Croatia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup

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Template:Short description Template:Refimprove At the 1998 FIFA World Cup Croatia participated in the event for the first time. The country went on to finish third.

Qualifications

Croatia was drawn in Group A of UEFA's World Cup qualifications along with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Greece, and Slovenia. Croatia finished second, behind Denmark, and qualified for the World Cup. The team had the following results:

Results
Date Venue Opponent Score
October 8, 1996 Stadio Renato Dall'Ara,
Bologna
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4:1
November 10, 1996 Maksimir Stadium,
Zagreb
Greece 1:1
March 29, 1997 Poljud Stadium,
Split
Denmark 1:1
April 2, 1997 Poljud Stadium,
Split
Slovenia 3:3
April 30, 1997 Toumba Stadium,
Thessaloniki
Greece 1:0
September 6, 1997 Maksimir Stadium,
Zagreb
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3:2
September 10, 1997 Parken Stadium,
Copenhagen
Denmark 1:3
October 11, 1997 Bežigrad Stadium,
Ljubljana
Slovenia 3:1

The final standings were the following:

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
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17 8 5 2 1 14 6 8
{{ Template:Yesno alias = Croatia flag alias = Flag of Croatia.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Croatia.svg flag alias-1990 = Flag of Croatia (1990).svg flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of Croatia.svg link alias-naval = Croatian Navy flag alias-air force = Flag of the Croatian Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Croatian Air Force link alias-military = Armed Forces of Croatia flag alias-army = Flag of Croatian Army.svg link alias-army = Croatian Army flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of Croatia.svg link alias-navy = Croatian Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

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15 8 4 3 1 17 12 5
{{ Template:Yesno alias = Greece flag alias = Flag of Greece.svg flag alias-old = Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg flag alias-1970 = Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg flag alias-royal = State flag of Greece (1863–1924;1935–73).svg flag alias-otto = Naval Royal Standard of Greece (1858-1862).svg flag alias-army = Hellenic Army War Flag.svg link alias-army = Hellenic Army border-army= flag alias-air force=Fin Flash of Greece.svg link alias-air force=Hellenic Air Force flag alias-royalnavy = Naval Ensign of Kingdom of Greece.svg link alias-naval = Hellenic Navy flag alias-navy = Flag of Greece.svg link alias-navy = Hellenic Navy link alias-military = Hellenic Armed Forces link alias-royalnavy = Royal Hellenic Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

14 8 4 2 2 11 4 7
{{ Template:Yesno alias = Bosnia and Herzegovina flag alias = Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg flag alias-1992 = Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1998).svg link alias-army = Bosnian Ground Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant = 1992

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9 8 3 0 5 9 14 -5
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Players

Team captain Zvonimir Boban is the only player that appeared in all 10 qualifying matches. Davor Šuker was top scorer with 5 goals. Ardian Kozniku, Petar Krpan, Anthony Šerić and Vladimir Vasilj did not appear in any of the qualifying matches but made the final World Cup squad.

Complete list of players in the qualifying matches

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# Name Games Played Goals
1 Zvonimir Boban 10 3
2 Davor Šuker 9 5
Alen Bokšić 9 4
Slaven Bilić 9 3
Aljoša Asanović 9 0
6 Goran Vlaović 8 2
Robert Jarni 8 0
8 Zvonimir Soldo 7 1
Dario Šimić 7 1
Goran Jurić 7 0
Dražen Ladić 7 0
12 Robert Prosinečki 6 1
Igor Cvitanović 6 0
14 Nikola Jerkan 4 0
Krunoslav Jurčić 4 0
16 Silvio Marić 3 1
Niko Kovač 3 0
Marjan Mrmić 3 0
Igor Štimac 3 0
20 Tomislav Erceg 2 0
Tonči Gabrić 2 0
Nenad Pralija 2 0
Mario Stanić 2 0
24 Nikola Jurčević 1 0
Zoran Mamić 1 0
Daniel Šarić 1 0
Igor Tudor 1 0
Player was not selected for the 1998 FIFA World Cup squad

World Cup squad

Head coach: Miroslav Blažević

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
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Croatia at the World Cup

At the World Cup, Croatia was drawn into Group H along with Argentina, Jamaica, Japan. The team advanced to the round of sixteen, finishing in second place in the group. The team had the following results:

