Croatia at the UEFA European Championship

The UEFA European Championship is one of the major competitive international football tournaments, first played in 1960, whose finals stage has been held every four years. The Croatia national football team has contested this tournament since 1996, having been part of Yugoslavia up until the qualifying stages for the 1992 edition. Croatia has qualified for every Euro competition except for the 2000 edition, 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.

Overall record
UEFA European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Position Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 to Sweden 1992 Part of  YugoslaviaPart of  Yugoslavia
England 1996 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 5 5 Squad 1st 10 7 2 1 22 5
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Did not qualify 3rd 8 4 3 1 13 9
Portugal 2004 Group stage 13th 3 0 2 1 4 6 Squad 2nd 10 6 2 2 14 5
Austria Switzerland 2008 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 1 0 5 2 Squad 1st 12 9 2 1 28 8
Poland Ukraine 2012 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 4 3 Squad 2nd 12 8 2 2 21 7
France 2016 Round of 16 9th 4 2 1 1 5 4 Squad 2nd 10 6 3 1 20 5
Europe 2020 14th 4 1 1 2 7 8 Squad 1st 8 5 2 1 17 7
Germany 2024 To be determined To be determined
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028
Italy Turkey 2032
Total Quarter-finals 6/7 22 9 6 7 30 28 – – 70 45 16 9 135 46
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

UEFA Euro 1996
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996

Qualifying
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Croatia Italy Lithuania Ukraine Slovenia Estonia
1  Croatia 10 7 2 1 22 5 +17 23[lower-alpha 1] Qualify for final tournament — 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 7–1
2  Italy 10 7 2 1 20 6 +14 23[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 — 4–0 3–1 1–0 4–1
3  Lithuania 10 5 1 4 13 12 +1 16 0–0 0–1 — 1–3 2–1 5–0
4  Ukraine 10 4 1 5 11 15 −4 13 1–0 0–2 0–2 — 0–0 3–0
5  Slovenia 10 3 2 5 13 13 0 11 1–2 1–1 1–2 3–2 — 3–0
6  Estonia 10 0 0 10 3 31 −28 0 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–3 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Croatia 4, Italy 1.

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group D
Croatia's 3-5-2 lineup in the Euro 1996
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
Report
  • Vlaović 86'
Attendance: 22,460
Croatia 3–0 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 33,671
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Croatia 0–3 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 20,484

Knockout stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Germany 2–1 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 43,412[1]
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

UEFA Euro 2000
Main article: UEFA Euro 2000

Qualifying
Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Group 8
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Republic of Ireland Croatia North Macedonia Malta
1  FR Yugoslavia 8 5 2 1 18 8 +10 17 Qualify for final tournament — 1–0 0–0 3–1 4–1
2  Republic of Ireland 8 5 1 2 14 6 +8 16 Advance to play-offs 2–1 — 2–0 1–0 5–0
3  Croatia 8 4 3 1 13 9 +4 15 2–2 1–0 — 3–2 2–1
4  Macedonia 8 2 2 4 13 14 −1 8 2–4 1–1 1–1 — 4–0
5  Malta 8 0 0 8 6 27 −21 0 0–3 2–3 1–4 1–2 —
Source: UEFA

UEFA Euro 2004
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004

Qualifying
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 8
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Bulgaria Croatia Belgium Estonia Andorra
1  Bulgaria 8 5 2 1 13 4 +9 17 Qualify for final tournament — 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–1
2  Croatia 8 5 1 2 12 4 +8 16[lower-alpha 1] Advance to play-offs 1–0 — 4–0 0–0 2–0
3  Belgium 8 5 1 2 11 9 +2 16[lower-alpha 1] 0–2 2–1 — 2–0 3–0
4  Estonia 8 2 2 4 4 6 −2 8 0–0 0–1 0–1 — 2–0
5  Andorra 8 0 0 8 1 18 −17 0 0–3 0–3 0–1 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Croatia +3, Belgium −3.
Play-offs
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying play-offs
Croatia 1–1 Slovenia
Pršo 5' Report Šiljak 22'
Attendance: 34,657[2]
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Slovenia 0–1 Croatia
Report Pršo 61'
Attendance: 8,500[3]

Croatia won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2004.

Group stage
Croatia's 4-4-2 lineup in the Euro 2004
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group B

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
Report
Attendance: 24,090
Croatia 2–2 France
 Report
Attendance: 29,160
Croatia 2–4 England
 Report
Attendance: 57,047

UEFA Euro 2008
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Qualifying
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E

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 17 November 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.[4]

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Croatia Russia England Israel North Macedonia Estonia Andorra
1  Croatia 12 9 2 1 28 8 +20 29 Qualify for final tournament — 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 7–0
2  Russia 12 7 3 2 18 7 +11 24 0–0 — 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 4–0
3  England 12 7 2 3 24 7 +17 23[lower-alpha 1] 2–3 3–0 — 3–0 0–0 3–0 5–0
4  Israel 12 7 2 3 20 12 +8 23[lower-alpha 1] 3–4 2–1 0–0 — 1–0 4–0 4–1
5  Macedonia 12 4 2 6 12 12 0 14 2–0 0–2 0–1 1–2 — 1–1 3–0
6  Estonia 12 2 1 9 5 21 −16 7 0–1 0–2 0–3 0–1 0–1 — 2–1
7  Andorra 12 0 0 12 2 42 −40 0 0–6 0–1 0–3 0–2 0–3 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: England 4, Israel 1.

