Croatia national football team results (2000–2009)

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This is a list of the Croatia national football team results from 2000 to 2009.

After missing out UEFA Euro 2000, the team qualified for the next four major tournaments, the FIFA World Cups in 2002 and 2006 and the UEFA European Championships in 2004 and 2008, reaching the quarter-finals of Euro 2008. It then failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup.

Key[]

Match outcomes
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

By year[]

2000[]

23 February 2000 (2000-02-23) Friendly Croatia  0–0  Spain Split, Croatia
Report
  • Hierro Yellow card 17'
Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Attila Hanacsek (Hungary)
Assistant referees: Béla Mező (Hungary)
Assistant referees: János Ring (Hungary)
29 March 2000 (2000-03-29) Friendly Croatia  1–1  Germany Zagreb, Croatia
Report
  • Rehmer 12'
  • Bierhoff Yellow card 57'
  • Ramelow Yellow card 58'
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ľubomír Suchý (Slovakia)
Assistant referees: Ivan Bartoš (Slovakia)
Assistant referees: Martin Balko (Slovakia)
26 April 2000 (2000-04-26) Friendly Austria  1–2  Croatia Vienna, Austria
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Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (Germany)
Assistant referees: Helmut Bley (Germany)
Assistant referees: Peter Weise (Germany)
28 May 2000 (2000-05-28) Friendly Croatia  0–2  France Zagreb, Croatia
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  • Pires 23'
  • Zidane Yellow card 62'
  • Trezeguet 70'
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)
Assistant referees: Wojciech Gorgon (Austria)
Assistant referees: Johann Almer (Austria)
16 August 2000 (2000-08-16) Friendly Slovakia  1–1  Croatia Bratislava, Slovakia
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Stadium: Tehelné pole
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Michal Beneš (Czech Republic)
Assistant referees: Petr Časný (Czech Republic)
Assistant referees: Milan Ondo (Czech Republic)
2 September 2000 (2000-09-02) 2002 World Cup qualif, Gr 6 Belgium  0–0  Croatia Brussels, Belgium
  • Vanderhaeghe Yellow card 86'
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Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 27,510
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)
Assistant referees: Mikhail Semyonov (Russia)
Assistant referees: Sergey Germanchuk (Russia)
11 October 2000 (2000-10-11) 2002 World Cup qualif, Gr 6 Croatia  1–1  Scotland Zagreb, Croatia
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  • Gallacher 24'
  • Johnston Yellow card 27'
  • Naysmith Yellow card 47'
  • Dickov Yellow card 77'
  • Hutchison Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 17,995
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
Assistant referees: Jacques Mas (France)
Assistant referees: Serge Vallin (France)

2001[]

23 February 2001 (2001-02-23) Friendly Croatia  1–0  Austria Rijeka, Croatia
Report
  • Prilasing Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Stadion Kantrida
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Per-Inge Nyberg (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Erik Bergsten (Sweden)
24 March 2001 (2001-03-24) 2002 World Cup qualif, Gr 6 Croatia  4–1  Latvia Osijek, Croatia
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Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt
Attendance: 13,345
Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Kenneth Petersson (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Henrik Hansson (Sweden)
25 April 2001 (2001-04-25) Friendly Croatia  2–2  Greece Varaždin, Croatia
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Stadium: Stadion Varteks
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Germany)
Assistant referees: Christian Schräer (Germany)
Assistant referees: Sönke Glindemann (Germany)
2 June 2001 (2001-06-02) 2002 World Cup qualif, Gr 6 Croatia  4–0  San Marino Varaždin, Croatia
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  • Albani Yellow card 11'
Stadium: Stadion Varteks
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Oleg Timofeev (Estonia)
Assistant referees: Heigo Niilop (Estonia)
Assistant referees: Are Habicht (Estonia)
6 June 2001 (2001-06-06) 2002 World Cup qualif, Gr 6 Latvia  0–1  Croatia Riga, Latvia
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Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: John McDermott (Republic of Ireland)
Assistant referees: John Peter Kelly (Republic of Ireland)
Assistant referees: Anthony Ryan (Republic of Ireland)
15 August 2001 (2001-08-15) Friendly Republic of Ireland  2–2  Croatia Dublin, Republic of Ireland
  • Duff 21'
  • Morrison 78'
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  • Soldo Yellow card 52'
  • Vugrinec 80'
  • Šuker 90' (pen.)
Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Andreas Schluchter (Switzerland)
Assistant referees: Renato Salzberger (Switzerland)
Assistant referees: Antonio Caselle (Switzerland)
1 September 2001 (2001-09-01) 2002 World Cup qualif, Gr 6 Scotland  0–0  Croatia Glasgow, Scotland
  • Elliott Yellow card 22'
  • McCann Yellow card 23'
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Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 47,584
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Assistant referees: Igor Šramka (Slovakia)
Assistant referees: Martin Balko (Slovakia)
5 September 2001 (2001-09-05) 2002 World Cup qualif, Gr 6 San Marino  0–4  Croatia Serravalle, San Marino
  • Marani Yellow card 32'
  • Yellow card 45'
  • Selva Yellow card 52'
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Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 1,387
Referee: Knud Stadsgaard (Denmark)
Assistant referees: Ole Hansen (Denmark)
Assistant referees: Svend Jensen (Denmark)
6 October 2001 (2001-10-06) 2002 World Cup qualif, Gr 6 Croatia  1–0  Belgium Zagreb, Croatia
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  • Baseggio Yellow card 24'
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 36,077
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Assistant referees: Harry Ehing (Germany)
Assistant referees: Kurt Ertl (Germany)
10 November 2001 (2001-11-10) Friendly South Korea  2–0  Croatia Seoul, South Korea
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Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 64,677
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Assistant referees: Naoki Ezumi (Japan)
Assistant referees: Visva Nathan (Singapore)
13 November 2001 (2001-11-13) Friendly South Korea  1–1  Croatia Gwangju, South Korea
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Stadium: Gwangju Stadium
Attendance: 42,965
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)
Assistant referees: Naoki Ezumi (Japan)
Assistant referees: Yau Tak Lee (Hong Kong)

