan II Cup	Morocco	2–2 (6–7 p)	Croatia	Casablanca, Morocco
	Bassir 21' Bouyboud  40' Azzouzi  63' Bahja 72'	Report	Vlaović 15', 16' Jerkan  35' Asanović  40' Prosinečki  70'	Stadium: Stade Mohammed V Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Abdelhamid Reduane (Egypt) Assistant referees: Said Belqola (Morocco) Assistant referees: Abdelaziz Dahbi (Morocco)
	Penalties
	Khalif Raghib Ouakili El Khalej Bahja Naybet Hadji Azzouzi Rossi El Brazi		Špehar Pamić Mamić Soldo Ladić Kovač Jurčević Pavličić Jerkan Špehar

Croatia v Czech Republic

12 December 1996 (1996-12-12) 1996 King Hassan II Cup	Croatia	1–1 (4–1 p)	Czech Republic	Casablanca, Morocco
	Pralija 29' Štimac  43' Prosinečki  71'	Report	Drulák 4' Kubík  56'  77'	Stadium: Stade Mohammed V Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco) Assistant referees: Abdelaziz Dahbi (Morocco) Assistant referees: Driss Rihani (Morocco)
	Penalties
	Prosinečki Asanović Jarni Vlaović		Drulák Čížek Bejbl

1997

Croatia v Denmark

29 March 1997 (1997-03-29) 1998 World Cup qualif, Gr 1	Croatia	1–1	Denmark	Split, Croatia
	Soldo  35' Šuker  48' 50'	Report	Frandsen  32' Helveg  45' Laudrup 83' Schjønberg  90'	Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy) Assistant referees: Mauro Fiori (Italy) Assistant referees: Donato Nicoletti (Italy)

Croatia v Slovenia

2 April 1997 (1997-04-02) 1998 World Cup qualif, Gr 1	Croatia	3–3	Slovenia	Split, Croatia
	Prosinečki 33' Šimić  35' Boban 43', 60' Šuker  48' 50'	Report	Gajser  19' Srebrnič  30' Zahovič  35' Gliha 44', 65', 67'	Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Paul Durkin (England) Assistant referees: David Mark Horlick (England) Assistant referees: William Michael Jordan (England)

Greece v Croatia

30 April 1997 (1997-04-30) 1998 World Cup qualif, Gr 1	Greece	0–1	Croatia	Thessaloniki, Greece
	Kasapis  32'	Report	Soldo  17' Jurić  41' Šuker 74'	Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto (Spain) Assistant referees: Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain) Assistant referees: Carlos Martín Nieto (Spain)

Japan v Croatia

8 June 1997 (1997-06-08) 1997 Kirin Cup	Japan	4–3	Croatia	Tokyo, Japan
	Hirano 34' Miura 49', 53' Nanami  59' Honda  64' Akita  85' Morishima 89'	Report	Pavličić  30' Jurčić  76' Asanović 77', 86' (pen.) Vlaović 90+3'	Stadium: Kokuritsu-Kyogijo Attendance: 50,164 Referee: Tae Young Kim (South Korea) Assistant referees: Hee Wook Kim (South Korea) Assistant referees: J.K. Park (South Korea)

Turkey v Croatia

12 June 1997 (1997-06-12) 1997 Kirin Cup	Turkey	1–1	Croatia	Sendai, Japan
	İnceefe  26' Sağlam 71'	Report	Erceg 21' Prosinečki  72' Mumlek  75'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 15,687 Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan) Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima (Japan) Assistant referees: Noboru Ishiyama (Japan)

Croatia v Bosnia and Herzegovina

6 September 1997 (1997-09-06) 1998 World Cup qualif, Gr 1	Croatia	3–2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Zagreb, Croatia
	Bilić 27' Marić 41' Jurčić  76' Boban 80'	Report	Ladić 17' (o.g.) Salihamidžić 55' Halilović  58' Beširević  77'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) Assistant referees: Robert Orr (Scotland) Assistant referees: John McElhinney (Scotland)

