| team CROATIA | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 7 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 6 | |
| 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 | |
| Best achievement: |
2nd place 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ |
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| Indicators | ||
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MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) |
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| Qualifying campaigns | 72: +43: =20; -9; 129 ‒ 51 149 | |
| Percentage indicators | +59,72%; =27,78%; -12,50%; 1,79 ‒ 0,71 68,98% | |
| FIFA world cup | 30: +13: =8; -9; 43 ‒ 33 47 | |
| Percentage indicators | +43,33%; =26,67%; -30,00%; 1,43 ‒ 1,10 52,22% | |
| Total: | 102: +56: =28; -18; 172 ‒ 84 196 | |
| Percentage indicators | +54,90%; =27,45%; -17,65%; 1,69 ‒ 0,82 64,05% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 102 (29) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 172 | |
| - home: | 72 (41,86%) | |
| - away: | 51 (29,65%) | |
| - neutral field: | 49 (28,49%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 84 | |
| - home: | 25 (29,76%) | |
| - away: | 32 (38,1%) | |
| - neutral field: | 27 (32,14%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,69 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 0,82 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 81/108 (75,00%) | |
| - away: | 63/111 (56,76%) | |
| - neutral field: | 52/87 (59,77%) | |
| Biggest win: | 7:1 - Malta | |
| Biggest defeat: | 1:5 - England | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 47 (46,08%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 20 (19,61%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 19 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 3 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 4 / 3 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 186 (1,82) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 10 (0,1) | |
| - second yellow cards | 6 | |
| - straight red cards | 4 | |
| Players acted | 128 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 3 003 685 (29 448) | |
| Top scorer: | Mario MANDZUKIC (10 14 18) - 15 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Luka MODRIC (06 10 14 18 22) - 53 games | |