Do not cry, beautiful Croatia!

July 16, 2018 — Croatia’s World Cup feat sent most football oracles and talking heads into tantrums about heart, grit and tantrums about “underdogs.”

They should’ve admitted they haven’t been paying attention.

ZAGREB, July 16, 2018 - Retail sales in Croatia on the days before World Cup matches and on match days increased by between 11 and 15 percent on average, the Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK) said on Monday.

In addition to a large prize given by the FIFA, players and the coaching staff will get a little bit extra from the government.

Follow our live updates of the national team returning to Croatia as World Cup finalists. 

July 16, 2018 - Croatia is a global hit, with record media coverage due to the World Cup. Croatian media monitoring service, Mediatoolkit, has been charting the huge surge of interest. 

Croatia fell to France 4:2 in the World Cup final on Sunday in Moscow.

Based on the celebrations, you would have thought Croatia won the World Cup.

Support for Croatia from all around the world continues to pour in as the country takes on the French.

ZAGREB, July 15, 2018 - Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović met with her Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Sunday before the football World Cup final between Croatia and France.