Denmark v Croatia

10 September 1997 (1997-09-10) 1998 World Cup qualif, Gr 1	Denmark	3–1	Croatia	Copenhagen, Denmark
	B. Laudrup 15'  62' M. Laudrup 34' Molnar 40' Frandsen  45'  73'	Report	Šuker 44'  54' Soldo  65' Jarni  72'	Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 41,381 Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary) Assistant referees: Imre Bozóky (Hungary) Assistant referees: Béla Mező (Hungary)

Slovenia v Croatia

11 October 1997 (1997-10-11) 1998 World Cup qualif, Gr 1	Slovenia	1–3	Croatia	Ljubljana, Slovenia
	Novak  29' Zahovič  30' 72' Gajser  43' Karić  57'	Report	Šuker 11' Soldo  31' 39' Bokšić 50' Kovač  90'	Stadium: Bežigrad Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Armand Ancion (Belgium) Assistant referees: Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium) Assistant referees: Marcel Malach (Belgium)

Croatia v Ukraine

29 October 1997 (1997-10-29) 1998 World Cup qualif, play-off	Croatia	2–0	Ukraine	Zagreb, Croatia
	Bilić 11'  90' Stanić  30' Vlaović 40'	Report	Maksymov  12'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Alain Sars (France) Assistant referees: Pierre Renaudin (France) Assistant referees: Michel Bourlevach (France)

Ukraine v Croatia

15 November 1997 (1997-11-15) 1998 World Cup qualif, play-off	Ukraine	1–1 (1–3 agg.)	Croatia	Kyiv, Ukraine
	Shevchenko 4'	Report	Asanović  7' Soldo  12' Bokšić 27'	Stadium: Olimpiyskyi National Sports Complex Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway) Assistant referees: Erik Roestad (Norway) Assistant referees: Bernard Oerebo (Norway)

1998

Croatia v Poland

22 April 1998 (1998-04-22) Friendly	Croatia	4–1	Poland	Osijek, Croatia
	Boban 6' Stanić 21', 43' Bokšić 47' Šuker  67'	Report	Ratajczyk 67'	Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Vencel Tóth (Hungary) Assistant referees: László Varga (Hungary) Assistant referees: István Vad (Hungary)

Croatia v Slovakia

29 May 1998 (1998-05-29) Friendly	Croatia	1–2	Slovakia	Pula, Croatia
	Prosinečki  30' Vlaović 43' Asanović  45' Kozniku  81'	Report	Jančula 4'  45' Moravčík  31' Sovič  53' Majoroš 58'	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Milan Mitrovič (Slovenia) Assistant referees: Žarko Vidali (Slovenia) Assistant referees: Zoran Novalič (Slovenia)

Croatia v Iran

3 June 1998 (1998-06-03) Friendly	Croatia	2–0	Iran	Rijeka, Croatia
	Prosinečki 30' Jurčić  61' Marić  73' Šuker 77' Mrmić  82'	Report	Daei  28' Bagheri  63'	Stadium: Stadion Kantrida Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Fiorenzo Treosi (Italy) Assistant referees: Sergio Zuccolini (Italy) Assistant referees: Luigi Medeot (Italy)

Croatia v Australia

6 June 1998 (1998-06-06) Friendly	Croatia	7–0	Australia	Zagreb, Croatia
	Šuker 14' (pen.), 37', 64' (pen.) Prosinečki 40' Boban 47', 83' Šerić  73' Kozniku 74'	Report	Kalac  14' Spiteri  79'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria) Assistant referees: Eugen Bereuter (Austria) Assistant referees: Markus Mayr (Austria)

Jamaica v Croatia

14 June 1998 (1998-06-14) 1998 World Cup, Gr H	Jamaica	1–3	Croatia	Lens, France
	Earle 45' Burton  62'	Report	Soldo  5' Stanić 27' Prosinečki 53' Šimić  59' Šuker 69'	Stadium: Stade Felix-Bollaert Attendance: 38,100 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) Assistant referees: Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania) Assistant referees: Jacques Poudevigne (France) Fourth official: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Japan v Croatia

