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2026 ARCHIVE VERIFIED·104 MATCHES · 308 GOALSSOURCES / ESPN MATCH DATA · FIFA REPORTS
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Croatia

2026 record · reached the Round of 32

Croatia

Group LUEFA#20 attack of 48#33 defence of 48
RunLWWL
4Played
2Won
0Drawn
2Lost
6Scored
7Conceded
-1Diff
1Clean sheets
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Against the field

How Croatia measured up

Per game, across all 4 matches. The marker is the tournament median.

Goals scored per game1.50

#20 of 48 · median 1.25

Goals conceded per game1.75

#33 of 48 · median 1.33

Tactical identity

Control-led by the numbers

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49.8Possession %9.3Shots / match85.0Pass accuracy9.4Long balls / 100 passes
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Squad contribution

Goal involvement

These players account for 100% of Croatia's 6 goals.

1Ivan Perisic1G 1A2Petar Sucic1G 1A3Ante Budimir1G 0A4Martin Baturina1G 0A5Nikola Vlasic1G 0A6Petar Musa1G 0A7Josip Stanisic0G 1A8Luka Modric0G 1A

Solid = goals, faded = assists

Every 2026 result · 4 matches

RoundOpponentResultPoss.ShotsOn targetPass %Corners
Group Stage · LEnglandL2–448.3%10590%2
Group Stage · LPanamaW1–058.0%6280%2
Group Stage · LGhanaW2–153.3%8490%3
Round of 32PortugalL1–239.6%13680%5

Croatia scored 6 goals across the tournament, keeping 1 clean sheet.

Men's World Cup history

Croatia across 7 editions

The 2026 campaign sits inside the full national-team record: 34 matches, 15 wins and 49 goals across the editions in this archive.

  1. 1998Final5W 0D 2L · 11–5
  2. 2002Group stage1W 0D 2L · 2–3
  3. 2006Group stage0W 2D 1L · 2–3
  4. 2014Group stage1W 0D 2L · 6–6
  5. 2018Runners-up4W 2D 1L · 14–9
  6. 2022Final2W 4D 1L · 8–7
  7. 2026Round of 322W 0D 2L · 6–7
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All figures are calculated from completed 2026 World Cup match reports. Pre-tournament squad values, form ratings, projected formations and editorial style scores are intentionally excluded.