Croatia 2022 Soccer World Cup

By: Editorial Team

Published: 20 December, 2022

Croatia national football team also known as Vatreni ('Blazers'), Kockasti ('Checkered Ones') has appeared in 6 World Cups. Their best result in the history of World Cups was to reach the second place (2018). Their current FIFA ranking is 12. The team is coached by Zlatko Dalić and the team's captain is Luka Modrić.

Croatia's current ranking in the group F is 2 out of 4.

Croatia 2022 World Cup Results

Croatia Results
Date (ET)	Opponent	Outcome	Round
Wed, Nov 23, 5 AM	vs. Morocco	D 0-0	Group Stage
Sun, Nov 27, 11 AM	vs. Canada	W 4-1	Group Stage
Thu, Dec 1, 10 AM	vs. Belgium	D 0-0	Group Stage
Mon, Dec 5, 10 AM	vs. Japan	W 1-1 (3-1)	Round Of 16
Fri, Dec 9, 10 AM	vs. Brazil	W 1-1 (4-2)	Quarterfinals
Tue, Dec 13, 2 PM	vs. Argentina	L 3-0	Semifinals
Sat, Dec 17, 10 AM	vs. Morocco	W 2-1	3Rd Place

Group F Standings 2022 World Cup

Team	Played	Points	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goal Difference
Morocco	3	7	2	1	0	+3
Croatia	3	5	1	2	0	+3
Belgium	3	4	1	1	1	-1
Canada	3	0	0	0	3	-5

Group stage

Croatia 2022 World Cup Roster

Croatia Goalkeeper Roster
Name	Position	Height	Weight	Age
Dominik Livakovic	Goalkeeper	6' 2"	172 lbs	27
Ivo Grbic	Goalkeeper	6' 5"	183 lbs	26
Ivica Ivusic	Goalkeeper	6' 5"	170 lbs	27

Croatia Defender Roster
Name	Position	Height	Weight	Age
Dejan Lovren	Defender	6' 2"	183 lbs	33
Domagoj Vida	Defender	6' 0"	168 lbs	33
Martin Erlic	Defender	6' 4"	172 lbs	24
Borna Barisic	Defender	6' 1"	174 lbs	30
Josip Juranovic	Defender	5' 8"	150 lbs	27
Borna Sosa	Defender	6' 2"	172 lbs	24
Josip Stanisic	Defender	6' 2"	170 lbs	22
Josko Gvardiol	Defender	6' 1"	174 lbs	20
Josip Sutalo	Defender	6' 3"	181 lbs	22

Croatia Midfielder Roster
Name	Position	Height	Weight	Age
Luka Modric	Midfielder	5' 8"	146 lbs	37
Ivan Perisic	Midfielder	6' 1"	174 lbs	33
Mateo Kovacic	Midfielder	5' 10"	172 lbs	28
Marcelo Brozovic	Midfielder	5' 11"	150 lbs	30
Mario Pasalic	Midfielder	6' 2"	181 lbs	27
Nikola Vlasic	Midfielder	5' 10"	159 lbs	25
Lovro Majer	Midfielder	5' 10"	168 lbs	24
Kristijan Jakic	Midfielder	5' 11"	163 lbs	25
Luka Sucic	Midfielder	6' 1"	157 lbs	20

Croatia Forward Roster
Name	Position	Height	Weight	Age
Andrej Kramaric	Forward	5' 10"	161 lbs	31
Marko Livaja	Forward	6' 0"	174 lbs	29
Bruno Petkovic	Forward	6' 4"	192 lbs	28
Mislav Orsic	Forward	5' 10"	150 lbs	29
Ante Budimir	Forward	6' 3"	163 lbs	31

General Information About The Croatia Team

Nickname(s)	Vatreni ('Blazers'), Kockasti ('Checkered Ones')
Head Coach	Zlatko Dalić
Captain	Luka Modrić
FIFA Ranking	12
Appearances in World Cups	6
Best Result(s) in World Cups	Second place (2018)

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