20 June 1998 (1998-06-20) 1998 World Cup, Gr H	Japan	0–1	Croatia	Nantes, France
	Nanami  41' Nakanishi  70' Akita  89'	Report	Prosinečki  26' Šuker 77' Stanić  83'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 35,500 Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago) Assistant referees: Merere Gonzales (Trinidad and Tobago) Assistant referees: Achmat Salie (South Africa) Fourth official: Günter Benkö (Austria)

Argentina v Croatia

26 June 1998 (1998-06-26) 1998 World Cup, Gr H	Argentina	1–0	Croatia	Bordeaux, France
	Ortega  23' Ayala  35' Pineda 36' Vivas  68'	Report	Bilić  20' Soldo  43' Boban  47' Jarni  58'	Stadium: Stade du Parc Lescure Attendance: 31,800 Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco) Assistant referees: Aristidis Chris Soldatos (South Africa) Assistant referees: Mohamed Mansri (Tunisia) Fourth official: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Romania v Croatia

30 June 1998 (1998-06-30) 1998 World Cup, Round of 16	Romania	0–1	Croatia	Bordeaux, France
	Popescu  43' Petrescu  70' Ilie  81'	Report	Boban  27' Šuker 45+2' (pen.) Bilić  70'	Stadium: Stade du Parc Lescure Attendance: 31,800 Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina) Assistant referees: Claudio Rossi (Argentina) Assistant referees: Arnaldo Pinto (Brazil) Fourth official: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Germany v Croatia

4 July 1998 (1998-07-04) 1998 World Cup, quarterfinal	Germany	0–3	Croatia	Lyon, France
	Heinrich  18' Tarnat  37' Wörns  40'	Report	Šimić  13' Jarni 45+3' Vlaović 80' Šuker 85'  57'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,100 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway) Assistant referees: Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium) Assistant referees: Mikael Nilsson (Sweden) Fourth official: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

France v Croatia

8 July 1998 (1998-07-08) 1998 World Cup, semifinal	France	2–1	Croatia	Saint-Denis, France
	Thuram 47', 70' Blanc  76'	Report	Asanović  45' Šuker 46' Stanić  75' Šimić  88'	Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 76,000 Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain) Assistant referees: Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain) Assistant referees: Jorge Arango (Colombia) Fourth official: Epifanio González (Paraguay)

Netherlands v Croatia

11 July 1998 (1998-07-11) 1998 World Cup, 3rd place match	Netherlands	1–2	Croatia	Paris, France
	Zenden 22' Davids  89' Jonk  89'	Report	Prosinečki 14' Jurčić  34' Šuker 36' Štimac  52' Asanović  69' Stanić  74'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 45,500 Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay) Assistant referees: Emanuel Zammit (Malta) Assistant referees: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu) Fourth official: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Republic of Ireland v Croatia

5 September 1998 (1998-09-05) Euro 2000 qualif, Gr 8	Republic of Ireland	2–0	Croatia	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
	Irwin 4' (pen.) Roy Keane 15' Robbie Keane  33' Kinsella  35'	Report	Tudor  32' Stanić  65'  70'  Jurčić  71' Pamić  73'	Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) Assistant referees: Carlos Manuel Ferreira Matos (Portugal) Assistant referees: José Manuel Silva Cardinal (Portugal)

Malta v Croatia

10 October 1998 (1998-10-10) Euro 2000 qualif, Gr 8	Malta	1–4	Croatia	Attard, Malta
	Suda 29' Spiteri  90'	Report	Šuker  10' 81' Soldo  28' Šimić 54' Vugrinec 68', 74'	Stadium: Ta' Qali Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Bohdan Benedik (Slovakia) Assistant referees: Ivan Bartoš (Slovakia) Assistant referees: Martin Balko (Slovakia) Fourth official: Karol Ihring (Slovakia)