2002[]

13 February 2002 (2002-02-13) Friendly Croatia  0–0  Bulgaria Rijeka, Croatia
Report Stadium: Stadion Kantrida
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)
Assistant referees: Ivan Žunič (Slovenia)
Assistant referees: Andrej Kokolj (Slovenia)
27 March 2002 (2002-03-27) Friendly Croatia  0–0  Slovenia Zagreb, Croatia
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  • Pavlin Yellow card 21'
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Zsolt Szabó (Hungary)
Assistant referees: János Ring (Hungary)
Assistant referees: Tibor Vámos (Hungary)
17 April 2002 (2002-04-17) Friendly Croatia  2–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina Zagreb, Croatia
Report Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Stefan Messner (Austria)
Assistant referees: Herbert Krenn (Austria)
Assistant referees: Michael Robitsch (Austria)
8 May 2002 (2002-05-08) Friendly Hungary  0–2  Croatia Pécs, Hungary
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Stadium: Stadion PMFC
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)
Assistant referees: Wojciech Gorgon (Austria)
Assistant referees: Alain Hoxha (Austria)
3 June 2002 (2002-06-03) 2002 World Cup, Gr G Croatia  0–1  Mexico Niigata, Japan
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Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 32,239
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Assistant referees: Komaleeswaran Sankar (India)
Assistant referees: Taoufik Adjengui (Tunisia)
Fourth official: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)
8 June 2002 (2002-06-08) 2002 World Cup, Gr G Italy  1–2  Croatia Kashima, Japan
  • Vieri Yellow card 51' 55'
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Stadium: Kashima
Attendance: 36,472
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Assistant referees: Jens Larsen (Denmark)
Assistant referees: Philip Sharp (England)
Fourth official: William Mattus (Costa Rica)
13 June 2002 (2002-06-13) 2002 World Cup, Gr G Ecuador  1–0  Croatia Yokohama, Japan
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Stadium: International Stadium
Attendance: 65,862
Referee: William Mattus (Costa Rica)
Assistant referees: Miguel Giacomuzzi (Paraguay)
Assistant referees: Roland Van Nylen (Belgium)
Fourth official: Mark Shield (Australia)
21 August 2002 (2002-08-21) Friendly Croatia  1–1  Wales Varaždin, Croatia
Report
  • Davies 11'
  • Hartson Yellow card 16'
  • Delaney Yellow card 32'
Stadium: Stadion Varteks
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (Germany)
Assistant referees: Stefan Trautmann (Germany)
Assistant referees: Olaf Blumenstein (Germany)
7 September 2002 (2002-09-07) Euro 2004 qualif, Gr 8 Croatia  0–0  Estonia Osijek, Croatia
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  • Zelinski Yellow card 50'
  • Rooba Yellow card 79'
  • Allas Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Juan Fernández Marín (Spain)
Assistant referees: Rafael Guerrero Alonso (Spain)
Assistant referees: Antonio Cardos Peterna (Spain)
12 October 2002 (2002-10-12) Euro 2004 qualif, Gr 8 Bulgaria  2–0  Croatia Sofia, Bulgaria
  • S. Petrov 22'
  • Berbatov Yellow card 37' 37'
  • Balakov Yellow card 76'
  • G. Petrov Yellow card 87'
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Stadium: Vasil Levski
Attendance: 43,200
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Kenneth Petersson (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Leif Lindberg (Sweden)
20 November 2002 (2002-11-20) Friendly Romania  0–1  Croatia Timișoara, Romania
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Stadium: Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: János Megyebíró (Hungary)
Assistant referees: Nicușor Asandei (Romania)
Assistant referees: Ion Mureșan (Romania)

