Croatia national football team results (1940–1991)

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Croatia results

This is a list of the Croatia national football team results from 1940 in Yugoslavia up to the country's independence in 1991.

The 1940s matches include four played by the Banovina of Croatia and another fifteen by the Independent State of Croatia. Then, the Socialist Republic of Croatia played a 1956 match against Indonesia.

In the modern era, the nation played three friendly matches under its new name, the Republic of Croatia, shortly before its independence from Yugoslavia, the first being against the United States in 1990.

Key

All matches listed are friendlies. Numbered matches are recognised by FIFA, while non-numbered matches are recognised by the Croatian Football Federation and/or the other team's governing body but not by FIFA.

Match outcomes
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

1940s–1950s

1940: Banovina of Croatia

2 April 1940 (1940-04-02) Friendly Croatia  4–0   Switzerland Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia
 Report Stadium: Igralište Građanskog
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Antun Mlinarić (Croatia)
Assistant referees: Branko Višnjić (Croatia)
21 April 1940 (1940-04-21) Friendly Switzerland  0–1  Croatia Bern, Switzerland
Report
Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Raffaelle Scorzzoni (Italy)
2 May 1940 (1940-05-02) Friendly Hungary  1–0  Croatia Budapest, Hungary
 Report Stadium: Üllői út
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Constantin Rădulescu (Romania)
8 December 1940 (1940-12-08) Friendly Croatia  1–1  Hungary Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia
 Report
Stadium: Igralište Građanskog
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Antun Mlinarić (Croatia)
Assistant referees: Branko Višnjić (Croatia)

1941: Independent State of Croatia

15 June 1941 (1941-06-15) Friendly Germany  5–1  Croatia Vienna, Germany
 Report
Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Adolf Miesz (Germany)
8 September 1941 (1941-09-08) Friendly Slovakia  1–1  Croatia Bratislava, Slovakia
 Report
Stadium: Štadión Pasienky
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alois Beranek (Germany)
28 September 1941 (1941-09-28) Friendly Croatia  5–2  Slovakia Zagreb, Croatia
 Report
Stadium: Igralište Concordije
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Alois Beranek (Germany)

1942: Croatia

17 January 1942 (1942-01-17) Friendly Croatia  0–2  Germany Zagreb, Croatia
23:00 Report
Stadium: Igralište Concordije
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Josef Mohler (Slovakia)
5 April 1942 (1942-04-05) Friendly Italy  4–0  Croatia Genoa, Italy
 Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Helmut Fink (Germany)
Assistant referees: Scotto (Italy)
Assistant referees: Boggetti (Italy)
12 April 1942 (1942-04-12) Friendly Croatia  6–0  Bulgaria Zagreb, Croatia
 Report Stadium: Igralište Concordije
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Josef Mohler (Slovakia)
7 June 1942 (1942-06-07) Friendly Slovakia  1–2  Croatia Bratislava, Slovakia
 Report
Stadium: Štadión Pasienky
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Karl Weimar (Germany)
14 June 1942 (1942-06-14) Friendly Hungary  1–1  Croatia Budapest, Hungary
 Report
Stadium: Üllői út
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Friedrich Müller (Germany)
6 September 1942 (1942-09-06) Friendly Croatia  6–1  Slovakia Zagreb, Croatia
 Report
Stadium: Igralište Concordije
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Todor Atanasov (Bulgaria)
11 October 1942 (1942-10-11) Friendly Romania  2–2  Croatia Bucharest, Romania
 Report
Stadium: ANEF
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Todor Atanasov (Bulgaria)
Assistant referees: Tică Iliescu (Romania)
Assistant referees: Mielu Petrescu (Romania)
31 October 1942 (1942-10-31) Friendly Germany  5–1  Croatia Stuttgart, Germany
23:00
Report
Stadium: Neckarstadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Ferenc Palásti (Hungary)

1943: Independent State of Croatia

4 April 1943 (1943-04-04) Friendly Switzerland  1–0  Croatia Zürich, Switzerland
 Report Stadium: Hardturm
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Generoso Dattilo (Italy)
10 April 1943 (1943-04-10) Friendly Croatia  1–0  Slovakia Zagreb, Croatia
 Report Stadium: Igralište Concordije
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Todor Atanasov (Bulgaria)
6 June 1943 (1943-06-06) Friendly Slovakia  1–3  Croatia Bratislava, Slovakia
 Report
Stadium: Štadión Pasienky
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Peter Kroner (Romania)

1944: Independent State of Croatia

9 April 1944 (1944-04-09) Friendly Croatia  7–3  Slovakia Zagreb, Croatia
 Report
Stadium: Igralište Concordije
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Johann Brandweiner (Germany)

1945: Federal State of Croatia

3 September 1945 (1945-09-03) 1945 Yugoslav Football Tournament Croatia  6–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
16:00
Report
  • Matijašević ?'
 Stadium: 20 Oktobar Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Moni Kario (Football Association of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia)
8 September 1945 (1945-09-08) 1945 Yugoslav Football Tournament Serbia  3–1  Croatia Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
16:00
  • Mitić ?', 90'
  • Jezerkić 71'
 Report
Stadium: 20 Oktobar Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
9 September 1945 (1945-09-09) 1945 Yugoslav Football Tournament Croatia  3–0 Socialist Republic of Serbia Vojvodina Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
14:00
Report Stadium: 20 Oktobar Stadium
Attendance: 15,000

1956: Socialist Republic of Croatia

12 September 1956 (1956-09-12) Friendly Croatia  5–2  Indonesia Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia
 Report
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ezio Damiani (Croatia)
Assistant referees: Antun Marek (Croatia)
Assistant referees: Hermenegildo Kranjc (Croatia)

1990s

1990: Republic of Croatia

17 October 1990 (1990-10-17) Friendly Croatia  2–1  United States Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia
 Report
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Sergio Coppetelli (Italy)
Assistant referees: Dario Boemo (Italy)
Assistant referees: Giancarlo Dal Forno (Italy)
22 December 1990 (1990-12-22) Friendly Croatia  2–0  Romania Rijeka, Croatia, Yugoslavia
 Report
Stadium: Stadion Kantrida
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Gerhard Köpel (Austria)
Assistant referees: Werner Windismann (Austria)
Assistant referees: Karl Hitzenhauer (Austria)

1991: Republic of Croatia

19 June 1991 (1991-06-19) Friendly Slovenia 0–1  Croatia Murska Sobota, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
 Report
Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Igor Bučar (Slovenia)
Assistant referees: Danko Jamšek (Slovenia)
Assistant referees: Zdravko Martun (Slovenia)

Record per opponent

  More wins than losses
  As many wins as losses
  Fewer wins than losses

Only official matches are displayed.

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Bulgaria 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00
 Germany 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 000.00
 Hungary 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 000.00
 Italy 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
 Romania 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
 Slovakia 7 6 1 0 25 9 +16 085.71
 Slovenia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
  Switzerland 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total: 8 teams played 17 8 3 6 37 30 +7 047.06