The Croatia women's national football team represents the
Republic of Croatia in international
football. The team is managed by the
Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country.
History
After winning independence from
Yugoslavia
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in 1991, the newly established
Croatian Football Federation immediately moved toward creating separate national football teams to represent the country, which included the establishment of the women's team. Three years after the
men's team debut, the women's team of Croatia officially marked their international debut, playing against neighbouring
Slovenia
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in a friendly on 28 October 1993, where Croatia lost 2–3 away.
Since its inception, the women's team of Croatia has suffered from the lack of coverage from the increasingly successful men's side. Most of Croatia's female footballers, unlike the male ones, are made up of only amateur or part-timers, and thus they are not adequately trained. As for the result, while the men's team has been largely competitive and qualified for several
UEFA European Championship
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and
FIFA World Cup
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, the women's team is unable to repeat the same as the men's one, and has a tendency of being finished near bottom or bottom of the qualifications for
UEFA Women's Championship
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and
FIFA Women's World Cup.
Team image
Nicknames
The Croatia women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "".
Rivalry
Like the
men's counterparts, the Croatian women's team also maintained a rivalry with its neighbour
Serbia
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. However, unlike the men's, the women's team of Croatia, long suffered from lack of investment, could not demonstrate its domination against its Serbian arch-rival.
Results and fixtures
:''The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.''
;''Legend''
2022
Official Croatia Results and FixturesResults and Fixtures – Soccerway.comResults and Fixtures – FIFA.com
Coaching staff
Players
Current squad
:''The following players were named to the squad for the
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G match against
Switzerland
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on 26 October 2021.''
:''Caps and goals as of 22 February 2021.''
Recent call-ups
:''The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.''
:''This list may be incomplete.''
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
UEFA Women's Championship
Individual statistics
Most capped players
Top goalscorers
See also
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Sport in Croatia
Sport in Croatia has significant role in Culture of Croatia, Croatian culture, and many local sports clubs as well as the Croatian national squads enjoy strong followings in the country. The most enduring sport by far in Croatia is Association fo ...
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Football in Croatia
Football in Croatia is the country's most popular sport. The Croatian Football Federation (HNS) is the governing body and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of association football in the nation, both professional and amateur. The nation ...
***Women's football in Croatia
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Croatia women's national under-19 football team
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Croatia women's national under-17 football team
The Croatia women's national under-17 football team represents Croatia in international women's football matches for players aged 17 or under. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. It i ...
*
Croatia men's 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 ...
References
External links
Official Croatia women's national football team websiteCroatia profile at FIFA.com
{{Croatian national teams
European women's national association football teams
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