At 2:00 a.m. on July 12, Beijing time, the semi-finals of the Russian World Cup in 2018 continued. At the Luzhniki Stadium, the 'lattice' Croatia played 'Three Lions' England, and both teams were eager to reach the final. Let's take a look at the situation of Croatia and Croatia's past World Cup results!
Croatia team overview
Number of World Cup entries: 5
The best result of the World Cup: the third place of the 1998 French World Cup
World Cup Time: 1998, 2002, 2006, 2014
FIFA ranking: 17
On November 12, 2017, Croatia's national men's football team was promoted by the European additional match, and won the qualification of 2018 Russia world cup, which is the fifth time.
Croatia's World Cup achievements
In 1998, Croatia entered the top four in the world cup for the first time. In the semi-final, Croatia lost 1-2 to the final champion France, but then won the third place by 2-1 win over Holland in the third place. Croatia did not qualify for the 1-2 group in 2002, but they beat Italy 2-1. In 2006, Croatia lost to Brazil, Japan and Australia.
1998 France World Cup
In 1998, Croatia made a great success in the world cup in France, beat Germany 3-0 in the knockout match, and beat Holland in the third place competition, and finally won the third place. At the same time, the main striker 'gold left foot' Suk took the golden boot. The Croatian once opened the eyes of the whole world.
2002 Korea Japan World Cup
Croatia's 1-2 group failed to qualify in 2002, but the 2-1 win over Italy was a game fans enjoyed.
2006 World Cup in Germany
In the 2006 World Cup, Croatia, together with Brazil, Australia and Japan, tied 2-1 and lost in the last 16.
2014 Brazil World Cup
In the 2014 World Cup, Croatia, together with Brazil, Mexico and Cameroon, won 1-2 and lost in the last 16.