Croatia qualified for the 2006 World Cup Finals on
October 8th, 2005.
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World Cup Appearances:
Germany 2006 is Croatia's 3rd appearance at the World Cup Finals.
Croatia's Best World Cup Performance
Third in France 98.
Croatia Team Hotel
Dorint Bad
Brueckenau:
Heinrich Von Bibra Str 13, Bad Brueckenau.
The Croatia World Cup team have chosen to stay in the Dorint Bad
Brückenau; the historical summer residence of Ludwig I of Bayern (1819-1848). The
hotel, located 70km from Würzburg and 110km from Frankfurt am Main, is set in a beautiful
park.
The German World Cup organisers are expecting up to 30,000 Croatian
guests in Bad Brückenau during the Finals and
will be setting up a large screen for the fans.
Croatia Friendly
Matches
Beat Argentina (3:2), Wednesday 1st March.
(Basle)
Beat Austria (4:1), Tuesday 23rd May. (Vienna)
Croatia
Cruise into Gear.
Drew with Iran (2:2), Sunday 28th May. (Osijek)
Lost to Poland (0:1), Saturday 3rd June.
(Wolfsburg)
Lost to Spain (1:2), Wednesday 7th June.
(Geneva)
Group F
Brazil vs Croatia in Berlin:
Croatia upped their offensive strategy after the hour, caught Brazil napping a few times
but wasted their chances by firing straight at Dida.
Japan vs Croatia in Nürnberg:
After defeats in the opening game, both Japan and Croatia seemed reluctant to take any
early risks. Croatia missed a penalty and hit the crossbar, otherwise they were just as
dismal as Japan.
Croatia vs Australia in Stuttgart:
Croatia twice took the lead, in this crucial runner-up deciding match, but after Australia
levelled for the second time they fell apart disciplinarily; as is often the case when the
stakes are high.
Knockout Stage
Croatia failed to qualify for the Second Round.
Vatreni (Fiery)
Goalkeepers:
1 Stipe Pletikosa (Hajduk Split)
12 Joe Didulica (Austria Vienna)
Tomislav Butina (Club Bruges, Belgium)
Defenders:
3 Josip Simunic (Hertha Berlin, Germany)
4 Robert Kovac (Juventus, Italy)
5 Igor Tudor (Siena, Italy)
7 Dario Simic (AC Milan, Italy)
11 Mario Tokic (Austria Vienna)
13 Stjepan Tomas (Galatasaray, Turkey)
Midfielders:
2 Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine)
6 Jurica Vranjes (Werder Bremen, Germany)
8 Marko Babic (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany)
10 Niko Kovac (Hertha Berlin, Germany)
14 Luka Modric (Dinamo Zagreb)
15 Ivan Leko (Club Bruges, Belgium)
16 Jerko Leko (Dynamo Kiev, Ukraine)
19 Niko Kranjcar (Hajduk Split)
20 Anthony Seric (Panathinaikos, Greece)
Forwards:
9 Dado Prso (Rangers, Scotland)
17 Ivan Klasnic (Werder Bremen, Germany)
21 Bosko Balaban (Club Bruges, Belgium)
18 Ivica Olic (CSKA Moscow, Russia)
22 Ivan Bosnjak (Dinamo Zagreb)
Trainer:
Zlatko Kranjcar.
Players to watch:
2 Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine)
9 Dado Prso (Rangers, Scotland)
17 Ivan Klasnic (Werder Bremen, Germany)
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