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
{{ Template:Yesno alias = Argentina flag alias = Flag of Argentina.svg flag alias-alt = Flag of Argentina (civil).svg flag alias-1812 = Flag of Belgrano (1812).svg flag alias-1816 = Flag of Argentina (civil).svg flag alias-1818 = Flag of Argentina.svg flag alias-1819 = Flag of Argentina (1818).svg flag alias-1820 = Flag of Argentina.svg flag alias-1829 = Flag of Liga Federal.svg flag alias-1835 = Flag of Argentina (1840).svg flag alias-1850 = Flag of the Argentine Confederation.svg flag alias-1861 = Flag of Argentina (1818–1819, 1820–1829, 1861–2010).svg link alias-naval = Argentine Navy link alias-coast guard = Argentine Naval Prefecture flag alias-marines = Naval Jack of Argentina.svg link alias-marines = Argentine Naval Infantry Command link alias-air force = Argentine Air Force flag alias-army = Flag of Argentina (3-2).svg link alias-army = Argentine Army flag alias-navy = Flag of Argentina.svg link alias-navy = Argentine Navy empty = Argentina XV national rugby union team size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}}

9 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7
{{ Template:Yesno alias = Croatia flag alias = Flag of Croatia.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Croatia.svg flag alias-1990 = Flag of Croatia (1990).svg flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of Croatia.svg link alias-naval = Croatian Navy flag alias-air force = Flag of the Croatian Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Croatian Air Force link alias-military = Armed Forces of Croatia flag alias-army = Flag of Croatian Army.svg link alias-army = Croatian Army flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of Croatia.svg link alias-navy = Croatian Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

6 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2
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}}

3 3 1 0 2 3 9 -6
{{ Template:Yesno alias = Japan flag alias = Flag of Japan.svg flag alias-1870 = Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg link alias-1870 = Empire of Japan flag alias-1945 = Flag of Allied Occupied Japan.svg border-1945 = flag alias-1947 = Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg flag alias-ryukyu = Civil ensign of the Ryukyu Islands (1952–1967).svg border-ryukyu = flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Japan.svg flag alias-coast guard = Ensign of the Japanese Coast Guard.svg link alias-coast guard = Japan Coast Guard link alias-naval = Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force flag alias-army = Flag of JSDF.svg link alias-army = Japan Ground Self-Defense Force flag alias-air force = Flag of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.svg link alias-air force = Japan Air Self-Defense Force flag alias-air force-1955 = Flag of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (1955-1957).png link alias-air force-1955 = Japan Air Self-Defense Force flag alias-air force-1957 = Flag of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (1957-1972).png link alias-air force-1957 = Japan Air Self-Defense Force flag alias-air force-1972 = Flag of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (1972-2001).png link alias-air force-1972 = Japan Air Self-Defense Force flag alias-military=Flag of the Japan Self-Defense Forces.svg link alias-military=Japan Self-Defense Forces flag alias-marines=Flag of JSDF.svg link alias-marines=Japanese Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Japan.svg link alias-navy = Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force empty = Junior Japan size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

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Croatia 3 - 1 Jamaica
Croatia 1 - 0 Japan
Croatia 0 - 1 Argentina

June 14, 1998

Jamaica File:Flag of Jamaica.svg 1 - 3 (1-1) {{ Template:Yesno alias = Croatia flag alias = Flag of Croatia.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Croatia.svg flag alias-1990 = Flag of Croatia (1990).svg flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of Croatia.svg link alias-naval = Croatian Navy flag alias-air force = Flag of the Croatian Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Croatian Air Force link alias-military = Armed Forces of Croatia flag alias-army = Flag of Croatian Army.svg link alias-army = Croatian Army flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of Croatia.svg link alias-navy = Croatian Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

21:00 - Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens
Ref: Vítor Pereira (Portugal)
Attendance: 38,058
Earle 45' Stanić 27'
Prosinečki 53'
Šuker 69'

