Croatia national football team results (1992–1999)
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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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
| 5 July 1992 Friendly | Australia  | 1–0 |  Croatia | Melbourne, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: John Fraser (Australia) Assistant referees: Eugene Brazzale (Australia) John Hogg (Australia) |
| 8 July 1992 Friendly | Australia | 3–1 | Croatia | Adelaide, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Tom McRoe (Australia) Assistant referees: Mike Ingham (Australia) Tony Martelli (Australia) |
| 12 July 1992 Friendly | Australia | 0–0 | Croatia | Sydney, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 12,735 Referee: Gary Power (Australia) Assistant referees: Gordon Dunster (Australia) Manuel Loupis (Australia) |
| 22 October 1992 Friendly | Croatia | 3–0 |  Mexico | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Antal Huták (Hungary) Assistant referees: László Molnár (Hungary) Lajos Németh (Hungary) |
1993[edit]
| 25 June 1993 Friendly | Croatia | 3–1 |  Ukraine | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 26,070 Referee: Darko Jamšek (Slovenia) Assistant referees: Antun Beton (Slovenia) Žarko Vidali (Slovenia) |
1994[edit]
| 23 March 1994 Friendly | Spain  | 0–2 | Croatia | Valencia, Spain |
| Report |
| Stadium: Luis Casanova Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France) Assistant referees: Jean-Yves Tas (France) Jacques Baud (France) |
| 20 April 1994 Friendly | Slovakia  | 4–1 | Croatia | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Report | Stadium: Tehelné pole Attendance: 6,511 Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary) Assistant referees: Imre Bozóky (Hungary) Miklós Fekete (Hungary) |
| 18 May 1994 Friendly | Hungary  | 2–2 | Croatia | Győr, Hungary |
| Report |
| Stadium: FC Raba ETO Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Lubomír Puček (Czech Republic) Assistant referees: Otakar Draštík (Czech Republic) Bohuslav Legierský (Czech Republic) |
| 4 June 1994 Friendly | Croatia | 0–0 |  Argentina | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria) Assistant referees: Eugen Bereuter (Austria) Franz Pikner (Austria) |
| 17 August 1994 Friendly | Israel  | 0–4 | Croatia | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Report |
| Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Daud Suhil (Israel) Assistant referees: Erez Zatelman (Israel) Gideon Zhur (Israel) |
| 4 September 1994 Euro 1996 qualif, Gr 4 | Estonia  | 0–2 | Croatia | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Report | Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic) Assistant referees: Josef Zvonič (Czech Republic) Otakar Draštík (Czech Republic) Fourth official: Karel Bohuněk (Czech Republic) |
| 9 October 1994 Euro 1996 qualif, Gr 4 | Croatia | 2–0 |  Lithuania | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Alfred Wieser (Austria) Assistant referees: Manfred Zeiszer (Austria) Wolfgang Heidenreich (Austria) Fourth official: Robert Sedlacek (Austria) |
| 16 November 1994 Euro 1996 qualif, Gr 4 | Italy  | 1–2 | Croatia | Palermo, Italy |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Joël Quiniou (France) Assistant referees: Charles Monnier (France) Fourth official: Marc Batta (France) |
1995[edit]
| 25 March 1995 Euro 1996 qualif, Gr 4 | Croatia | 4–0 | Ukraine | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber (Germany) Assistant referees: Klaus Plettenberg (Germany) Hans Wolf (Germany) Fourth official: Jürgen Aust (Germany) |
| 29 March 1995 Euro 1996 qualif, Gr 4 | Lithuania | 0–0 | Croatia | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Report |
| Stadium: Žalgiris Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Keith W. Burge (Wales) Assistant referees: John Martin Richard Evans (Wales) Colin Jones (Wales) Fourth official: Brian Lawlor (Wales) |
| 26 April 1995 Euro 1996 qualif, Gr 4 | Croatia | 2–0 |  Slovenia | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey) Assistant referees: Akif Uğurdur (Turkey) Münir Takpak (Turkey) |
| 11 June 1995 Euro 1996 qualif, Gr 4 | Ukraine | 1–0 | Croatia | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Report | Stadium: Respublikansky Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland) Assistant referees: Marc Morandi (Switzerland) Mauro Bianchi (Switzerland) Fourth official: Andreas Schluchter (Switzerland) |
| 3 September 1995 Euro 1996 qualif, Gr 4 | Croatia | 7–1 | Estonia | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Aron Huzu (Romania) Assistant referees: Dan Ologeanu (Romania) Patrițiu Abrudan (Romania) Fourth official: Constantin Gheorghe N. (Romania) |
| 8 October 1995 Euro 1996 qualif, Gr 4 | Croatia | 1–1 | Italy | Split, Croatia |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Jaap Uilenberg (Netherlands) Assistant referees: Berend Talens (Netherlands) Ronald Kloeg (Netherlands) |
