The Croatian national football team was defeated in the third place match of China Cup after losing to China in a penalty shootout. The game initially ended in 1:1 with goals by Croatia's Ivanušec and China's Jingbin. 

Croatia has lost in the semifinals of the first ever China Cup. Chile will go on to play Iceland in the final. 

The Croatian national football team arrived in China on Monday after a lengthy trip to Nanning for the first ever China Cup. On Wednesday, Croatia will play in the semifinals against Chile.

Croatian national football team will participate in the first edition of the China Cup, to be held in January 2017.