June 20, 1998

Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg 0 - 1 (0-0) {{ Template:Yesno alias = Croatia flag alias = Flag of Croatia.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Croatia.svg flag alias-1990 = Flag of Croatia (1990).svg flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of Croatia.svg link alias-naval = Croatian Navy flag alias-air force = Flag of the Croatian Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Croatian Air Force link alias-military = Armed Forces of Croatia flag alias-army = Flag of Croatian Army.svg link alias-army = Croatian Army flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of Croatia.svg link alias-navy = Croatian Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

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14:30 - Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Ref: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Attendance: 35,500
Šuker 77'
 

June 26, 1998

Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg 1 - 0 (1-0) {{ Template:Yesno alias = Croatia flag alias = Flag of Croatia.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Croatia.svg flag alias-1990 = Flag of Croatia (1990).svg flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of Croatia.svg link alias-naval = Croatian Navy flag alias-air force = Flag of the Croatian Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Croatian Air Force link alias-military = Armed Forces of Croatia flag alias-army = Flag of Croatian Army.svg link alias-army = Croatian Army flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of Croatia.svg link alias-navy = Croatian Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

16:00 - Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Ref: Said Belqola (Morocco)
Attendance: 31,800
Pineda 36'

Croatia went on to face the Romanian squad in the round of sixteen.

June 30, 1998

Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg 0 - 1 (0-1) {{ Template:Yesno alias = Croatia flag alias = Flag of Croatia.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Croatia.svg flag alias-1990 = Flag of Croatia (1990).svg flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of Croatia.svg link alias-naval = Croatian Navy flag alias-air force = Flag of the Croatian Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Croatian Air Force link alias-military = Armed Forces of Croatia flag alias-army = Flag of Croatian Army.svg link alias-army = Croatian Army flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of Croatia.svg link alias-navy = Croatian Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

16:30 - Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Ref: Javier Castrilli (Argentina)
Attendance: 31,800
Šuker (p) 45'+2'

Croatia then played the heavily favoured German squad in the quarter-finals after their victory over Romania.

July 4, 1998

Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 0 - 3 (0-1) {{ Template:Yesno alias = Croatia flag alias = Flag of Croatia.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Croatia.svg flag alias-1990 = Flag of Croatia (1990).svg flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of Croatia.svg link alias-naval = Croatian Navy flag alias-air force = Flag of the Croatian Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Croatian Air Force link alias-military = Armed Forces of Croatia flag alias-army = Flag of Croatian Army.svg link alias-army = Croatian Army flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of Croatia.svg link alias-navy = Croatian Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

21:00 - Stade Gerland, Lyon
Ref: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
Attendance: 39,100
Jarni 45'+3'
Vlaović 80'
Šuker 85'

After this surprise victory, Croatia played the host French team.

July 8, 1998

France File:Flag of France.svg 2 - 1 (0-0) {{ Template:Yesno alias = Croatia flag alias = Flag of Croatia.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Croatia.svg flag alias-1990 = Flag of Croatia (1990).svg flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of Croatia.svg link alias-naval = Croatian Navy flag alias-air force = Flag of the Croatian Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Croatian Air Force link alias-military = Armed Forces of Croatia flag alias-army = Flag of Croatian Army.svg link alias-army = Croatian Army flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of Croatia.svg link alias-navy = Croatian Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

21:00 - Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Ref: José Garcia Aranda (Spain)
Attendance: 76,000
Thuram 47' Šuker 46'
Thuram 69'

Croatia lost the match against France, ending their World Cup dreams. However, they entered the third place consolation match against the Netherlands.

July 11, 1998

Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1 - 2 (1-2) {{ Template:Yesno alias = Croatia flag alias = Flag of Croatia.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Croatia.svg flag alias-1990 = Flag of Croatia (1990).svg flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of Croatia.svg link alias-naval = Croatian Navy flag alias-air force = Flag of the Croatian Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Croatian Air Force link alias-military = Armed Forces of Croatia flag alias-army = Flag of Croatian Army.svg link alias-army = Croatian Army flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of Croatia.svg link alias-navy = Croatian Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

21:00 - Parc des Princes, Paris
Ref: Epifanio Gonzalez Chavez (Paraguay)
Attendance: 45,500
Zenden 21' Prosinečki 13'
Šuker 35'

With this victory, Croatia finished in third, becoming the surprise of the tournament. Striker Davor Šuker also earned the tournament's Golden Boot for his six goals.[1]

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