The FIFA World Cup 2018 runners-up Croatia are ready to impress the world football once again in the FIFA World Cup 2022.
Since their independence, the former part of Yugoslavia, Croatia have quickly put their mark in world football with impressive performances.
Before the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, let’s check out some crucial FIFA World Cup records and stats for Croatia.
Note: All the records are till FIFA World Cup 2018
(Team Records)
Contents
Brief records
Hosts
Best Result
Final place in every edition
Last records
Match records (Top 3)
> Biggest winning margin
> Biggest losing margin
Fair Play Trophy
Croatia’s brief records in FIFA World Cup history
Participation | Matches | Won | Drawn* | Penalty shootout | Lost | Winning %* | |
Won | Lost | ||||||
5/21 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 47.83 |
(Drawn: including penalty shootout matches; Winning %: excluding penalty shootouts)
Hosts: Never
Best Result: Runners-up (2018)
Croatia’s final place in every FIFA World Cup
Year | Host(s) | Last position |
1930 | Uruguay | Part of Yugoslavia |
1934 | Italy | Part of Yugoslavia |
1938 | France | Part of Yugoslavia |
1950 | Brazil | Part of Yugoslavia |
1954 | Switzerland | Part of Yugoslavia |
1958 | Sweden | Part of Yugoslavia |
1962 | Chile | Part of Yugoslavia |
1966 | England | Part of Yugoslavia |
1970 | Mexico | Part of Yugoslavia |
1974 | West Germany | Part of Yugoslavia |
1978 | Argentina | Part of Yugoslavia |
1982 | Spain | Part of Yugoslavia |
1986 | Mexico | Part of Yugoslavia |
1990 | Italy | Part of Yugoslavia |
1994 | USA | Not a UEFA member |
1998 | France | Third Place |
2002 | South Korea & Japan | Group Stage |
2006 | Germany | Group Stage |
2010 | South Africa | Did not qualify |
2014 | Brazil | Group Stage |
2018 | Russia | Runners-up |
Last time in FIFA World Cup for Croatia:
Last Champions: Never
Last Runners-up: 2018
Last Finalists: 2018
Last Fourth Place: Never
Last Third Place: 1998
Last Semi-finals exit: 1998
Last Quarter-finals exit: Never
Last Round of 16 exit: Never
Last Group Stage exit: 2014
Last Failed to Qualify: 2010
Croatia’s match records in FIFA World Cup (Top 3)
Biggest winning margin | Biggest losing margin |
4-0 vs Cameroon in 2014 | 4-2 vs France in 2018 |
3-0 vs Germany in 1998 | 3-1 vs Brazil in 2014 |
3-0 vs Argentina in 2018 | 3-1 vs Mexico in 2014 |
Check here FIFA World Cup 2022: Germany - World Cup Records and Stats and FIFA World Cup 2022: Japan - World Cup Records and Stats
(Players’ Records)
Contents
Top 5 most appearances
Top 5 most goals
Awards (only official competition awards)
Top 5 most appearances for Croatia in FIFA World Cup
Player | Appearances |
Luka Modrić * | 12 |
Dario Šimić | 11 |
Robert Jarni | 10 |
Dejan Lovren * | 10 |
Ivan Perišić * | 10 |
*Still Playing
Top 5 most goals for Croatia in FIFA World Cup
Player | Goals |
Davor Šuker | 6 |
Ivan Perišić * | 5 |
Mario Mandžukić | 5 |
Robert Prosinečki | 2 |
Luka Modrić* | 2 |
*Still Playing
Croatia’s FIFA World Cup Awards (only official competition awards)
Davor Šuker (Golden Boot 1998; Silver Ball 1998)
Luka Modrić (Golden Ball 2018)
