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Friday, 8 October 2021
Euro 2023 Qualifiers: Croatia U21s Top Norway in Varaždin!
October 8, 2021 - In the third round of the Euro 2023 qualifiers, the Croatia U21 side topped Norway 3:2 in Varaždin, recording their third win in 3 rounds! In its third appearance in Group A of the 2023 European Championship qualifications, the Croatia U21 football team met Norway in Varaždin. After two rounds, the Croatia side collected all six points, just like Norway. The young Croatia team thus achieved its third victory, defeating Norway 3-2 (2-0) in Varaždin on Friday. Lineups: Croatia: Pandur, B.Šutalo, Soldo, Vušković, Čolina, Palaversa, Sučić, J.Šutalo, Marin, Šimić, Kačavenda Norway: Klaesson, Sebulonsen, Heggheim, Daland, Ostrom, Larsen,…
Friday, 8 October 2021
Marko Brkljača Among Best Young Talents in World Football
October 8, 2021 - In this year's Next Generation, a list in which The Guardian carefully selects the 60 best prospects in world football, a Croatian player has stood out and it is 17-year-old Hajduk Split midfielder Marko Brkljača. Every year since 2014, the British medium The Guardian publishes a list called Next Generation, in which 60 young players in world football stand out for their precocious and surprising performance in the minor divisions of their clubs and national teams. Some of them even add minutes with the first team, but the main objective of the list is to recognize the…
Thursday, 7 October 2021
Katarina Krišto Wins Bronze Medal at World Judo Championship
October 7, 2021 - A month after winning a gold medal at the European championship, the Croatian judoka Katarina Krišto wins a bronze medal at the World championship! One of the best competitors in the junior category worldwide, the Croatian judoka managed to prove her potential once more today. After 5 great performances at the World Junior Championship held in Italian Oblia, she managed to continue her medal streak at the biggest competitions. This only secures her first spot in the world rankings for juniors in her weight class, half middleweight (up to 63 kg). The Croatian future judo superstar…
Wednesday, 6 October 2021
PHOTOS: Luka Modrić Returns to Croatia Team ahead of Cyprus and Slovakia
October 6, 2021 - Captain Luka Modrić returns to Croatia for the first time since the EURO 2020 match against Spain! Ahead of the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Cyprus and Slovakia, the Croatia national team held a training, also attended by captain Luka Modrić. reports Gol.hr. Since he missed the September qualifiers, Modrić played his last game in the national team jersey at the European Championship against Spain in June. Goran Stanzl/PIXSELL Everyone could hardly wait for Luka's return to the national team, confirmed by assistant Vedran Ćorluka. Modrić arrived at the national team camp on Monday night, and…
Tuesday, 5 October 2021
2022 European Water Polo Championships in Split: Brilliant Video to Tempt Tourists Next Year
October 5, 2021 - Less than a year away, the 2022 European Water Polo Championships in Split have been announced with a standout video destined to tempt visitors to Croatia next September. At the LEN Congress held in Budapest not so long ago, the Croatian Water Polo Federation presented Split as the host of the next senior European Water Polo Championships in 2022. Along with a presentation by Renato Živković, Secretary-General of the Croatian Water Polo Federation, a promotional short film was presented showcasing the best of Split. "The whole idea behind our project, from idea to realization, is our…
Tuesday, 5 October 2021
RK NEXE Plays in EHF European League Group C!
October 5, 2021 - Handball club NEXE from Našice will play in the EHF European League Group C! Although the impressions have not yet subsided after the NEXE handball team made up for 6 goals against the Danish club Bjerringbro Silkeborg and qualified for the European League, the future is already being planned in Našice. The European League groups have been drawn in Vienna. Slobodan Kadic NEXE was in the last pot this time. Regardless, the draw could have been better. The Našice club is in group C with the German team Magdeburg, French PAUC, Swedish Savehof, Spanish Logron la…
Monday, 4 October 2021
Suspended Referee Ivan Bebek Tells His Side of Hajduk Story
October 4, 2021 - Suspended referee Ivan Bebek tells his side of the story after an audio recording of him insulting Hajduk and a Split journalist. "I have been doing my job conscientiously since day one. Football is my life, and I don’t want anyone to take it away from me for a private message. It was easier for me to bear it after the support that came, just people from Dalmatia. I can say that I was wrong, but what I said at no time was intended for the public," Bebek said. "Mijaukanje (meowing) is a colloquial, benign term I often…
Monday, 4 October 2021
Zlatko Dalić Ahead of Croatia's October World Cup Qualifiers: "We Must Remain Disciplined"
October 4, 2021 - Croatia's October World Cup qualifiers begin on Friday against Cyprus and continue in Osijek against Slovakia next Monday. Coach Zlatko Dalić addressed the press in Zagreb today before the national team gathered to discuss the upcoming cycle. The Croatia national team is gathering in Zagreb ahead of the October World Cup qualifiers. Zlatko Dalić's team will play against Cyprus on Friday and host Slovakia on Monday in Osijek. Dalić has a lot of problems in the Croatia defense due to injuries, reports HRT. "We must continue to be disciplined. We must continue even more seriously, even…
Monday, 4 October 2021
HNL Round 11 Recap: Dinamo Wins 8:0, Osijek and Hajduk Draw a City Garden
October 4, 2021 - The 11th round of the Croatian First League was held from October 1-3, 2021. This round featured a blowout win for Dinamo, the della Učka derby, and Osijek and Hajduk at City Garden Stadium. Here's our HNL round 11 recap. Šibenik v. Gorica (1:2) Šibenik and Gorica opened the 11th round on Friday, October 1, 2021, at Subicevac Stadium in front of 466 spectators. Fruk put Gorica in the lead in the 15th minute and scored again in the 41st for 0:2 at the half. Curic came back for Sibenik in the 66th minute for 1:2, which…
Sunday, 3 October 2021
2021 CRO Race: Stephen Williams Named Overall Winner, Tim van Dijke Wins 6th Stage
October 3, 2021 - Briton Stephen Williams, a member of the Bahrain Victorious team, is the winner of the 2021 CRO Race which ended on Sunday. In the last, sixth stage on the roads of Zagreb County and the capital, from Samobor to Zagreb (157.5 kilometers), Williams took second place behind the Dutchman Tim van Dijke (Jumbo-Visma) and thus defended the leader's red shirt in the overall standings, which he took over with a stage victory in Opatija on Saturday, reports HRT. Up to six kilometers before the finish, Williams could ride comfortably in the main group, but after entering the…
Sunday, 3 October 2021
To Infinity and Beyond: Luka Modrić Real Madrid Contract Extension?
October 3, 2021 - The latest on the Luka Modrić Real Madrid contract extension as Marca reports the Croatia captain could stay at the royal club beyond 2022. Gol.hr reports that Croatia captain Luka Modrić signed with Real until 2022. However, Spanish sports daily Marca wrote in the text entitled "Luka Modrić: To Infinity and Beyond" that he could stay at the club after the summer of 2022, i.e., extend his contract for another year when his current contract expires. "Modrić agreed to a lower salary as he realized his dream and ended his career at the Santiago Bernabeu. However,…