Croatia v Macedonia

14 October 1998 (1998-10-14) Euro 2000 qualif, Gr 8	Croatia	3–2	Macedonia	Zagreb, Croatia
	Šuker 16' Štimac  33' Asanović  44' Boban 45', 70' Tudor  58' Šarić  76' Jurčić  82'	Report	Ćirić 2' Lazarevski  27' Šainovski 55' Zaharievski  68'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) Assistant referees: Mikhail Semyonov (Russia) Assistant referees: Sergey Fursa (Russia) Fourth official: Andrei Butenko (Russia)

1999

Croatia v Denmark

10 February 1999 (1999-02-10) Friendly	Croatia	0–1	Denmark	Split, Croatia
	Asanović  30'	Report	Thomsen  22' Sand 45'	Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France) Assistant referees: Phillipe Larose (France) Assistant referees: Richard Delorme (France)

Greece v Croatia

10 March 1999 (1999-03-10) Friendly	Greece	3–2	Croatia	Athens, Greece
	Giannakopoulos 12', 55' Nikolaidis 86' Zagorakis  87'	Report	Boban  60' Vlaović 68' Šuker 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Spiridon Louis Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain) Assistant referees: Carlos Martín Nieto (Spain) Assistant referees: Carmelo Miramón Moreno (Spain)

Croatia v Italy

28 April 1999 (1999-04-28) Friendly	Croatia	0–0	Italy	Zagreb, Croatia
	Vlaović  41'	Report	Albertini  29' Panucci  35' Maldini  48'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Georg Dardenne (Germany) Assistant referees: Erich Schneider (Germany) Assistant referees: Josef Weber (Germany)

Spain v Croatia

5 May 1999 (1999-05-05) Friendly	Spain	3–1	Croatia	Seville, Spain
	Engonga 34' Hierro 48' (pen.)  55' García 84'	Report	Šuker 10'	Stadium: Estadio Olimpico Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) Assistant referees: Luca Galvani (Italy) Assistant referees: Vincenzo Raiola (Italy)

Macedonia v Croatia

5 June 1999 (1999-06-05) Euro 2000 qualif, Gr 8	Macedonia	1–1	Croatia	Skopje, Macedonia
	Trenevski  3' Šakiri  44' Babunski  54' Božinov 81'	Report	Šuker 19' Šarić  28' Jarni  85'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) Assistant referees: John McElhinney (Scotland) Assistant referees: Robert Marshall Gunn (Scotland) Fourth official: John Rowbotham (Scotland)

Croatia v Egypt

13 June 1999 (1999-06-13) 1999 Korea Cup	Croatia	2–2	Egypt	Seoul, South Korea
	I. Cvitanović 45' (pen.) Vugrinec 78' Bule  88'	Report	H. Hassan 10', 35' A. Hassan  24' Sabry  33' Youssef  44' I. Hassan  54'	Stadium: Dongdaemun Attendance: 6,900 Referee: Bong Ki Ahn (South Korea) Assistant referees: Young Chul Lee (South Korea) Assistant referees: Chang Ku Kang (South Korea)

Croatia v Mexico

16 June 1999 (1999-06-16) 1999 Korea Cup	Croatia	2–1	Mexico	Seoul, South Korea
	Bišćan 44' M. Cvitanović  55' J. Šimić 64'	Report	Hernández 26' Lara  30' García Aspe  40' Zepeda  82'	Stadium: Dongdaemun Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Byung Ho Kang (South Korea) Assistant referees: Young Hyun Chung (South Korea) Assistant referees: Hyun Koo Kim (South Korea)

