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September 4, 2021 - In their second 2022 World Cup qualifier this month, Croatia beats Slovakia 1:0 in Bratislava. After drawing to Russia in Moscow, the Croatia national team met Slovakia in Bratislava as part of the most demanding mini-cycle in these 2022 World Cup qualifications. The starting lineups were released an hour before the match, which saw as many as five changes for Croatia. It was announced that starting goalkeeper Dominik Livaković would not be able to play tonight's match, and is questionable against Slovenia, with Osijek keeper Ivica Ivušić taking his place. Dalić also opted for Ivan Perišić, Andrej…

September 4, 2021 - Deni Černi has secured the shot put bronze medal for Croatia, while Ivan Mikulić will fight for taekwondo gold later today at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo! Three Croatian Paralympians performed at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo today - Zoran Talić in the long jump, Deni Černi in the shot put, and Vladimir Gašpar in the javelin throw. The biggest success was achieved by Černi (28), who won the bronze medal in the F33 category with a result of 11.25! The athletic club OTOS Grubišno Polje member opened the competition with a result of 10.58, then threw 11.01,…

September 3, 2021 - Mario Mandžukić retires from football after 17 years on the pitch. The Croatian footballer announced the news with an emotional post on his Instagram profile today.  Mario Mandžukić announced the end of his playing career on Friday. One of the greatest Croatian footballers of all time said goodbye to his beloved sport after seventeen years on the pitch.  Mario announced the news in an emotional Instagram post on Friday.  "Dear little Mario, While you put on these boots for the first time, you can't even imagine what you will get to experience in football. You'll score…

September 3, 2021 - Croatia has won its 5th medal at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, this time thanks to Mikela Ristoski, who won the bronze medal in the long jump!  Croatian Paralympian Mikela Ristoski won the bronze medal at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, taking third place in the long jump in the T20 category. The Croatian flag bearer at this year's opening ceremony and the defending champion from Rio 2016 jumped 5.46 meters for the bronze medal. The gold medal was won by Poland's Karolina Kucharczyk with a personal record of 6.03 meters. The silver medal went to…

September 3, 2021 - Yet another medal for the Croatia team at the Tokyo Paralympics arrived today, thanks to Paralympic swimmer Dino Sinovčić! Croatia's best paralympic swimmer Dino Sinovčić (29) won the bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke in the S6 category at the Paralympic Games. This is the first swimming medal for Croatia at these Paralympic Games. Sinovčić convincingly won in his qualifying group with a result of 1:16.74, and later in the final, he achieved a time of 1:15.74, which was enough for the bronze medal.  A new world record and the gold medal was won by China's Hongguang…

September 2, 2021 - Croatia Paralympian Ivan Katanušić (30) won the silver medal in the F64 category discus throw at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, achieving the greatest success in his career! The competition was held after heavy rain fell tirelessly throughout the evening. As a result, athletes spent more time clearing the pitching area than concentrating on their throws.  Sandra Perković threw in almost the same conditions during the Olympic Games, but the competition was interrupted for more than half an hour. Not this time. In such almost impossible conditions, the 30-year-old from Imotski, a member of Zagreb's AKOSI…

September 2, 2021 - The U21 Croatia national team defeated Azerbaijan at the start of the U21 Euro qualifiers in Velika Gorica. The U21 Croatia national football team opened a new qualification cycle for the 2023 European Championship with a 2:0 victory against Azerbaijan in Velika Gorica. Croatia led 2:0 with goals by Sučić (10) and Šimić (24), and that result remained until the end. In the second half, Croatia had several good opportunities to increase its lead.  Coach Igor Bišćan has many new and interesting young players at his disposal, such as RB Salzburg player Luka Sučić, who was very…

September 1, 2021 - Russia and Croatia draw in Moscow in the first 2022 World Cup qualifier for the Vatreni this month.  The Croatia national team continued their qualification cycle for the 2022 World Cup against Russia at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Coach Zlatko Dalic faced a problem before the start of the match. Gvardiol, who was supposed to play stopper with Lovren, felt muscle tightening before kick-off. Duje Ćaleta-Car entered the starting lineup instead. Recall, Luka Modrić did not travel with the team to Russia due to an injury.  Lineups Russia: Guilherme; Mario Fernandes, Diveev, Dzhikiya, Karavayev; Kuzyayev, Barinov,…

September 1, 2021 - The Croatia table tennis team of Anđela Mužinić and Helena Dretar Karić failed to qualify for the team competition final at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo after losing to South Korea 0-2 in the semifinal. However, by entering the semifinal, they secured the bronze medal, their second Paralympic medal in their career after winning silver five years ago in Rio de Janeiro, reports HRT. It is the second medal for Croatia in Tokyo after Velimir Šandor's silver in the discus throw. The Tokyo semifinal was a replay of the Rio de Janeiro semifinal. But this time, Mi…

September 1, 2021 - Tickets are on sale today for Croatia's 2022 World Cup qualifier at Poljud against Slovenia on September 7! Following the decision of the Croatian Civil Protection Headquarters from August 30 that public gatherings are still allowed in which only persons with an EU digital COVID certificate participate, the Croatian Football Federation confirms that the Croatia-Slovenia match will be played in the presence of spectators with a valid EU digital COVID and hereby informs the public about the ticket purchasing process. Ticket sales for the qualifying match between Croatia and Slovenia at Poljud Stadium (September 7 at 8:45…