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17 Dec
Croatia defeated Morocco 2-1 in the World Cup third place play-off on Saturday, with Mislav Orsic curling home the winner. Josko Gvardiol, one of the stars of the tournament in Qatar, headed Croatia into the lead in the seventh minute at the Khalifa International Stadium but Achraf Dari brought Morocco level right away. Orsic's terrific…
13 Dec
An inspired Lionel Messi scored from the penalty spot and Julian Alvarez struck twice as Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 on Tuesday to reach their second World Cup final in eight years.
13 Dec
Lionel Messi’s hope for a World Cup winners’ medal will get a big test today when Argentina confronts old enemy, Croatia, in the first semifinal match of the ongoing Qatar 2022 World Cup.
10 Dec 2022
Croatia pulled off a stunning upset in the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup, defeating favorites, Brazil in a nail-biting penalty shootout yesterday at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Doha.
9 Dec 2022
Croatia stunned favourites Brazil to reach the World Cup semi-finals on Friday, winning 4-2 on penalties after a nailbiting last-eight tie finished 1-1 at the end of extra time.
9 Dec 2022
Brazil wants to keep the dancing going at the World Cup when it faces Croatia on Friday with a spot in the semifinals on the line. The Brazilians have made it clear they will not back from their goal celebrations in Qatar despite criticism by some. “It´s part of the Brazilian culture,” Brazil coach Tite…
6 Dec 2022
Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic called Brazil's squad "scary" but says his team are not big underdogs in Friday's quarter-final against the World Cup favourites.
6 Dec 2022
Croatia’s goalkeeper, Dominik Livakovic, was the hero yesterday at the Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, as he saved three penalties to help the 2018 finalists defeat Japan via a shoot out to reach the quarterfinals in the ongoing Qatar 2022 World Cup. The game had ended 1-1, and the win ensured that Croatia took their…
5 Dec 2022
Croatia reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Monday with a dramatic 3-1 penalty shoot-out win over Japan after a tense last-16 clash ended 1-1. Mario Pasalic struck the winning penalty to send Croatia through after Ivan Perisic had pulled Croatia level in the 55th minute of normal time following Daizen Maeda's opener for…
1 Dec 2022
Romelu Lukaku missed a string of late chances as Belgium crashed out of the World Cup in the group stage after a 0-0 draw with Croatia on Thursday which sent the 2018 runners-up into the knockout phase.
10 Sep 2022
At least three people were killed and 11 were injured when a passenger train collided with a stationary freight train in central Croatia, officials said Saturday.
6 Aug 2022
Eleven people died on Saturday and several others were injured when a Polish bus bound for Zagreb veered off the highway in northern Croatia, the interior ministry said.

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