2003[]

9 February 2003 (2003-02-09) Friendly Croatia  2–2  Macedonia Šibenik, Croatia
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Stadium: Stadion Šubićevac
Attendance: 1,522
Referee: Siniša Zrnić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Assistant referees: Mujo Tutun (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Assistant referees: Vladimir Dominiković (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
12 February 2003 (2003-02-12) 2003 Marjan Trophy Croatia  0–0  Poland Split, Croatia
  • Tomas Yellow card 68'
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Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Franz-Xaver Wack (Germany)
Assistant referees: Markus Scheibel (Germany)
Assistant referees: Felix Brych (Germany)
29 March 2003 (2003-03-29) Euro 2004 qualif, Gr 8 Croatia  4–0  Belgium Zagreb, Croatia
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Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 18,117
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
Assistant referees: Harald Sather (Germany)
Assistant referees: Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
2 April 2003 (2003-04-02) Euro 2004 qualif, Gr 8 Croatia  2–0  Andorra Varaždin, Croatia
Report
  • Jonas Yellow card 10'
Stadium: Stadion Varteks
Attendance: 8,290
Referee: Mircea Salomir (Romania)
Assistant referees: Dan Lăzărescu (Romania)
Assistant referees: George Vidan (Romania)
30 April 2003 (2003-04-30) Friendly Sweden  1–2  Croatia Stockholm, Sweden
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Stadium: Råsunda Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands)
Assistant referees: Arie Brink (Netherlands)
Assistant referees: Wijnand Rutgers (Netherlands)
11 June 2003 (2003-06-11) Euro 2004 qualif, Gr 8 Estonia  0–1  Croatia Tallinn, Estonia
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Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
Assistant referees: Henri Reuter (Luxembourg)
Assistant referees: Francis Crelo (Luxembourg)
20 August 2003 (2003-08-20) Friendly England  3–1  Croatia Ipswich, England
  • Beckham 9' (pen.)
  • Owen 51'
  • Gerrard Yellow card 68'
  • Lampard 80'
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Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 28,700
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
Assistant referees: Ole Hansen (Denmark)
Assistant referees: Finn Rasmussen (Denmark)
6 September 2003 (2003-09-06) Euro 2004 qualif, Gr 8 Andorra  0–3  Croatia Andorra la Vella, Andorra
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Stadium: Estadi Comunal
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Miroslav Liba (Czech Republic)
Assistant referees: Evžen Amler (Czech Republic)
Assistant referees: Patrik Filípek (Czech Republic)
10 September 2003 (2003-09-10) Euro 2004 qualif, Gr 8 Belgium  2–1  Croatia Brussels, Belgium
  • Van Buyten Yellow card 18'
  • Sonck 35', 43'
  • Martens Yellow card 90'
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Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Assistant referees: Philip Sharp (England)
Assistant referees: Darren Drysdale (England)
11 October 2003 (2003-10-11) Euro 2004 qualif, Gr 8 Croatia  1–0  Bulgaria Zagreb, Croatia
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  • Dimitrov Yellow card 14'
  • Krastev Yellow card 35'
  • Petrov Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
Assistant referees: Serge Vallin (France)
Assistant referees: Frederic Arnault (France)
15 November 2003 (2003-11-15) Euro 2004 qualif, play-off Croatia  1–1  Slovenia Zagreb, Croatia
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Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Assistant referees: Christian Schräer (Germany)
Assistant referees: Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
19 November 2003 (2003-11-19) Euro 2004 qualif, play-off Slovenia  0–1
(1–2 agg.)
 Croatia Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Stadium: Bežigrad Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Assistant referees: Rudolf Käppeli (Switzerland)
Assistant referees: Martin Iseli (Switzerland)

2004[]

