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Union of European Football Associations.

Hrvatski Nogometni Savez.

World Cup Archives

France 98:
France win the World Cup on home soil.

Korea-Japan 2002:
Brazil win the World Cup for the 5th time.

World Cup History:
Match results from previous World Cup Finals tournaments.

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Croatia in the World Cup Finals

World Cup Appearances:
Korea-Japan 2002 was Croatia's 2nd appearance in the World Cup Finals.

Best World Cup Performance:
Third at France 1998.

Croatia in the 2002 World Cup

Hrvatski Nogometni Savez
Group G

Croatia vs Mexico
Croatia, the third placed team in France 98, proved very unimaginative against Mexico and made matters worse by getting a man sent off.

Italy vs Croatia
Croatia were much improved after their disappointing game against Mexico and really stretched Italy in the second half.

Ecudor vs Croatia
Croatia disappointed, with Alen Boksic failing to score even though he had plenty of chances.

Knockout Stage

Croatia failed to qualify for the Second Round..

Croatia World Cup Squad

Goalkeepers:

1 Stipe Pletikosa (Hajduk Split)
12 Tomislav Butina (Dinamo Zagreb)
23 Vladimir Vasilj (FC Zagreb)

Defenders:

2 Anthony Seric (Verona)
3 Josip Simunic (Hertha Berlin)
6 Boris Zivkovic (Bayer Leverkusen)
15 Danijel Saric (Panathinaikos)
17 Robert Jarni (Las Palmas)
20 Dario Simic (Inter Milan)
21 Robert Kovac (Bayern Munich)

Midfielders:

4 Stejpan Tomas (Vicenza)
5 Milan Rapajc (Fenerbahce)
7 Davor Vugrinec (Lecce)
8 Robert Prosinecki (Portsmouth)
10 Nico Kovac (Bayern Munich)
13 Mario Stanic (Chelsea)
14 Zvonimir Soldo (VfB Stuttgart)
16 Jurica Vranjes (Bayer Leverkusen)

Forwards:

9 Davor Suker (Munich 1860)
11 Alen Boksic (Middlesbrough)
18 Ivica Olic (FC Zagreb)
19 Goran Vlaovic (Panathinaikos)
22 Bosko Balaban (Aston Villa)

Trainer:
Mirko Jozic.

Players to watch:
Davor Suker, Zvonimir Soldo and Alen Boksic.

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Teams by Group

Group A
Denmark
France
Senegal
Uruguay

Group B
Paraguay
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain

Group C
Brazil
China
Costa Rica
Turkey

Group D
Poland
Portugal
South Korea
USA

Group E
Cameroon
Germany
Rep. of Ireland
Saudi Arabia

Group F
Argentina
England
Nigeria
Sweden

Group G
Croatia
Ecuador
Italy
Mexico

Group H
Belgium
Japan
Russia
Tunisia

Appearances:
How many appearances each country has made in the World Cup Finals.

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