This article lists various football records in relation to the

Croatia national football team The Croatia national football team ( hr, Hrvatska nogometna reprezentacija) represents Croatia in international Association football, football matches. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), the governing body for football ...

Individual records

Player records

Most capped players

;First player to reach 100 appearances

Dario Šimić Dario Šimić (; born 12 November 1975) is a Croatian former footballer. Šimić was a versatile defender who played as full-back, sweeper or centre back; a physical and hard-tackling defender, he was known in particular for his strength and ...

, 20 August 2008,

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

2–3 Croatia ;Fastest player to reach 100 appearances

Ivan Perišić Ivan Perišić (; born 2 February 1989) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Croatia national team. Usually deployed as a winger, he has also featured as an attacking midfielder, se ...

, 10 years 2 months 6 days, 26 March 2011 – 1 June 2021

Top goalscorers

;First goal

Florijan Matekalo Florijan Matekalo (; 25 April 1920 – 20 May 1995) was a footballer who played international football for both Yugoslavia and Croatia. He scored the first goal in the history of the Croatian national team and the first goal ever for FK Partizan ...

, 2 April 1940, Croatia 4–0

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

Manager records

Managers results

The following table provides a summary of the complete record of each Croatia manager including their results regarding

World Cups A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...

and

European Championships The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, ...

. Last updated: Netherlands vs. Croatia, 14 June 2023. Source: Croatian Football Federation

Team records

Home matches

''Key: Pld–games played, W–games won, D–games drawn; L–games lost, %–win percentage'' Last updated: Croatia vs. Wales, 25 March 2023. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

Croatia qualified for and competed in three consecutive World Cup tournaments between 1998 and 2006, but failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa after finishing 3rd in Group 6 behind

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and

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. Although they had joined both FIFA and UEFA by 1992, they were unable to enter the

1994 World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football, soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the countr ...

qualification Qualification is either the process of qualifying for an achievement, or a credential attesting to that achievement, and may refer to: * Professional qualification, attributes developed by obtaining academic degrees or through professional exper ...

had started before the side was officially recognised as a state. In the following three World Cup groups they were eliminated after finishing third in all of them, before finally advancing further than the group stage at the

2018 World Cup The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting righ ...

. On 11 July 2018, Croatia won their semi-final match against England, advancing the national team to their first

FIFA World Cup final The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the ' ( FIFA, the International Federation of Association Football), the sport's global governing body. The championship has ...

wherein they secured second place as runners-up against winners France. Supplanting their third place positioning in 1998, this is the nation's best performance to date. Croatia WC2018 final

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on

penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pen ...

; correct as of 17 December 2022 after the match against Morocco.''

UEFA European Championship

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks; correct as of 28 March 2023 after the match against Turkey.''

UEFA Nations League

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks; correct as of 14 June 2023 after the match against Netherlands.''

Head-to-head records

The following table show the

's all-time international record. ''Only FIFA matches are counted. Correct as of 21 November 2023, after the match against .'' ;Notes

References

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