18 February 2004 (2004-02-18) Friendly Croatia  1–2  Germany Split, Croatia
Report
  • Klose 34'
  • Ramelow 90'
Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 9,212
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Ingemar Larsson (Sweden)
31 March 2004 (2004-03-31) Friendly Croatia  2–2  Turkey Zagreb, Croatia
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Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: João Ferreira (Portugal)
Assistant referees: João Ferreira dos Santos (Portugal)
Assistant referees: Luís Miguel Cordas Tavares (Portugal)
28 April 2004 (2004-04-28) Friendly Macedonia  0–1  Croatia Skopje, Macedonia
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Stadium: Gradski stadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: İsmet Arzuman (Turkey)
Assistant referees: Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Assistant referees: Serkan Ok (Turkey)
29 May 2004 (2004-05-29) Friendly Croatia  1–0  Slovakia Rijeka, Croatia
Report Stadium: Stadion Kantrida
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Assistant referees: Attila Kelemen (Hungary)
Assistant referees: Gábor Erős (Hungary)
5 June 2004 (2004-06-05) Friendly Denmark  1–2  Croatia Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Sand 56'
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Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 30,843
Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)
Assistant referees: Wojciech Gorgon (Austria)
Assistant referees: Gerald Kainz (Austria)
13 June 2004 (2004-06-13) Euro 2004, Gr B Switzerland   0–0  Croatia Leiria, Portugal
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Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 24,090
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
Assistant referees: Paulo Jorge Januário Leite Ribeiro (Portugal)
Assistant referees: José Cardinal (Portugal)
Fourth official: Terje Hauge (Norway)
17 June 2004 (2004-06-17) Euro 2004, Gr B Croatia  2–2  France Leiria, Portugal
Report
  • Tudor 22' (o.g.)
  • Vieira Yellow card 32'
  • Dacourt Yellow card 60'
  • Trezeguet 64'
Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 29,160
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Assistant referees: Jens Larsen (Denmark)
Assistant referees: Jørgen Jepsen (Denmark)
Fourth official: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
21 June 2004 (2004-06-21) Euro 2004, Gr B Croatia  2–4  England Lisbon, Portugal
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  • Scholes 40'
  • Rooney 40+1' (pen.), 68'
  • Lampard 79'
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 57,047
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Assistant referees: Marco Ivaldi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Narciso Pisacreta (Italy)
Fourth official: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
18 August 2004 (2004-08-18) Friendly Croatia  1–0  Israel Varaždin, Croatia
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Stadium: Stadion Varteks
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
Assistant referees: Sławomir Stempniewski (Poland)
Assistant referees: Dariusz Wardak (Poland)
4 September 2004 (2004-09-04) 2006 World Cup qualif, Gr 8 Croatia  3–0  Hungary Zagreb, Croatia
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Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 20,853
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Assistant referees: David Babski (England)
Assistant referees: Glenn Turner (England)
8 September 2004 (2004-09-08) 2006 World Cup qualif, Gr 8 Sweden  0–1  Croatia Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Jonson Yellow card 86'
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Stadium: Nya Ullevi
Attendance: 40,023
Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain)
Assistant referees: Clemente Ayete Plou (Spain)
Assistant referees: Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)
9 October 2004 (2004-10-09) 2006 World Cup qualif, Gr 8 Croatia  2–2  Bulgaria Zagreb, Croatia
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  • Kishishev Yellow card 54'
  • Yanev Yellow card 66'
  • M. Petrov 78' Yellow card 84'
  • Berbatov 86'
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 31,565
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Assistant referees: Marco Ivaldi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Claudio Puglisi (Italy)
16 November 2004 (2004-11-16) Friendly Republic of Ireland  1–0  Croatia Dublin, Ireland
  • Keane 24'
Report Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 42,300
Referee: Gylfi Þór Orrason (Iceland)
Assistant referees: Gunnar Gylfason (Iceland)
Assistant referees: Guðmundur Jónsson (Iceland)

2005[]

9 February 2005 (2005-02-09) Friendly Israel  3–3  Croatia Jerusalem, Israel
  • Balili 39'
  • Benayoun 76'
  • Golan 85'
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Stadium: Teddy Kollek
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Panikos Kailis (Cyprus)
Assistant referees: Erez Zatelman (Israel)
Assistant referees: Shmuel Shteif (Israel)
26 March 2005 (2005-03-26) 2006 World Cup qualif, Gr 8 Croatia  4–0  Iceland Zagreb, Croatia
Report Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 17,912
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Tshotleno Enock Molefe (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Justice Yeboah (Ghana)
30 March 2005 (2005-03-30) 2006 World Cup qualif, Gr 8 Croatia  3–0  Malta Zagreb, Croatia
Report
  • Agius Yellow card 19'
  • Mattock Yellow card 62'
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 15,510
Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)
Assistant referees: Frixos Petrou (Cyprus)
Assistant referees: Andreas Xanthou (Cyprus)
4 June 2005 (2005-06-04) 2006 World Cup qualif, Gr 8 Bulgaria  1–3  Croatia Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Stoyanov Yellow card 20'
  • Berbatov Yellow card 41'
  • M. Petrov 73'
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski
Attendance: 43,200
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Assistant referees: Jørgen Jepsen (Denmark)
Assistant referees: Torben Jensen (Denmark)
17 August 2005 (2005-08-17) Friendly Croatia  1–1  Brazil Split, Croatia
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Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 27,256
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
Assistant referees: Sönke Glindemann (Germany)
Assistant referees: Heiner Müller (Germany)
3 September 2005 (2005-09-03) 2006 World Cup qualif, Gr 8 Iceland  1–3  Croatia Reykjavík, Iceland
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Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 5,520
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Assistant referees: Harald Sather (Germany)
Assistant referees: Markus Scheibel (Germany)
7 September 2005 (2005-09-07) 2006 World Cup qualif, Gr 8 Malta  1–1  Croatia Attard, Malta
  • Agius Yellow card 20'
  • Wellman 78'
  • Sammut Yellow card 78'
  • Grima Yellow card 90'
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Stadium: Ta' Qali
Attendance: 916
Referee: Athanassios Briakos (Greece)
Assistant referees: Konstantinos Dallas (Greece)
Assistant referees: Dimitris Tsortanidis (Greece)
8 October 2005 (2005-10-08) 2006 World Cup qualif, Gr 8 Croatia  1–0  Sweden Zagreb, Croatia
Report
  • Edman Yellow card 23'
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 34,015
Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)
Assistant referees: Marco Ivaldi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Alessandro Griselli (Italy)
12 October 2005 (2005-10-12) 2006 World Cup qualif, Gr 8 Hungary  0–0  Croatia Budapest, Hungary
Report
  • Tomas Yellow card 59'
Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Attendance: 6,979
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
Assistant referees: Bill Rene Hansen (Denmark)
Assistant referees: Anders Norrestrand (Denmark)
12 November 2005 (2005-11-12) Friendly Portugal  2–0  Croatia Coimbra, Portugal
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Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Coimbra
Attendance: 16,370
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Assistant referees: Jørgen Jepsen (Denmark)
Assistant referees: Torben Jensen (Denmark)