| 15 November 1995 Euro 1996 qualif, Gr 4 | Slovenia | 1–2 | Croatia | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Report | Stadium: Bežigrad Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium) Assistant referees: Léopold Driessen (Belgium) Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium) |
1996[edit]
| 28 February 1996 Friendly | Croatia | 2–1 |  Poland | Rijeka, Croatia |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Kantrida Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Milan Mitrovič (Slovenia) Assistant referees: Josip Jakopiček (Slovenia) Darko Horvat (Slovenia) |
| 13 March 1996 Friendly | Croatia | 3–0 |  South Korea | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Sašo Lazarevski (Macedonia) Assistant referees: Mile Stojčevski (Macedonia) Nikola Bogoevski (Macedonia) |
| 29 March 1996 Friendly | Croatia | 2–0 | Israel | Varaždin, Croatia |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Varteks Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Vencel Tóth (Hungary) Assistant referees: András Hrabovszky (Hungary) Sándor Szilágyi (Hungary) |
| 10 April 1996 Friendly | Croatia | 4–1 | Hungary | Osijek, Croatia |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Bohdan Benedik (Slovakia) Assistant referees: Ján Fašung (Slovakia) Igor Šramka (Slovakia) |
| 24 April 1996 Friendly | England  | 0–0 | Croatia | London, England |
| Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 33,650 Referee: Zbigniew Przesmycki (Poland) Assistant referees: Zbigniew Urbańczyk (Poland) Sławomir Żyjewski (Poland) |
| 2 June 1996 Friendly | Republic of Ireland  | 2–2 | Croatia | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Philippe Leduc (France) Assistant referees: Rémy Kremer (France) Michael Lebourveilec (France) |
| 11 June 1996 Euro 1996, Gr D | Turkey  | 0–1 | Croatia | Nottingham, England |
| Report | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,460 Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland) Assistant referees: Ernst Felder (Switzerland) Martin Freiburghaus (Switzerland) Fourth official: Urs Meier (Switzerland) |
| 16 June 1996 Euro 1996, Gr D | Croatia | 3–0 |  Denmark | Sheffield, England |
| Report | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 33,671 Referee: Marc Batta (France) Assistant referees: Pierre Ufrasi (France) Jacques Mas (France) Fourth official: Alain Sars (France) |
| 19 June 1996 Euro 1996, Gr D | Croatia | 0–3 |  Portugal | Nottingham, England |
| Report | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,484 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany) Assistant referees: Hans Wolf (Germany) Harald Sather (Germany) Fourth official: Hartmut Strampe (Germany) |
| 23 June 1996 Euro 1996, quarterfinal | Croatia | 1–2 |  Germany | Manchester, England, |
| Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 43,412 Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden) Assistant referees: Kenneth Petersson (Sweden) Mikael Hansson (Sweden) Fourth official: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden) |
| 8 October 1996 1998 World Cup qualif, Gr 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina  | 1–4 | Croatia | Bologna, Italy |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria) Assistant referees: Ivan Lekov (Bulgaria) Yordan Yordanov (Bulgaria) |
| 10 November 1996 1998 World Cup qualif, Gr 1 | Croatia | 1–1 |  Greece | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) Assistant referees: Gerrard Hunders (Netherlands) Enien Tillen (Netherlands) |
| 11 December 1996 1996 King Hassan II Cup | Morocco  | 2–2 (6–7 p) | Croatia | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade Mohammed V Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Abdelhamid Reduane (Egypt) Assistant referees: Said Belqola (Morocco) Abdelaziz Dahbi (Morocco) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 12 December 1996 1996 King Hassan II Cup | Croatia | 1–1 (4–1 p) |  Czech Republic | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Mohammed V Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco) Assistant referees: Abdelaziz Dahbi (Morocco) Driss Rihani (Morocco) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
1997[edit]
| 29 March 1997 1998 World Cup qualif, Gr 1 | Croatia | 1–1 | Denmark | Split, Croatia |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy) Assistant referees: Mauro Fiori (Italy) Donato Nicoletti (Italy) |
| 2 April 1997 1998 World Cup qualif, Gr 1 | Croatia | 3–3 | Slovenia | Split, Croatia |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Paul Durkin (England) Assistant referees: David Mark Horlick (England) William Michael Jordan (England) |
| 30 April 1997 1998 World Cup qualif, Gr 1 | Greece | 0–1 | Croatia | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Report | Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto (Spain) Assistant referees: Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain) Carlos Martín Nieto (Spain) |
| 8 June 1997 1997 Kirin Cup | Japan  | 4–3 | Croatia | Tokyo, Japan |
