Croatia at the UEFA European Championship

This is a record of Croatia's results at the UEFA European Football Championship. The European Championship is one of the major competitive international football tournaments, first played in 1960, whose finals stage has been held every four years, with the 14th staging of the competition occurring in 2012.

The Croatia national football team did not enter the competition until 1996, having been part of SFR Yugoslavia up until the qualifying stages for the 1992 edition. Croatia has competed in the qualifying competition every time since, for a total of five tournaments, although has failed to qualify for the finals proper on one occasion, in 2000 (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.

Records

UEFA European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Position Pld W D L GF GA
1960 to 1992 Part of  Yugoslavia————————
England 1996 Quarter-final 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-final 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
Total Quarter-final 5/6 18 8 5 5 23 20 – – 62 40 14 8 118 39
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks; correct as of 21 June 2016 (Croatia v. Spain)

1996 England

2004 Portugal

2008 Austria/Switzerland

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 November 17, 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.[1]

Croatian striker Eduardo was the second-highest goalscorer in qualifications with 10 goals, trailing Northern Ireland's David Healy.

In a match that sparked much controversy and disappointment,[2] Croatia were considered the unluckiest team of the tournament as they eventually lost to Turkey in the quarter-finals after a daunting match in Vienna. In the 119th minute, Ivan Klasnić scored to put Croatia ahead but Turkey scored a last kick equaliser courtesy of Semih Şentürk to take the match to a penalty shootout. Croatia eventually lost 1–3 on penalties, with Modric, Rakitic and Petric each missing their respective spot kicks to hand Turkey an unbelievable victory. As many shock roamed around Croatia as a nation, Slaven Bilić went on to say "This defeat will haunt us for the rest of our lives". It was the final International game for long standing captain Niko Kovač who announced his retirement from international football midway during the tournament.

2012 Poland/Ukraine

Euro 2016

Group stage

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

12 June 2016 (2016-06-12)
15:00
Turkey  0–1  Croatia
Report Modrić  41'
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 43,842[3]
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

17 June 2016 (2016-06-17)
18:00
Czech Republic  2–2  Croatia
 Report

21 June 2016 (2016-06-21)
21:00
Croatia  2–1  Spain
 Report Morata  7'

Knockout phase

Round of 16

25 June 2016 (2016-06-25)
21:00
Croatia  0–1 (a.e.t.)  Portugal
Report Quaresma  117'

List of matches

Euro Round Opponent Score Result Venue Scorers
1996Group stage Turkey1–0WNottinghamVlaović
 Denmark3–0WSheffieldŠuker (2), Boban
 Portugal0–3LNottingham&
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Quarter-final Germany1–2LManchesterŠuker
2004Group stage  Switzerland0–0DLeiria&
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 France2–2DLeiriaRapaić, Pršo
 England2–4LLisbonN. Kovač, Tudor
2008Group stage Austria1–0WViennaModrić
 Germany2–1WKlagenfurtSrna, Olić
 Poland1–0WKlagenfurtKlasnić
Quarter-final Turkey1–1DViennaKlasnić
2012Group stage Republic of Ireland3–1WPoznańMandžukić(2), Jelavić
 Italy1–1DPoznańMandžukić
 Spain0–1LGdańsk&
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2016Group stage Turkey0–1WParisModrić
 Czech Republic2–2DSaint-ÉtiennePerišić, Rakitić
 Spain2–1WBordeauxKalinić, Perišić
Round of 16 Portugal0–1LLens&
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See also

References

  1. ↑ "With McClaren out, England needs something Special". CNN. 2007-11-30. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  2. ↑ "Šimunić: Ne bih podnio još jedno ovakvo razočaranje" (in Croatian). 21 June 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Turkey v Croatia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Czech Republic v Croatia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Croatia v Spain" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Croatia v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
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