Team Overview

The Croatia national football team (Croatian: Hrvatska nogometna reprezentacija) represents Croatia in men's international football matches. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competition. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially known as the Vatreni (Blazers) and the Kockasti (Checkered Ones). Since 2000, the Vatreni have qualified for every major tournament except 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. Davor Šuker won the Golden Shoe and the Silver Ball in 1998, while Luka Modrić won the Golden Ball in 2018 and the Bronze Ball in 2022. The team has reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA European Championship twice (1996, 2008). They finished second in the UEFA Nations League in 2023. As of March 2026, Croatia maintains an Elo Rating of 1,944 with an all-time high of 2,012 recorded in 2023.

Current Squad

No	Pos	Name	Club
1	1GK	Dominik Livaković	0
12	1GK	Ivor Pandur	0
23	1GK	Dominik Kotarski	0
2	2DF	Josip Stanišić	0
3	2DF	Marin Pongračić	0
4	2DF	Joško Gvardiol	4
5	2DF	Duje Ćaleta-Car	1
6	2DF	Josip Šutalo	0
22	2DF	Luka Vušković	1
25	2DF	Martin Erlić	1
7	3MF	Nikola Moro	0
8	3MF	Mateo Kovačić	5
10	3MF	Luka Modrić	28
13	3MF	Nikola Vlašić	10
15	3MF	Mario Pašalić	11
16	3MF	Martin Baturina	1
17	3MF	Petar Sučić	1
18	3MF	Kristijan Jakić	2
19	3MF	Toni Fruk	1
21	3MF	Luka Sučić	1
9	4FW	Andrej Kramarić	36
11	4FW	Ante Budimir	6
14	4FW	Ivan Perišić	38
20	4FW	Igor Matanović	2
24	4FW	Marco Pašalić	1
26	4FW	Petar Musa	1