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group B
Croatia's 4-4-2 lineup in the Euro 2008

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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head result (Austria 1–1 Poland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Austria 0–1 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 51,428[5]
Croatia 2–1 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 30,461[6]
Poland 0–1 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 30,461[7]

Knockout phase
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 knockout phase
Quarter-finals
Croatia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Turkey
 Report
Penalties
 1–3
Attendance: 51,428[8]

UEFA Euro 2012
Main article: UEFA Euro 2012

Qualifying
Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Greece Croatia Israel Latvia Georgia (country) Malta
1  Greece 10 7 3 0 14 5 +9 24 Qualify for final tournament — 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–1
2  Croatia 10 7 1 2 18 7 +11 22 Advance to play-offs 0–0 — 3–1 2–0 2–1 3–0
3  Israel 10 5 1 4 13 11 +2 16 0–1 1–2 — 2–1 1–0 3–1
4  Latvia 10 3 2 5 9 12 −3 11 1–1 0–3 1–2 — 1–1 2–0
5  Georgia 10 2 4 4 7 9 −2 10 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 — 1–0
6  Malta 10 0 1 9 4 21 −17 1 0–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Play-offs
Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs
Turkey 0–3 Croatia
Report Olić 2'
Mandžukić 32'
Ćorluka 51'
Attendance: 42,863[9]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Croatia 0–0 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 26,371[10]

Croatia won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2012.

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group C
Croatia's 4-4-2 lineup in the Euro 2012

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
 Report
Attendance: 39,550[11]
Italy 1–1 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 37,096[12]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Croatia 0–1 Spain
Report
Attendance: 39,076[13]

UEFA Euro 2016
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Qualifying
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy Croatia Norway Bulgaria Azerbaijan Malta
1  Italy 10 7 3 0 16 7 +9 24 Qualify for final tournament — 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0
2  Croatia[lower-alpha 1] 10 6 3 1 20 5 +15 20 1–1 — 5–1 3–0 6–0 2–0
3  Norway 10 6 1 3 13 10 +3 19 Advance to play-offs 0–2 2–0 — 2–1 0–0 2–0
4  Bulgaria 10 3 2 5 9 12 −3 11 2–2 0–1 0–1 — 2–0 1–1
5  Azerbaijan 10 1 3 6 7 18 −11 6 1–3 0–0 0–1 1–2 — 2–0
6  Malta 10 0 2 8 3 16 −13 2 0–1 0–1 0–3 0–1 2–2 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Croatia were deducted one point after charges for racist behaviour in the home match against Italy.

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group D
Croatia's 4-2-3-1 lineup in the Euro 2016

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
Report
Attendance: 43,842[14]
Czech Republic 2–2 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 38,376[15]
Croatia 2–1 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 37,245[16]

Knockout phase
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout phase
Round of 16
Croatia 0–1 (a.e.t.) Portugal
Report
Attendance: 33,523[17]

UEFA Euro 2020
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Qualifying
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Croatia Wales Slovakia Hungary Azerbaijan
1  Croatia 8 5 2 1 17 7 +10 17 Qualify for final tournament — 2–1 3–1 3–0 2–1
2  Wales 8 4 2 2 10 6 +4 14 1–1 — 1–0 2–0 2–1
3  Slovakia 8 4 1 3 13 11 +2 13 Advance to play-offs via Nations League 0–4 1–1 — 2–0 2–0
4  Hungary 8 4 0 4 8 11 −3 12 2–1 1–0 1–2 — 1–0
5  Azerbaijan 8 0 1 7 5 18 −13 1 1–1 0–2 1–5 1–3 —
Source: UEFA

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group D
Croatia's 4-2-3-1 lineup in the Euro 2020

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England (H) 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  Croatia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  Scotland (H) 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head result (Croatia 1–1 Czech Republic) and overall goal difference (+1). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
England 1–0 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 18,497[18]
Croatia 1–1 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 5,607[19]
Croatia 3–1 Scotland
 Report
Attendance: 9,896[20]

Knockout phase
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase
Round of 16
Croatia 3–5 (a.e.t.) Spain
 Report
Attendance: 22,771[21]

List of matches
Year Round Opponent Score Result Venue Croatia scorers
1996Group stage Turkey1–0WNottinghamVlaović
 Denmark3–0WSheffieldŠuker (2), Boban
 Portugal0–3LNottingham—
Quarter-finals Germany1–2LManchesterŠuker
2004Group stage  Switzerland0–0DLeiria—
 France2–2DLeiriaRapaić, Pršo
 England2–4LLisbonN. Kovač, Tudor
2008Group stage Austria1–0WViennaModrić
 Germany2–1WKlagenfurtSrna, Olić
 Poland1–0WKlagenfurtKlasnić
Quarter-finals 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—
2020Group stage England0–1LLondon—
 Czech Republic1–1DGlasgowPerišić
 Scotland3–1WGlasgowVlašić, Modrić, Perišić
Round of 16 Spain3–5 (a.e.t.)LCopenhagenPedri (o.g.), Oršić, Pašalić

Players with most appearances
Rank Player Matches Years
1Luka Modrić132008, 2012, 2016, 2020
2Darijo Srna122004, 2008, 2012, 2016
3Vedran Ćorluka112008, 2012, 2016
4Ivan Perišić102012, 2016, 2020
Ivan Rakitić2008, 2012, 2016

Goalscorers
Rank Player Goals Years (goals)
1 Ivan Perišić42016 (2), 2020 (2)
2 Davor Šuker31996
Luka Modrić2008, 2016, 2020
Mario Mandžukić2012
5 Ivan Klasnić22008
6 Zvonimir Boban11996
Goran Vlaović1996
Niko Kovač2004
Dado Pršo2004
Milan Rapaić2004
Igor Tudor2004
Ivica Olić2008
Darijo Srna2008
Nikica Jelavić2012
Nikola Kalinić2016
Ivan Rakitić2016
Nikola Vlašić2020
Mislav Oršić2020
Mario Pašalić2020

Awards

See also

Notes

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