The Croatian national football team played their US debut yesterday in a friendly match against Mexico in Los Angeles, California.
In the last match for the Croatian national team of 2016, Croatia defeated Northern Ireland 3:0 in Belfast with just a roster of 16 players, and with no major stars Luka Modrić, Ivan Perišić, Vedran Ćorluka and Ivan Rakitić who received exemption after the victory over Iceland on Saturday.