Croatia national football team

Two months after the Croatian national football team became the runners-up at the World Cup in Russia, captain Luka Modric was given the men's player of the year award by FIFA at a ceremony in London on Monday.

He won this year's award ahead of Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah and Cristiano Ronaldo, his former Real Madrid teammate and twice winner of the 'best player' prize.

Turkey on Tuesday defeated Croatia 1-0 in a game played within Group I of qualifiers for the football World Cup 2018 in Russia.

Croatia now has only two points more than Iceland, Turkey, and Ukraine, and the complicated situation in the group will be resolved in the remaining two rounds of matches.

The Croatian national football team has beaten that of the so-called state of Kosovo 1-0.

The match was played within qualifying Group I for next year's World Cup in Russia.

The game was interrupted on Saturday due to heavy rain, and resumed on Sunday when the Croats scored the only goal.

The Croatian national football team has beaten that of the so-called state of Kosovo 1-0.

The match was played within qualifying Group I for next year's World Cup in Russia.

Supporters of Croatia and Ukraine have used a match played by their national football teams to provoke Serbians and Russians.

The qualifier for the 2018 World Cup in Russia was played in Zagreb, Croatia.

The Croatian football scooped an easy victory against Bulgaria in a UEFA EURO 2016 qualifier game in Zagreb on Saturday evening.

Croatia's Ivan Peri?i? managed to score as early as the 2nd minute of the first half, and the second goal followed in the 42nd minute by Ivan Rakiti?. N. Kalini? followed in the 81st minute.

Brazil came from behind to win the first match of the World Cup in Sao Paulo on Thursday night after an own goal had initially put Croatia ahead.

The Brazilians took the lead with a disputed penalty that sparked an angry outburst at the referee from Croatia’s national team coach Niko Kovac.

Croatia looks to make its mark at World Cup

Croatian footballer to miss World Cup over fascist greeting

LAUSANNE -- The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has confirmed a sanction imposed by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) against Josip Šimunić.

Thus the Croatian national football team player's suspension remains in place, and he will miss the 2014 FIFA World Cup.