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Croatia (CRO)
- FIFA Trigramme: CRO
- Country: Croatia
- Country (official name): Republika Hrvatska
- Continent: Europe
- Capital: Zagreb
- Major cities: Rijeka, Split, Osijek, Zadar, Brod,
Vukovar, Dubrovnik
- Currency: Kuna
- Official languages: Croatian
- Motto: Not known
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Standings |
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Group F |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
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BRA |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
9 |
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AUS |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
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CRO |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
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JPN |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
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| Founded |
1912 |
| Affiliated |
1992 |
| WC participations |
2 (1998, 2002) |
| WC honours |
3rd place (1998) |
| Continental Titles |
None
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Facts
- Croatia's FIFA World Cup experience so far has been short but
very sweet. On their first attempt, they qualified for the 1998 FIFA
World Cup in France, where they left an indelible impression.
- In the quarter-finals Croatia defeated Germany, and an early
goal by Davor Suker put them ahead against the hosts and eventual
champions France in their semi-final tie. But Lilian Thuram's two
goals for France ended the dream of reaching a World Cup final, and
in the dying moments, Croatia failed to capitalize when France went
a man down for the last 15 minutes of the game.
- Four years later Croatia qualified again but were unable to
repeat their 1998 success. They followed an opening defeat by Mexico
with a win against Italy but lost to Ecuador and failed to reach the
last sixteen.
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