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Croatia
Coach: Zlatko DalićCaptain: Luka Modrić
FormWDWWD
Tournament Stats
FIFA Ranking
#11
World Cup Titles
0
WC Appearances
7
Group
🏆
Best World Cup Result
Runners-up (2018)
Staff & Records
- Head Coach
- Zlatko Dalić
- Captain
- Luka Modrić
- All-Time Top Scorer
- Davor Šuker (45 goals)
- Primary Colour
- #FF0000
- Secondary Colour
- #FFFFFF
Analysis
Strengths
- +Luka Modrić's genius and leadership
- +Midfield quality and passing structure
- +Tournament experience and resilience
Weaknesses
- −Ageing key players
- −Transition period after Modrić era
- −Goalscoring consistency in knockout rounds
Team Overview
Croatia are one of international football's great overachievers. Under the astute Zlatko Dalić and led by the incomparable Luka Modrić — now playing what may be his final World Cup — the Vatreni are compact, technically excellent, and ferocious in midfield. They reached the final in 2018 and the semi-finals in 2022, and they know how to go deep in tournaments.