Nickname(s) | Vatreni (The Blazers) Kockasti (The Chequered Ones) | ||
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Association | Hrvatski nogometni savez (HNS) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Zlatko Dalić | ||
Captain | Luka Modrić | ||
Most caps | Darijo Srna (134) | ||
Top scorer | Davor Šuker (45) | ||
Home stadium | Various | ||
FIFA code | CRO | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 7 ![]() | ||
Highest | 3 (January 1999) | ||
Lowest | 125 (March 1994) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia; 2 April 1940) as modern Croatia ![]() ![]() (Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia; 17 October 1990) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Rijeka, Croatia; 4 June 2016) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Elche, Spain; 11 September 2018) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1998) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2018) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1996) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (1996, 2008) | ||
Medal record |
Croatia national football team is the national football team of Croatia. The team reached the final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but lost to France 4–2.[3]