| team CROATIA | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 8 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 7 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 10: + 5; = 4; - 1: 20 - 13 19 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | 7: + 5; = 0; - 2: 11 - 5 15 | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 8: + 5; = 3; - 0: 15 - 2 18 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 2 - 3 3 | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 10: + 7; = 3; - 0: 21 - 5 24 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | 3: + 0; = 2; - 1: 2 - 3 2 | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 10: + 6; = 2; - 2: 19 - 13 20 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 12: + 6; = 3; - 3: 14 - 9 21 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 6 - 6 3 | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 12: + 7; = 3; - 2: 19 - 5 24 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | 7: + 4; = 2; - 1: 14 - 9 14 | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 10: + 7; = 2; - 1: 21 - 4 23 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | 7: + 2; = 4; - 1: 8 - 7 10 | |
| Qualifiers 2026 | 8: + 7; = 1; - 0: 26 - 4 22 | |
| FIFA world cup 2026 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 6 - 7 4 | |
| Best achievement: | 2nd place 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 80: +50: =21; -9; 155 ‒ 55 171 | |
| Percentage indicators | +62,50%; =26,25%; -11,25%; 1,94 ‒ 0,69 71,25% | |
| FIFA world cup | 34: +14: =9; -11; 48 ‒ 40 51 | |
| Percentage indicators | +41,18%; =26,47%; -32,35%; 1,41 ‒ 1,18 50,00% | |
| Total: | 114: +64: =30; -20; 203 ‒ 95 222 | |
| Percentage indicators | +56,14%; =26,32%; -17,54%; 1,78 ‒ 0,83 64,91% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 114 (34) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 204 | |
| - home: | 87 (42,65%) | |
| - away: | 55 (26,96%) | |
| - neutral field: | 62 (30,39%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 95 | |
| - home: | 27 (28,42%) | |
| - away: | 34 (35,79%) | |
| - neutral field: | 34 (35,79%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,79 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 0,83 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 93/120 (77,50%) | |
| - away: | 70/120 (58,33%) | |
| - neutral field: | 59/102 (57,84%) | |
| Biggest win: | 7:0 - Gibraltar (06.06.2025) | |
| Biggest defeat: | 1:5 - England (09.09.2009) | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 53 (46,49%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 21 (18,42%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 23 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 3 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 5 / 3 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 199 (1,75) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 10 (0,09) | |
| - second yellow cards | 6 | |
| - straight red cards | 4 | |
| Players acted | 142 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 3 307 447 (30 344) | |
| Top scorer: | Ivan PERISIC (14 18 22 26) - 16 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Luka MODRIC (06 10 14 18 22 26) - 65 games | |