2006[]

29 January 2006 (2006-01-29) 2006 Lunar New Year Cup South Korea  2–0  Croatia Hong Kong, China
Report
  • Leko Yellow card 27'
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 16,841
Referee: Wong Chi Tang (Hong Kong)
Assistant referees: Ming Fai Poon (Hong Kong)
Assistant referees: Chi Ming Yeung (Hong Kong)
1 February 2006 (2006-02-01) 2006 Lunar New Year Cup Hong Kong  0–4  Croatia Hong Kong, China
  • Poon Yiu Cheuk Yellow card 31'
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Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 13,971
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto (Japan)
Assistant referees: Yim Yau Cheung (Hong Kong)
Assistant referees: Siu Chuen Lui (Hong Kong)
1 March 2006 (2006-03-01) Friendly Argentina  2–3  Croatia Basel, Switzerland
  • Tevez 4'
  • Messi 6'
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Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Markus Nobs (Switzerland)
Assistant referees: Rudolf Käppeli (Switzerland)
Assistant referees: Stéphane Cuhat (Switzerland)
23 May 2006 (2006-05-23) Friendly Austria  1–4  Croatia Vienna, Austria
  • Ivanschitz 14'
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Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
Assistant referees: Heiner Müller (Germany)
Assistant referees: Carsten Kadach (Germany)
28 May 2006 (2006-05-28) Friendly Croatia  2–2  Iran Osijek, Croatia
Report
Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)
Assistant referees: Predrag Borovec (Croatia)
Assistant referees: Tomislav Šetka (Croatia)
3 June 2006 (2006-06-03) Friendly Croatia  0–1  Poland Wolfsburg, Germany
Report
  • Smolarek 54'
  • Rasiak Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
Assistant referees: Carsten Kadach (Germany)
Assistant referees: Holger Henschel (Germany)
7 June 2006 (2006-06-07) Friendly Spain  2–1  Croatia Geneva, Switzerland
Report Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
Assistant referees: Patrick Reinbold (France)
Assistant referees: Éric Dansault (France)
13 June 2006 (2006-06-13) 2006 World Cup, Gr F Brazil  1–0  Croatia Berlin, Germany
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
Assistant referees: José Ramírez Díaz (Mexico)
Assistant referees: Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Fourth official: Mohammed Guezzaz (Morocco)
18 June 2006 (2006-06-18) 2006 World Cup, Gr F Japan  0–0  Croatia Nuremberg, Germany
  • Miyamoto Yellow card 21'
  • Kawaguchi Yellow card 42'
  • Santos Yellow card 72'
Report
Stadium: Frankenstadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Assistant referees: Peter Hermans (Belgium)
Assistant referees: Walter Vromans (Belgium)
Fourth official: Kevin Stott (United States)
22 June 2006 (2006-06-22) 2006 World Cup, Gr F Croatia  2–2  Australia Stuttgart, Germany
Report
  • Moore 38' (pen.)
  • Kewell 79'
  • Emerton Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 87'
Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Assistant referees: Philip Sharp (England)
Assistant referees: Glenn Turner (England)
Fourth official: Kevin Stott (United States)
16 August 2006 (2006-08-16) Friendly Italy  0–2  Croatia Livorno, Italy
  • Terlizzi Yellow card 36'
  • Liverani Yellow card 36'
  • Chiellini Yellow card 74'
Report
Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi
Attendance: 16,150
Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)
Assistant referees: Wolfgang Walz (Germany)
Assistant referees: Thorsten Schiffner (Germany)
6 September 2006 (2006-09-06) Euro 2008 qualif, Gr E Russia  0–0  Croatia Moscow, Russia
  • Aldonin Yellow card 68'
Report Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
Assistant referees: Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)
Assistant referees: Pedro Medina Hernández (Spain)
Fourth official: Alfonso Pino Zamorano (Spain)
7 October 2006 (2006-10-07) Euro 2008 qualif, Gr E Croatia  7–0  Andorra Zagreb, Croatia
Report
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Anthony Zammit (Malta)
Assistant referees: Philip Agius (Malta)
Assistant referees: Konrad Borg (Malta)
Fourth official: Joseph Attard (Malta)
11 October 2006 (2006-10-11) Euro 2008 qualif, Gr E Croatia  2–0  England Zagreb, Croatia
Report
  • Ferdinand Yellow card 20'
  • Cole Yellow card 76'
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Assistant referees: Marco Ivaldi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Paolo Calcagno (Italy)
Fourth official: Paolo Bertini (Italy)
15 November 2006 (2006-11-15) Euro 2008 qualif, Gr E Israel  3–4  Croatia Ramat Gan, Israel
Report
  • Srna 34' (pen.)
  • Eduardo 38', 53', 72'
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)
Assistant referees: Rafael Guerrero Alonso (Spain)
Assistant referees: Jesús Calvo Guadamuro (Spain)
Fourth official: (Spain)