| Report | Stadium: Kokuritsu-Kyogijo Attendance: 50,164 Referee: Tae Young Kim (South Korea) Assistant referees: Hee Wook Kim (South Korea) J.K. Park (South Korea) |
| 12 June 1997 1997 Kirin Cup | Turkey | 1–1 | Croatia | Sendai, Japan |
| Report |
| Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 15,687 Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan) Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima (Japan) Noboru Ishiyama (Japan) |
| 6 September 1997 1998 World Cup qualif, Gr 1 | Croatia | 3–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) Assistant referees: Robert Orr (Scotland) John McElhinney (Scotland) |
| 10 September 1997 1998 World Cup qualif, Gr 1 | Denmark | 3–1 | Croatia | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Report | Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 41,381 Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary) Assistant referees: Imre Bozóky (Hungary) Béla Mező (Hungary) |
| 11 October 1997 1998 World Cup qualif, Gr 1 | Slovenia | 1–3 | Croatia | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Report | Stadium: Bežigrad Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Armand Ancion (Belgium) Assistant referees: Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium) Marcel Malach (Belgium) |
| 29 October 1997 1998 World Cup qualif, play-off | Croatia | 2–0 | Ukraine | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Alain Sars (France) Assistant referees: Pierre Renaudin (France) Michel Bourlevach (France) |
| 15 November 1997 1998 World Cup qualif, play-off | Ukraine | 1–1 (1–3 agg.) | Croatia | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Report | Stadium: Olimpiyskyi National Sports Complex Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway) Assistant referees: Erik Roestad (Norway) Bernard Oerebo (Norway) |
1998[edit]
| 22 April 1998 Friendly | Croatia | 4–1 | Poland | Osijek, Croatia |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Vencel Tóth (Hungary) Assistant referees: László Varga (Hungary) István Vad (Hungary) |
| 29 May 1998 Friendly | Croatia | 1–2 | Slovakia | Pula, Croatia |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Milan Mitrovič (Slovenia) Assistant referees: Žarko Vidali (Slovenia) Zoran Novalič (Slovenia) |
| 3 June 1998 Friendly | Croatia | 2–0 |  Iran | Rijeka, Croatia |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Kantrida Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Fiorenzo Treosi (Italy) Assistant referees: Sergio Zuccolini (Italy) Luigi Medeot (Italy) |
| 6 June 1998 Friendly | Croatia | 7–0 | Australia | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria) Assistant referees: Eugen Bereuter (Austria) Markus Mayr (Austria) |
| 14 June 1998 1998 World Cup, Gr H | Jamaica  | 1–3 | Croatia | Lens, France |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade Felix-Bollaert Attendance: 38,100 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) Assistant referees: Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania) Jacques Poudevigne (France) Fourth official: Bernd Heynemann (Germany) |
| 20 June 1998 1998 World Cup, Gr H | Japan | 0–1 | Croatia | Nantes, France |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 35,500 Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago) Assistant referees: Merere Gonzales (Trinidad and Tobago) Achmat Salie (South Africa) Fourth official: Günter Benkö (Austria) |
| 26 June 1998 1998 World Cup, Gr H | Argentina | 1–0 | Croatia | Bordeaux, France |
| Report | Stadium: Stade du Parc Lescure Attendance: 31,800 Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco) Assistant referees: Aristidis Chris Soldatos (South Africa) Mohamed Mansri (Tunisia) Fourth official: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius) |
| 30 June 1998 1998 World Cup, Round of 16 | Romania  | 0–1 | Croatia | Bordeaux, France |
| Report | Stadium: Stade du Parc Lescure Attendance: 31,800 Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina) Assistant referees: Claudio Rossi (Argentina) Arnaldo Pinto (Brazil) Fourth official: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius) |
| 4 July 1998 1998 World Cup, quarterfinal | Germany | 0–3 | Croatia | Lyon, France |
| Report | Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,100 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway) Assistant referees: Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium) Mikael Nilsson (Sweden) Fourth official: Urs Meier (Switzerland) |
| 8 July 1998 1998 World Cup, semifinal | France  | 2–1 | Croatia | Saint-Denis, France |
| Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 76,000 Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain) Assistant referees: Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain) Jorge Arango (Colombia) Fourth official: Epifanio González (Paraguay) |
| 11 July 1998 1998 World Cup, 3rd place match | Netherlands  | 1–2 | Croatia | Paris, France |
| Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 45,500 Referee: Epifanio González ( |