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All the latest news headlines relating to the Croatia national football team. Zlatko Kranjcar's team is seeded in the second place of Group F. This section features the latest Croatia news headlines, team news, match reviews, match results & more

Team News and other headlines related to the Croatian national football team efforts for the World Cup 2006 Finals. Zlatko Kranjcar squad are also known as Vatreni, finished third in the 1998 World Cup.

Croatia 2 - 2 Australia - Socceroos Through to Knockout Stages After Goals From Liverpool's Kewell & Craig Moore

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Thu, 22/06/2006 - 21:53.

Croatia and Australia have drawn 2-2 in their World Cup Group F match, with Australia progressing to the knockout rounds and Croatia out of the World Cup Finals...


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Croatia 1 - 1 Australia - Half-Time: Darijo Srna Opens For Vatreni, Craig Moore Equalises From Penalty-Spot

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Thu, 22/06/2006 - 21:05.

Croatia and Australia are drawing 1-1 at half-time in their World Cup Group F match, with Darijo Srna scoring for the Vatreni in the second minute from a stunning free-kick from 25-yards out and Craig Moore from the penalty-spot for the Socceroos...


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Croatia v Australia - Starting Line-Ups - No Major Changes For Hiddink and Kranjcar in a Must Win Match for Croatia

Submitted by Pavlos Skoufis on Thu, 22/06/2006 - 19:13.

Croatia meet with Australia in a match which could give the winning team the ticket to the knockout stages of the 2006 World Cup.


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Croatia v Australia Match Preview - Socceroos Need Draw To Progress, Croatia Without Kovac But Out For Win In World Cup Group F

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Thu, 22/06/2006 - 18:49.

Croatia’s Vatreni face Australia’s Socceroos in their last Group F match in Stüttgart, with both teams in with a chance of making the last sixteen in the World Cup Finals...


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FIFA Clears Australia and Liverpool Striker Harry Kewell

Submitted by Pavlos Skoufis on Tue, 20/06/2006 - 13:03.

FIFA's Disciplinary Committee cleared the Liverpool striker of any wrong-doing, making him available for the crucial Socceroos Group F match against Croatia, which Australia must not lose...


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Liverpool's Harry Kewell Plays Down Referee Incident, Remains a Positive Socceroo After Brazil Match

Submitted by Pavlos Skoufis on Sun, 18/06/2006 - 23:00.

Australia's and Liverpool's striker Harry Kewell played down the aggressive finger-pointing discussion he had with Marcus Merk, after the latter’s final whistle was blown. Kewell remained positive and totally satisfied by the Socceroos performance in their match against World Champions Brazil.


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Full-Time Group F: Japan 0 - 0 Croatia - Both Teams Settle For A Point After Kawaguchi Saves Penalty In First-Half

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Sun, 18/06/2006 - 13:50.

Japan and Croatia have drawn 0-0 in their World Cup Group F encounter in Nüremburg on Sunday. Japanese goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi was on top-form saving a penalty, and denying Croatia on a few occasions in open play...


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Group F Half-Time: Japan 0 - 0 Croatia - Japan's Kawaguchi Makes Penalty Save To Deny Vatreni Opener

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Sun, 18/06/2006 - 12:57.

Japan and Croatia have gone into half-time 0-0 in their World Cup Group F encounter in Nüremburg on Sunday. Japanese goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi was on top-form saving a penalty, and denying Croatia well on a few occasions in open play...


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Japan v Croatia - Starting Line-Ups - No Surprises For Kranjcar, Zico Starts With Kaji and Ogasawara

Submitted by Pavlos Skoufis on Sun, 18/06/2006 - 12:01.

The starting line-ups for the Group F World Cup match between Japan and Croatia. No major changes for Croatia's Kranjcar whose 11 players are pretty constant throughout the World Cup matches, while Ogasawara makes his debut appearance for Japan.


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Correction: World Cup Group F - Brazil 1 - 0 Croatia - Kaka Scores Only Goal - Croatia's Vatreni Press Seleçao

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Tue, 13/06/2006 - 21:59.

Brazil's Seleçao have narrowly beaten Croatia's Vatreni 1-0 in their Group F encounter in Berlin’s Olympiastadion...


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Half Time: Group F - Brazil 1 - 0 Croatia - Kaka Scores After Tentative Start From World Champions

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Tue, 13/06/2006 - 20:52.

Brazil have taken a 1-0 lead into half-time against Croatia in their Group F encounter in Berlin’s Olympiastadion...


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World Cup 2006 - Brazil v Croatia - Line-Ups - No Surprises From Brazil's Parreira, Niko Kranjcar to Start For Croatia

Submitted by Pavlos Skoufis on Tue, 13/06/2006 - 19:21.

Brazil's coach Carlos Alberto Parreira made no surprise inclusions, and Croatia's coach included his son, Niko Kranjcar, in the starting line-up.


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Group F Match Preview - Brazil v Croatia, Ronaldo To Start, Klasnic To Replace Olic

Submitted by Matt Vance on Tue, 13/06/2006 - 14:41.

Brazil and Croatia play each other in the second match of Group F at the Olympiastadion, Berlin, in one of the most eagerly anticipated matches of the group stages...


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Spain 2-1 Croatia - Atletico Madrid's Torres & Getafe Debutante Mariano Pernia On Target

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Thu, 08/06/2006 - 04:01.

Spain’s La Furia Roja have scraped a 2-1 victory over fellow World Cup finalists Croatia in their final warm-up match in the Stade de Geneve on Wednesday...


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UPDATE - Morale Boosting Win As Poland Beat Croatia 1-0

Submitted by Matt Vance on Sat, 03/06/2006 - 20:17.

Poland have beaten fellow World Cup Finalists Croatia with a morale boosting 1-0 victory


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