Croatia at the UEFA European Championship

This is a record of Croatia's results at the UEFA European Football Championship. The European Championship is one of the major competitive international football tournaments, first played in 1960, whose finals stage has been held every four years, with the 15th staging of the competition occurring in 2016.

The Croatia national football team did not enter the competition until 1996, having been part of SFR Yugoslavia up until the qualifying stages for the 1992 edition. Croatia has competed in the qualifying competition every time since, for a total of seven tournaments, although has failed to qualify for the finals proper on one occasion, in 2000 (played in Belgium and the Netherlands). The team's best performances have been reaching the quarter-finals twice — in 1996 and 2008, losing to Germany and Turkey respectively.

Records
UEFA European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Position Pld W D L GF GA
1960 to 1992 Part of  Yugoslavia————————
1996 Quarter-final 7th 4 2 0 2 5 5 Squad 1st 10 7 2 1 22 5
2000 Did not qualify 3rd 8 4 3 1 13 9
2004 Group Stage 13th 3 0 2 1 4 6 Squad 2nd 10 6 2 2 14 5
2008 Quarter-final 5th 4 3 1 0 5 2 Squad 1st 12 9 2 1 28 8
2012 Group Stage 10th 3 1 1 1 4 3 Squad 2nd 12 8 2 2 21 7
2016 Round of 16 9th 4 2 1 1 5 4 Squad 2nd 10 6 3 1 20 5
2020 Qualified 1st 8 5 2 1 17 7
2024 TBD TBD
Total Quarter-final 6/7 18 8 5 5 23 20 – – 70 45 16 9 135 46
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks; correct as of 21 June 2016 (Croatia v. Spain)

1996 England
Main articles: UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 4, UEFA Euro 1996 Group D, and UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Turkey 0–1 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 22,460
Croatia 3–0 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 33,671
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Croatia 0–3 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 20,484

Knockout phase
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Germany 2–1 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 43,412[1]
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

2004 Portugal
Main articles: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 8, UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying play-offs, and UEFA Euro 2004 Group B

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Croatia 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Switzerland  0–0 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 24,090
Croatia 2–2 France
 Report
Attendance: 29,160
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Croatia 2–4 England
 Report
Attendance: 57,047

2008 Austria/Switzerland
Main articles: UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E, UEFA Euro 2008 Group B, and UEFA Euro 2008 knockout phase

In the qualifiers, Croatia was drawn into Group E of Euro 2008's qualifications, along with Andorra, England, Estonia, Macedonia, Israel and Russia.

Over the course of qualifying, Croatia racked up nine wins, two draws, and one loss. Croatia's loss was a 2–0 defeat at Skopje, Macedonia. Croatia and Romania became the final teams to record their first loss, both on the November 17, 2007 matchday, in a qualification cycle where every team suffered at least one defeat. Croatia gathered numerous headlines after knocking England out on the final matchday, with a 3–2 victory at Wembley Stadium.[2]

Croatian striker Eduardo was the second-highest goalscorer in qualifications with 10 goals, trailing Northern Ireland's David Healy.

In a match that sparked much controversy and disappointment,[3] Croatia were considered the unluckiest team of the tournament as they eventually lost to Turkey in the quarter-finals after a daunting match in Vienna. In the 119th minute, Ivan Klasnić scored to put Croatia ahead but Turkey scored a last kick equaliser courtesy of Semih Şentürk to take the match to a penalty shootout. Croatia eventually lost 1–3 on penalties, with Modric, Rakitic and Petric each missing their respective spot kicks to hand Turkey an unbelievable victory. As many shock roamed around Croatia as a nation, Slaven Bilić went on to say "This defeat will haunt us for the rest of our lives". It was the final International game for long standing captain Niko Kovač who announced his retirement from international football midway during the tournament.

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Germany 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Austria (H) 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1[lower-alpha 1]
4  Poland 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1[lower-alpha 1]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head result (Austria 1–1 Poland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Austria 0–1 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 51,428[4]
Croatia 2–1 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 30,461[5]
Poland 0–1 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 30,461[6]

Knockout phase
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 knockout phase
Quarter-finals
Croatia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Turkey
 Report
Penalties
 1–3
Attendance: 51,428[7]

2012 Poland/Ukraine
Main article: UEFA Euro 2012

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  Italy 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
3  Croatia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Republic of Ireland 1–3 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 39,550[8]
Italy 1–1 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 37,096[9]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Croatia 0–1 Spain
Report
Attendance: 39,076[10]

2016 France
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Turkey 0–1 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 43,842[11]
Czech Republic 2–2 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 38,376[12]
Croatia 2–1 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 37,245[13]

Knockout phase
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout phase
Round of 16
Croatia 0–1 (a.e.t.) Portugal
Report
Attendance: 33,523[14]

2020 Pan-European
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase
2  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Play-off winner C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout phase based on ranking
4  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 13 June 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
England Match 7 Croatia
Report
Croatia Match 19 Czech Republic
Report
Croatia Match 31 Play-off winner C
Report

List of matches
Euro Round Opponent Score Result Venue Scorers
1996Group stage Turkey1–0WNottinghamVlaović
 Denmark3–0WSheffieldŠuker (2), Boban
 Portugal0–3LNottingham—
Quarter-final Germany1–2LManchesterŠuker
2004Group stage  Switzerland0–0DLeiria—
 France2–2DLeiriaRapaić, Pršo
 England2–4LLisbonN. Kovač, Tudor
2008Group stage Austria1–0WViennaModrić
 Germany2–1WKlagenfurtSrna, Olić
 Poland1–0WKlagenfurtKlasnić
Quarter-final Turkey1–1 (1–3 pen.)DViennaKlasnić
2012Group stage Republic of Ireland3–1WPoznańMandžukić(2), Jelavić
 Italy1–1DPoznańMandžukić
 Spain0–1LGdańsk—
2016Group stage Turkey1–0WParisModrić
 Czech Republic2–2DSaint-ÉtiennePerišić, Rakitić
 Spain2–1WBordeauxKalinić, Perišić
Round of 16 Portugal0–1 (a.e.t.)LLens—

Players with most appearances
No. Name Matches European Championships
1Darijo Srna122004, 2008, 2012, 2016
2Vedran Ćorluka112008, 2012, 2016
3Ivan Rakitić102008, 2012, 2016
4Luka Modrić92008, 2012, 2016
5Ivan Perišić72012, 2016

Goalscorers
No. Name Goals European Championships
1 Davor Šuker31996
Mario Mandžukić32012
3 Ivan Klasnić22008
Luka Modrić22008, 2016
Ivan Perišić22016
6 Zvonimir Boban11996
Goran Vlaović11996
Niko Kovač12004
Dado Pršo12004
Milan Rapaić12004
Igor Tudor12004
Ivica Olić12008
Darijo Srna12008
Nikica Jelavić12012
Nikola Kalinić12016
Ivan Rakitić12016

Awards

See also

References
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  2. "With McClaren out, England needs something Special". CNN. 2007-11-30. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  3. "Šimunić: Ne bih podnio još jedno ovakvo razočaranje" (in Croatian). 21 June 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  4. "Full-time report Austria-Croatia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
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  8. "Full-time report Republic of Ireland-Croatia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
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