2007[]

7 February 2007 (2007-02-07) Friendly Croatia  2–1  Norway Rijeka, Croatia
Report
  • Johnsen Yellow card 26'
  • Moen 86'
Stadium: Stadion Kantrida
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Philippe Kalt (France)
Assistant referees: Christophe Capelli (France)
Assistant referees: Fabrice Meslin (France)
24 March 2007 (2007-03-24) Euro 2008 qualif, Gr E Croatia  2–1  Macedonia Zagreb, Croatia
Report
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
Assistant referees: Markus Mayr (Austria)
Assistant referees: Andreas Fellinger (Austria)
Fourth official: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)
2 June 2007 (2007-06-02) Euro 2008 qualif, Gr E Estonia  0–1  Croatia Tallinn, Estonia
Report
Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Assistant referees: Tibor Vámos (Hungary)
Assistant referees: Gábor Erős (Hungary)
Fourth official: Ferenc Bede (Hungary)
6 June 2007 (2007-06-06) Euro 2008 qualif, Gr E Croatia  0–0  Russia Zagreb, Croatia
  • Leko Yellow card 72'
Report
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Assistant referees: Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Assistant referees: Roman Csabay (Slovakia)
Fourth official: Pavel Olšiak (Slovakia)
22 August 2007 (2007-08-22) Friendly Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–5  Croatia Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Stadium: Asim Ferhatović
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Assistant referees: Marko Stančin (Slovenia)
Assistant referees: Primož Arhar (Slovenia)
8 September 2007 (2007-09-08) Euro 2008 qualif, Gr E Croatia  2–0  Estonia Zagreb, Croatia
Report
  • Allas Yellow card 19'
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jérôme Laperrière (Switzerland)
Assistant referees: Stéphane Cuhat (Switzerland)
Assistant referees: Jean-Paul Rémy (Switzerland)
Fourth official: Carlo Bertolini (Switzerland)
12 September 2007 (2007-09-12) Euro 2008 qualif, Gr E Andorra  0–6  Croatia Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Report
Stadium: Estadi Comunal
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Olivier Thual (France)
Assistant referees: Christophe Capelli (France)
Assistant referees: Éric Castellani (France)
Fourth official: Philippe Kalt (France)
13 October 2007 (2007-10-13) Euro 2008 qualif, Gr E Croatia  1–0  Israel Zagreb, Croatia
Report
  • Balili Yellow card 62'
  • Ben Haim Yellow card 65'
  • Cohen Yellow card 71'
  • Antebi Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Assistant referees: Carsten Kadach (Germany)
Assistant referees: Peter Henes (Germany)
Fourth official: Florian Meyer (Germany)
16 October 2007 (2007-10-16) Friendly Croatia  3–0  Slovakia Rijeka, Croatia
Report Stadium: Stadion Kantrida
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jérôme Laperrière (Switzerland)
Assistant referees: Francesco Buragina (Switzerland)
Assistant referees: Stefan Bühlmann (Switzerland)
17 November 2007 (2007-11-17) Euro 2008 qualif, Gr E Macedonia  2–0  Croatia Skopje, Macedonia
Report Stadium: Gradski stadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Assistant referees: Peter Hermans (Belgium)
Assistant referees: Danny Huens (Belgium)
Fourth official: Paul Allaerts (Belgium)
21 November 2007 (2007-11-21) Euro 2008 qualif, Gr E England  2–3  Croatia London, England
  • Lampard 56' (pen.)
  • Crouch 65'
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 88,091
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Kenneth Petersson (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)
Fourth official: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden)

