Croatia at the UEFA Nations League

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]

Records
UEFA Nations League
Year Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R Rank
Portugal 2018–19 A 4 4 1 1 2 4 10 Same position 9th
Italy 2020–21 A 3 6 1 0 5 9 16 Same position 12th
Netherlands 2022–23 A 1 8 5 2 1 12 8 Same position 2nd
Total 18 7 3 8 25 34 9th

2018–19 League A

Group stage
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A § Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1] England Spain Croatia
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 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
Spain 6–0 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 26,900[3]
Croatia 0–0 England
Report
Attendance: 0[3][note 1]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Croatia 3–2 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 33,018[3]
England 2–1 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 78,221[3]

2020–21 League A

Group stage
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A § Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation France Portugal Croatia Sweden
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[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 2–3 — 2–1
4  Sweden (R) 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to League B 0–1 0–2 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Portugal 4–1 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 0[5][note 2]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
France 4–2 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 0[6][note 2]
Croatia 2–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 2,020[7]
Croatia 1–2 France
 Report
Attendance: 6,266[8]
Sweden 2–1 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 0[9][note 3]
Croatia 2–3 Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 0[10][note 3]

2022–23 League A

Group stage
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A § Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Croatia Denmark France Austria
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 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Croatia 0–3 Austria
Report
Attendance: 13,994[11]
Croatia 1–1 France
 Report
Attendance: 30,000[12]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Denmark 0–1 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 35,862[13]
France 0–1 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 77,410[14]
Croatia 2–1 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 22,715[15]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Austria 1–3 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 45,700[16]

Finals
Main article: 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals
Semi-finals
Netherlands 2–4 (a.e.t.) Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 39,359[17]
Final
Main article: 2023 UEFA Nations League final
Croatia 0–0 (a.e.t.) Spain
Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 41,110[18]

List of matches
Edition Round # Opponent Score Result Venue Croatia scorers
2018–19Group stage1 Spain0–6LElche—
2 England0–0DRijeka—
3 Spain3–2WZagrebKramarić, Jedvaj (2)
4 England1–2LLondonKramarić
2020–21Group stage5 Portugal1–4LPortoPetković
6 France2–4LSaint-DenisLovren, Brekalo
7 Sweden2–1WZagrebVlašić, Kramarić
8 France1–2LZagrebVlašić
9 Sweden1–2LSolnaDanielson (o.g.)
10 Portugal2–3LSplitKovačić (2)
2022–23Group stage11 Austria0–3LOsijek—
12 France1–1DSplitKramarić
13 Denmark1–0WCopenhagenPašalić
14 France1–0WSaint-DenisModrić
15 Denmark2–1WZagrebSosa, Majer
16 Austria3–1WViennaModrić, Livaja, Lovren
Semi-finals17 Netherlands4–2 (a.e.t.)WRotterdamKramarić, Pašalić, Petković, Modrić
Final18 Spain0–0 (a.e.t.)
4–5 (p)		DRotterdam—

Statistics

Players with most appearances
Rank Player Matches
1 Luka Modrić16
Mateo Kovačić
Nikola Vlašić
4 Andrej Kramarić15
5 Ivan Perišić14
Marcelo Brozović
Mario Pašalić

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Goals
1 Andrej Kramarić5
2 Luka Modrić3
3 Tin Jedvaj2
Dejan Lovren
Nikola Vlašić
Mateo Kovačić
Mario Pašalić
Bruno Petković

See also

Notes

[note 2] [note 3]

  1. The Croatia v England match was played behind closed doors due to a UEFA punishment against Croatia for racist behaviour in their UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying home match against Italy.[4]
  2. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors.[19][20]
  3. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

References
  1. "Sve što trebate znati o premijernom izdanju novog UEFA-ina natjecanja – Lige nacija!". Gol.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. UEFA.com (24 January 2018). "UEFA Nations League 2018/19 League Phase draw". UEFA. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. "Summary UEFA Nations League A – Group 4". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. "England's Nations League match in Croatia will be behind closed doors". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. "Portugal vs. Croatia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. "France vs. Croatia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  7. "Croatia vs. Sweden" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  8. "Croatia vs. France" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  9. "Sweden vs. Croatia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  10. "Croatia vs. Portugal" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  11. "Croatia vs. Austria" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  12. "Croatia vs. France" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  13. "Denmark vs. Croatia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  14. "France vs. Croatia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  15. "Croatia vs. Denmark" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  16. "Austria vs. Croatia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  17. "Netherlands vs. Croatia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  18. "Croatia vs. Spain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  19. "UEFA meets general secretaries of member associations". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  20. "UEFA Super Cup to test partial return of spectators". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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