Croatia

Group L · 2nd · 6 pts

Advancement78%

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WC2026 · NERD

Croatia

WLWLL

Elo rating

Updated · 9/28/2026

Elo rating

1686.1

Global rank

Games counted

League

FIFA World Cup 2026

Stats

Goals / game

1.64

Against / game

1.28

BTTS %

55%

Over 2.5 %

63%

ATS

—

see Intel section below

O/U trend

—

see Intel section below

Qualification scenarios

Team	Status	if W	if D	if L	What they need
England	Win to advance	100%	92%	75%	England need a win against Croatia to clinch advancement.
Croatia	Win + favours	93%	65%	52%	Croatia need a win against England AND favourable results elsewhere to advance.
Ghana	Win + favours	60%	35%	21%	Ghana need a win against Panama AND favourable results elsewhere to advance.
Panama	Win + favours	7%	0%	0%	Panama need a win against Ghana AND favourable results elsewhere to advance.

Upcoming

3 matches

vs England

Jun 17, 8:00 PM

34%30%36%

Lines not posted

vs Panama

Jun 23, 11:00 PM

20%25%55%

Lines not posted

vs Ghana

Jun 27, 9:00 PM

63%23%14%

Lines not posted

Recent form

LLWLWWLWLL

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Result
Oct 3, 2026	UEFA Nations League	vs England	0–7	L
Sep 29, 2026	UEFA Nations League	@ Spain	1–4	L
Sep 26, 2026	UEFA Nations League	@ Czech Republic	2–1	W
Jul 2, 2026	FIFA World Cup 2026	@ Portugal	1–2	L
Jun 27, 2026	FIFA World Cup 2026	vs Ghana	2–1	W
Jun 23, 2026	FIFA World Cup 2026	@ Panama	1–0	W
Jun 17, 2026	FIFA World Cup 2026	@ England	2–4	L
Jun 7, 2026	Friendlies	vs Slovenia	2–1	W
Jun 2, 2026	Friendlies	vs Belgium	0–2	L
Apr 1, 2026	Friendlies	@ Brazil	1–3	L

Head-to-head

vs EnglandRevenge factor

Goals 0–0 all-time

Last meetings

Oct 3, 2026Croatia 0–7 England
Jun 17, 2026England 4–2 Croatia
Jul 11, 2018Croatia 2–1 England

vs Panama

Goals 0–0 all-time

Last meetings

Jun 23, 2026Panama 0–1 Croatia

vs Ghana

Goals 0–0 all-time

Last meetings

Jun 27, 2026Croatia 2–1 Ghana

Squad

26 players

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Golden Boot contributors

Golden Boot

finished · 8/21/2026

#	Player	Team	G	A	Min	Pos
1	Lionel Messi	Argentina	6	0	200	—
2	Kylian Mbappé	France	4	2	266	—
2	Ousmane Dembélé	France	4	1	213	—
2	Vinícius Júnior	Brazil	4	1	261	—
2	Erling Haaland	Norway	4	0	180	—
3	Deniz Undav	Germany	3	2	86	—
3	Johan Manzambi	Switzerland	3	1	129	—
3	Ismaïla Sarr	Senegal	3	1	246	—
3	Brian Brobbey	Netherlands	3	0	161	—
3	Matheus Cunha	Brazil	3	0	169	—

INTEL

ATS splits, recent trends, scheduling notes.

ATS splits

Overall: 9-14-2
Home: 7-3-1
Away: 2-11-1
As favorite: 3-9-2
As underdog: 6-5-0

Trends

ATS L5: 1-0-0
ATS L10: 0-0-0
O/U L5: 1-0-0
O/U L10: 1-0-0

Schedule context

Days rest: 3
Back-to-back: No
Home streak: 1
Away streak: 0

Tournament history

World Cup · 2002–2022

Year	Finish	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2022	Third place	7	2	4	1	8	7	+1
2018	Runners-up	7	4	2	1	14	9	+5
2014	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	6	0
2006	Group stage	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1
2002	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	3	-1

Did you know?

Croatia reached the final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, losing to France 4-2.
source: en.wikipedia.org
Croatia's Luka Modrić won the Golden Ball as the best player at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
source: inside.fifa.com
Croatia finished third in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
source: olympics.com