2008[]

6 February 2008 (2008-02-06) Friendly Croatia  0–3  Netherlands Split, Croatia
Report
  • Heitinga 9'
  • Huntelaar 37' Yellow card 62'
  • De Zeeuw Yellow card 73'
  • Vennegoor of Hesselink 89'
Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Spain)
Assistant referees: Pedro Medina Hernández (Spain)
Assistant referees: José Fernández Miranda (Spain)
26 March 2008 (2008-03-26) Friendly Scotland  1–1  Croatia Glasgow, Scotland
  • Miller 31'
  • Brown Yellow card 43'
  • McManus Yellow card 55'
  • Naysmith Yellow card 59'
Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 28,821
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Assistant referees: Steinar Holvik (Norway)
Assistant referees: Jan Petter Randen (Norway)
24 May 2008 (2008-05-24) Friendly Croatia  1–0  Moldova Rijeka, Croatia
Report Stadium: Stadion Kantrida
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)
Assistant referees: Andrej Kokolj (Slovenia)
Assistant referees: Bojan Ul (Slovenia)
31 May 2008 (2008-05-31) Friendly Hungary  1–1  Croatia Budapest, Hungary
Report
Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Attendance: 6,979
Referee: Damien Ledentu (France)
Assistant referees: Philippe Larose (France)
Assistant referees: Éric Dansault (France)
8 June 2008 (2008-06-08) Euro 2008, Gr B Austria  0–1  Croatia Vienna, Austria
Report
Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 51,428
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)
Assistant referees: Adriaan Inia (Netherlands)
Assistant referees: Hans ten Hoove (Netherlands)
Fourth official: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
12 June 2008 (2008-06-12) Euro 2008, Gr B Croatia  2–1  Germany Klagenfurt, Austria
Report
  • Ballack Yellow card 75'
  • Podolski 79'
  • Lehmann Yellow card 90+2'
  • Schweinsteiger Red card 90+2'
Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 30,461
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Assistant referees: Peter Hermans (Belgium)
Assistant referees: Alex Verstraeten (Belgium)
Fourth official: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
16 June 2008 (2008-06-16) Euro 2008, Gr B Poland  0–1  Croatia Klagenfurt, Austria
Report
Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 30,461
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
Assistant referees: Dimitrios Bozatzidis (Greece)
Assistant referees: Dimitrios Saraidaris (Greece)
Fourth official: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
20 June 2008 (2008-06-20) Euro 2008, quarterfinal Croatia  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
 Turkey Vienna, Austria
Report
Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 51,428
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Assistant referees: Alessandro Griselli (Italy)
Assistant referees: Paolo Calcagno (Italy)
Fourth official: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
Penalties
20 August 2008 (2008-08-20) Friendly Slovenia  2–3  Croatia Maribor, Slovenia
Report
Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 11,100
Referee: Claudio Circhetta (Switzerland)
Assistant referees: Raffael Zeder (Switzerland)
Assistant referees: Devis Dettamanti (Switzerland)
6 September 2008 (2008-09-06) 2010 World Cup qualif, Gr 6 Croatia  3–0  Kazakhstan Zagreb, Croatia
Report
  • Irismetov Yellow card 25'
  • Chichulin Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 17,424
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Peter Ekström (Sweden)
10 September 2008 (2008-09-10) 2010 World Cup qualif, Gr 6 Croatia  1–4  England Zagreb, Croatia
Report
  • Walcott 27', 57', 81'
  • Heskey Yellow card 61'
  • Rooney 63'
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 35,218
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Assistant referees: Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Assistant referees: Roman Csabay (Slovakia)
11 October 2008 (2008-10-11) 2010 World Cup qualif, Gr 6 Ukraine  0–0  Croatia Kharkiv, Ukraine
Report
Stadium: Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist
Attendance: 38,500
Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)
Assistant referees: Arie Brink (Netherlands)
Assistant referees: Patrick Gerritsen (Netherlands)
15 October 2008 (2008-10-15) 2010 World Cup qualif, Gr 6 Croatia  4–0  Andorra Zagreb, Croatia
Report
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
Assistant referees: Zsolt Szpisják (Hungary)
Assistant referees: György Ring (Hungary)

2009[]

