The UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The Croatia national football team contests this tournament in League A, with other major footballing nations. The team entered the Nations League's inaugural 2018–19 edition in League A, along with England and Spain in January 2018. [1] [2]
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Season | Division | Group | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rank |
2018–19 | A | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9th | |
2020–21 | A | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 12th | |
2022–23 | A | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2nd | |
2024–25 | A | 1 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 9th |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification [a] | ||||
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1 | England | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | Qualification for Nations League Finals | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
2 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 6 | 2–3 | — | 6–0 | ||
3 | Croatia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | 0–0 | 3–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | |||||
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1 | France | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 16 | Qualification for Nations League Finals | — | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | |
2 | Portugal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Croatia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 3 [a] | 1–2 | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Sweden (R) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 [a] | Relegation to League B | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — |
Sweden | 2–1 | Croatia |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | |||||
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1 | Croatia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 13 | Qualification for Nations League Finals | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
2 | Denmark | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | France | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | Austria (R) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | Relegation to League B | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
Croatia | 0–3 | Austria |
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Austria | 1–3 | Croatia |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | |||||
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1 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for quarter-finals | — | 18 Nov | 8 Sep | 12 Oct | |
2 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 Sep | — | 15 Nov | 8 Sep | ||
3 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for relegation play-offs | 15 Oct | 12 Oct | — | 18 Nov | |
4 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to League B | 15 Nov | 15 Oct | 5 Sep | — |
Edition | Round | # | Opponent | Score | Result | Venue | Croatia scorers |
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2018–19 | Group stage | 1 | Spain | 0–6 | L | Elche | — |
2 | England | 0–0 | D | Rijeka | — | ||
3 | Spain | 3–2 | W | Zagreb | Kramarić, Jedvaj (2) | ||
4 | England | 1–2 | L | London | Kramarić | ||
2020–21 | Group stage | 5 | Portugal | 1–4 | L | Porto | Petković |
6 | France | 2–4 | L | Saint-Denis | Lovren, Brekalo | ||
7 | Sweden | 2–1 | W | Zagreb | Vlašić, Kramarić | ||
8 | France | 1–2 | L | Zagreb | Vlašić | ||
9 | Sweden | 1–2 | L | Solna | Danielson ( o.g.) | ||
10 | Portugal | 2–3 | L | Split | Kovačić (2) | ||
2022–23 | Group stage | 11 | Austria | 0–3 | L | Osijek | — |
12 | France | 1–1 | D | Split | Kramarić | ||
13 | Denmark | 1–0 | W | Copenhagen | Pašalić | ||
14 | France | 1–0 | W | Saint-Denis | Modrić | ||
15 | Denmark | 2–1 | W | Zagreb | Sosa, Majer | ||
16 | Austria | 3–1 | W | Vienna | Modrić, Livaja, Lovren | ||
Semi-finals | 17 | Netherlands | 4–2 ( a.e.t.) | W | Rotterdam | Kramarić, Pašalić, Petković, Modrić | |
Final | 18 | Spain | 0–0 (
a.e.t.) 4–5 ( p) |
D | Rotterdam | — | |
2024–25 | Group stage | 19 | Portugal | – | TBD | ||
20 | Poland | – | TBD | ||||
21 | Scotland | – | TBD | ||||
22 | Poland | – | TBD | ||||
23 | Scotland | – | TBD | ||||
24 | Portugal | – | TBD |
Rank | Player | Matches |
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1 | Luka Modrić | 16 |
Mateo Kovačić | ||
Nikola Vlašić | ||
4 | Andrej Kramarić | 15 |
5 | Ivan Perišić | 14 |
Marcelo Brozović | ||
Mario Pašalić |
Rank | Player | Goals |
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1 | Andrej Kramarić | 5 |
2 | Luka Modrić | 3 |
3 | Tin Jedvaj | 2 |
Dejan Lovren | ||
Nikola Vlašić | ||
Mateo Kovačić | ||
Mario Pašalić | ||
Bruno Petković |