South Korea v Croatia

19 June 1999 (1999-06-19) 1999 Korea Cup	South Korea	1–1	Croatia	Seoul, South Korea
	Choi Yoon-yeol 51' Noh Jung-yoon 58'  59' Hong Myung-bo  67'	Report	Tomas  21' 88' I. Cvitanović  45' Bišćan  65' J. Šimić  83'	Stadium: Jamsil Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria) Assistant referees: Ghadanfari Hussein (Kuwait) Assistant referees: Komaleeswaran Sankar (India)

FR Yugoslavia v Croatia

18 August 1999 (1999-08-18) Euro 2000 qualif, Gr 8	FR Yugoslavia	0–0	Croatia	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
	Mirković  21' Jokanović  58'	Report	Boban  3' Jarni  9' Jurčić  79'	Stadium: Red Star Stadium Attendance: 48,282 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) Assistant referees: Henning Knudsen (Denmark) Assistant referees: Jens Larsen (Denmark) Fourth official: Jorn West Larsen (Denmark)

Croatia v Malta

21 August 1999 (1999-08-21) Euro 2000 qualif, Gr 8	Croatia	2–1	Malta	Zagreb, Croatia
	Bišćan  7' Stanić 34' Soldo 55' Vlaović  74'	Report	Saliba  5' Said  15' Brincat  31' Carabott 60'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria) Assistant referees: Ivan Lekov (Bulgaria) Assistant referees: Yordan Yordanov (Bulgaria) Fourth official: Anton Genov (Bulgaria)

Croatia v Republic of Ireland

4 September 1999 (1999-09-04) Euro 2000 qualif, Gr 8	Croatia	1–0	Republic of Ireland	Zagreb, Croatia
	Štimac  86' Šuker 90'	Report	Carsley  37' Staunton  44' McLoughlin  51' Kilbane  66'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain) Assistant referees: Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain) Assistant referees: Rafael Guerrero Alonso (Spain)

Croatia v FR Yugoslavia

9 October 1999 (1999-10-09) Euro 2000 qualif, Gr 8	Croatia	2–2	FR Yugoslavia	Zagreb, Croatia
	Bokšić 20' Soldo  29' Stanić  37' 47' Tudor  48' Jurić  87'	Report	Mijatović 25' Stanković 31' Jokanović  36' Mirković  41'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 30,000 Referee: José María García Aranda (Spain) Assistant referees: Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain) Assistant referees: Modesto Vázquez Rivero (Spain) Fourth official: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain)

France v Croatia

13 November 1999 (1999-11-13) Friendly	France	3–0	Croatia	Saint-Denis, France
	Pires 46' Maurice 67' Vairelles 73'	Report	Štimac  28' Soldo  71'	Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 74,167 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) Assistant referees: Ľubomír Suchý (Slovakia) Assistant referees: Vladimír Mušák (Slovakia)

Record per opponent

  More wins than losses

  As many wins as losses

  Fewer wins than losses

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Australia	4	1	1	2	8	4	+4	025.00
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	2	0	0	7	3	+4	100.00
Brazil	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Czech Republic	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Denmark	4	1	1	2	5	5	+0	025.00
Egypt	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
England	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Estonia	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	100.00
France	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	000.00
Germany	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	050.00
Greece	3	1	1	1	4	4	+0	033.33
Hungary	2	1	1	0	6	3	+3	050.00
Iran	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Israel	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
Italy	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	033.33
Jamaica	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Japan	2	1	0	1	4	4	+0	050.00
Lithuania	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	050.00
Macedonia	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	050.00
Malta	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	100.00
Mexico	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Morocco	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Netherlands	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Poland	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	100.00
Portugal	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Republic of Ireland	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	033.33
Romania	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Slovakia	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4	000.00
Slovenia	4	3	1	0	10	5	+5	075.00
South Korea	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	050.00
Spain	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00
Turkey	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
Ukraine	5	3	1	1	10	3	+7	060.00
Yugoslavia	2	0	2	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Total: 34 teams played	72	35	21	16	130	78	+52	048.61

External links

• Croatia Archived 30 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine at FIFA.com
• Croatian Football Statistics