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The national team of Croatia has competed in the FIFA World Cup six times, finishing on podium on three occasions. Since gaining independence in 1991 , Croatia has appeared in and qualified for the 1998, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018 and 2022 editions of the tournament.
As of 2023, this was the last time South Africa, New Zealand, North Korea, Paraguay, Slovakia and Slovenia qualified for a FIFA World Cup finals, and the last time Costa Rica, Iran, Belgium, and Croatia (only time) failed to qualify.
Since 1994, the Vatreni have qualified for every major tournament with the exception of UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. At the World Cup, Croatia has finished second once ( 2018) and third on two occasions ( 1998, 2022 ), securing three World Cup medals.
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Since gaining independence in 1991 and thus no longer competing as Yugoslavia, Croatia have participated in six World Cups. They first featured at a World Cup finals in France in 1998 – just seven years since their inception as a national football team. They could hardly have asked for a better World Cup debut as a nation, finishing third overall a...
Croatia's shock run to the final in Russia is their greatest ever finish at a World Cup finals. They knocked out Denmark, Russia and England to book their date with France in the final. They were well beaten 4-2 in the end but not before they could do their nation proud and exceed many expectations.
Interestingly, Croatia's biggest win came in a tournament where they failed to escape the group. In Brazil in 2014, Croatia beat Cameroon 4-0 with goals from Ivica Olic, Ivan Perisic, and a brace from Mario Mandzukic.
The title of Croatia's top scorer at the World Cup is held jointly by both Davor Suker and Perisic, who have both scored six World Cup goals.
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Dec 13, 2022 · 2010: Did not qualify for tournament. 2014: Eliminated in group stage. 2018: Runners up. How to watch Argentina vs Croatia live, stream link and start time. Kick off: 2pm ET – Tuesday, December 13. Stadium: Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail. TV channels en Español: Telemundo. Streaming en Español: Peacock (all 64 matches)
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