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January 17, 2021 - Croatia tops Angola in the second match of Group C at the World Handball Championship in Egypt.  The Croatia handball team met Angola in the 2nd match of Group C in Borg El Arab, Egypt.  Croatia had a more than shaky start against Japan in the first match on Friday, collecting just one point from a 29:29 draw a few seconds before the end. If Croatia wants to be a realistic prospect for a medal, they can no longer make a mistake in the group stage to ensure they can transfer enough points to the second…

January 17, 2021 - Key Croatia national handball team player and FC Barcelona Lassa member Luka Cindric has dropped out of the World Championship in Egypt due to injury. Before the match against Japan (29:29), it was announced that Cindric could miss the match due to a minor injury he suffered playing with Barcelona, but ultimately played. Cindric played 42 minutes against JapanRecall, Cindric spent 42 minutes on the court and scored four goals from 10 attempts against Japan. In addition, he had four assists and lost two balls. "Cindric felt less pain and is suffering from an old injury. We…

January 17, 2021 - The football world has come together from near and far to help in the aftermath of the Petrinja earthquake, as Manchester United donates EUR 10,000 to Petrinja through the Dinamo Foundation 'No Surrender'.  On January 14, Croatian champion Dinamo fulfilled its promise in delivering ten fully equipped and furnished containers with eight toilets to the village of Pecki, about 15 kilometers from Petrinja.   This is a continuation of the Dinamo Foundation's 'No Surrender' action, which began on December 30, the day after the earthquake in Sisak-Moslavina County. The next day, the club, led by the…

January 16, 2021 - Croatian mixed martial arts duo Francisco 'Croata' Barrio (7-2) and Daniel Bažant (5-1) have both been added to KSW 58, one of the leading mixed martial arts organizations in Europe, on January 30, 2021, in Lodz, Poland. This will be Barrio's sophomore appearance in KSW after making his promotional debut last November in a hard-fought decision loss against undefeated star Mateusz Legierski. The ATT Zagreb fighter will face Bartłomiej Kopera (9-6) later this month, and it will take place in the lightweight division. The 31-year-old was born in Argentina and is the son of Croatian Brigadier Rodolfo Barrio Saavedra, who was involved in the Croatian War…

January 15, 2021 - Croatia and Japan draw in the first round of Group C at the World Championship in Egypt.  After the tournament host Egypt and Chile opened the 2021 World Handball Championship on Wednesday, and a day later seven more first-round matches were played, the Croatia handball team met Japan to begin their Group C campaign at the World Championship in Egypt.  On Thursday, coach Lino Červar wrote off four players for the first round of the competition, thus cutting the player list to 16 names to begin Croatia's journey at the World Champs. Croatia is the favorite of…

January 15, 2021 -  The U-21 Croatia football team will play their group stage matches of the European Under-21 Championship in Koper.  HNS reports that the European Football Federation (UEFA) has announced the final schedule of the European Under-21 Championship, which will also feature the young Croatia national team. The U-21 Euros will be played in two parts. The first part, the group competition, is scheduled from March 24 to 31, and the knockout phase will be played from May 31 to June 6. The young Croatia side will play all matches in Group D in Koper. In the first match…

January 14, 2021 - The Croatia handball team will open the World Championships on Friday against Japan for their first step to the gold medal.  While some national teams already had to cancel their appearance at the World Championships in Egypt and the World Handball Federation (IHF) scrambles to find replacements, the Croatia handball team is waiting for the start of the competition. A new round of testing has shown that Croatia has no reason to worry. The complete delegation is negative on both tests that were conducted upon arrival in Egypt. Coach Lino Cervar has one special task until…

January 2021 - A look at what we can expect from the Croatia national team in 2021. Gol.hr reports that 2020 was a challenging year for all European national teams, including Croatia. Namely, our 'Vatreni' played six games in the Nations League in two months alone, and that's not to mention the friendly matches. Overall, Croatia recorded two wins, one draw, and five defeats. Because of these results, it is only logical to expect that Croatia would experience a drop in the official FIFA rankings. At about this time last year, Croatia was the 6th national team in the world,…

January 13, 2021 - Another great recognition for the Croatian footballer: Luka Modric is named the third-best playmaker of the decade.  The International Institute of Football History and Statistics (IFFHHS) named the captain of the Croatia national football team Luka Modric the third-best playmaker from 2011 to 2020, while the title of the best went to Argentine footballer Lionel Messi. Lionel Messi, who was named the best in the IFFHS selection in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019, and was second in 2011, 2014, 2018, and 2020, was named the best playmaker in the last decade. The second in the IFFHS…

January 12, 2021 - Great news from the Antalya Open, as Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic win their first joint doubles title! Croatian tennis players Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic won the doubles title at the ATP tournament in Antalya! In the final, they beat the Croatian-Slovak team of Ivan Dodig and Filip Polasek 6:2, 6:4 in a match that lasted an hour and nine minutes. Mektic and Pavic, who were the first seed of the Antalya tournament, beat Italians Salvatore Carus and Andrea Vavassori 6:1, 6:1 in the semifinals, while the second-seed Dodig and Polasek were better than Frenchman Jeremy…