11 February 2009 (2009-02-11) Friendly Romania  1–2  Croatia Bucharest, Romania
Report
Stadium: Stadionul Steaua
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)
Assistant referees: Cristian Nica (Romania)
Assistant referees: Aurel Onița (Romania)
1 April 2009 (2009-04-01) 2010 World Cup qualif, Gr 6 Andorra  0–2  Croatia Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Report
Stadium: Estadi Comunal
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Leontios Trattou (Cyprus)
Assistant referees: Andreas Papapanayiotou (Cyprus)
Assistant referees: Aristides Christou (Cyprus)
6 June 2009 (2009-06-06) 2010 World Cup qualif, Gr 6 Croatia  2–2  Ukraine Zagreb, Croatia
Report
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Assistant referees: Steinar Holvik (Norway)
Assistant referees: Kim Tomas Haglund (Norway)
12 August 2009 (2009-08-12) 2010 World Cup qualif, Gr 6 Belarus  1–3  Croatia Minsk, Belarus
  • Sosnovski Yellow card 57'
  • Kutuzov Yellow card 75'
  • Verkhawtsow 81'
Report
Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Attendance: 21,651
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Assistant referees: Thorsten Schiffner (Germany)
Assistant referees: Mark Borsch (Germany)
5 September 2009 (2009-09-05) 2010 World Cup qualif, Gr 6 Croatia  1–0  Belarus Zagreb, Croatia
Report
  • Bardachow Yellow card 14'
  • Kornilenko Yellow card 25'
  • Hleb Yellow card 57'
  • Verkhawtsow Yellow card 75'
  • Kalachev Yellow card 89'
  • Kovel Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
Assistant referees: Markus Mayr (Austria)
Assistant referees: Armin Eder (Austria)
9 September 2009 (2009-09-09) 2010 World Cup qualif, Gr 6 England  5–1  Croatia London, England
  • Lampard 7' (pen.), 59'
  • Gerrard 18', 67'
  • Rooney 77'
  • Terry Yellow card 85'
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 87,319
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
Assistant referees: Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)
Assistant referees: Fermín Martínez (Spain)
8 October 2009 (2009-10-08) Friendly Croatia  3–2  Qatar Rijeka, Croatia
Report
  • Siddiq 45'
  • Majid Yellow card 61'
  • Soria 69'
Stadium: Stadion Kantrida
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)
Assistant referees: Cristian Nica (Romania)
Assistant referees: Aurel Onița (Romania)
14 October 2009 (2009-10-14) 2010 World Cup qualif, Gr 6 Kazakhstan  1–2  Croatia Astana, Kazakhstan
  • Nurgaliev Yellow card 1'
  • Khizhnichenko 26'
  • Nusserbayev Yellow card 77'
Report
Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 10,250
Referee: Claudio Circhetta (Switzerland)
Assistant referees: Manuel Navarro (Switzerland)
Assistant referees: Beat Hidber (Switzerland)
14 November 2009 (2009-11-14) Friendly Croatia  5–0  Liechtenstein Vinkovci, Croatia
Report Stadium: Stadion HNK Cibalia
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Mihály Fábián (Hungary)
Assistant referees: Oszkár Lémon (Hungary)
Assistant referees: László Viszokai (Hungary)

Record per opponent[]

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Andorra 6 6 0 0 24 0 +24 100.00
 Argentina 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100.00
 Australia 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
 Austria 4 4 0 0 8 2 +6 100.00
 Belarus 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
 Belgium 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 050.00
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 2 0 0 7 3 +4 100.00
 Brazil 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Bulgaria 5 2 2 1 6 5 +1 040.00
 Denmark 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 Ecuador 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
 England 6 2 0 4 10 18 −8 033.33
 Estonia 4 3 1 0 4 0 +4 075.00
 France 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 000.00
 Germany 3 1 1 1 4 4 +0 033.33
 Greece 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
 Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
 Hungary 4 2 2 0 6 1 +5 050.00
 Iceland 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00
 Iran 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
 Israel 4 3 1 0 9 6 +3 075.00
 Italy 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
 Japan 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
 Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00
 Latvia 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00
 Liechtenstein 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
 Macedonia 4 2 1 1 5 5 +0 050.00
 Malta 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 050.00
 Mexico 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
 Moldova 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
 Norway 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 Poland 3 1 1 1 1 1 +0 033.33
 Portugal 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
 Qatar 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100.00
 Republic of Ireland 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
 Romania 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 Russia 2 0 2 0 0 0 +0 000.00
 San Marino 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 100.00
 Scotland 3 0 3 0 2 2 +0 000.00
 Slovakia 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 066.67
 Slovenia 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 050.00
 South Korea 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 000.00
 Spain 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Sweden 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
  Switzerland 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
 Turkey 2 0 2 0 3 3 +0 000.00
 Ukraine 2 0 2 0 2 2 +0 000.00
 Wales 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total: 49 teams played 112 59 34 19 185 102 +83 052.68

References[]

  1. ^ Šimunić was given three yellow cards in the match: the referee (Graham Poll) failed to send him off the pitch after the second yellow, and was only red carded after the third yellow. The original FIFA match report listed all three yellow cards, however was revised shortly after, with the second yellow card (90') not being recorded; it is unknown whether this was for consistency in the reports, or whether the card was retrospectively overturned.

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