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 Croatia | Stadion HNK Rijeka - RijekaTuesday 30 March 2021 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Group H - Matchday 3 |  Malta |
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Previous meetings Only this chapter
Head to Head
| Date | Stage reached | Match | Result | Venue | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/10/2015 | QR (GS) | Malta - Croatia | 0-1 | Ta' Qali | Perišić 25 |
| 09/09/2014 | QR (GS) | Croatia - Malta | 2-0 | Zagreb | Modrić 46, Kramarić 81 |
| Date | Stage reached | Match | Result | Venue | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/09/2011 | QR (GS) | Malta - Croatia | 1-3 | Ta' Qali | Mifsud 38; Vukojević 11, Badelj 32, Lovren 68 |
| 17/11/2010 | QR (GS) | Croatia - Malta | 3-0 | Zagreb | Kranjčar 18, 42, N. Kalinić 81 |
| Date | Stage reached | Match | Result | Venue | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/09/2005 | QR (GS) | Malta - Croatia | 1-1 | Ta' Qali | Wellmen 74; Kranjčar 19 |
| 30/03/2005 | QR (GS) | Croatia - Malta | 3-0 | Zagreb | Pršo 24, 35, Tudor 80 |
| Date | Stage reached | Match | Result | Venue | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/08/1999 | PR (GS) | Croatia - Malta | 2-1 | Zagreb | Stanić 34, Soldo 55; Carabott 60 |
| 10/10/1998 | PR (GS) | Malta - Croatia | 1-4 | Ta' Qali | Suda 29; D. Šimić 54, Vugrinec 68, 74, Šuker 81 |
| Qualifying | Final tournament | Total | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
| Pld | W | D | L | Pld | W | D | L | Pld | W | D | L | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| Malta | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
Last updated 30/03/2021 16:12CET
Squad list Only this chapter
| Current season | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qual. | FT | ||||||||||
| No. | Player | DoB | Age | Club | D | Pld | Gls | Pld | Gls | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| - | Lovre Kalinić | 03/04/1990 | 30 | Hajduk Split | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Simon Sluga | 17/03/1993 | 28 | Luton | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Dominik Livaković | 09/01/1995 | 26 | Dinamo Zagreb | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| - | Dejan Lovren | 05/07/1989 | 31 | Zenit | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Domagoj Vida | 29/04/1989 | 31 | Beşiktaş | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Šime Vrsaljko | 10/01/1992 | 29 | Atlético | * | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Duje Ćaleta-Car | 17/09/1996 | 24 | Marseille | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Josip Juranović | 16/08/1995 | 25 | Legia | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Borna Barišić | 10/11/1992 | 28 | Rangers | * | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Dario Melnjak | 31/10/1992 | 28 | Rizespor | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Filip Uremović | 11/02/1997 | 24 | Rubin | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| - | Luka Modrić | 09/09/1985 | 35 | Real Madrid | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Milan Badelj | 25/02/1989 | 32 | Genoa | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Ivan Perišić | 02/02/1989 | 32 | Internazionale | * | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Mateo Kovačić | 06/05/1994 | 26 | Chelsea | * | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Marcelo Brozović | 16/11/1992 | 28 | Internazionale | * | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Mario Pašalić | 09/02/1995 | 26 | Atalanta | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Nikola Vlašić | 04/10/1997 | 23 | CSKA Moskva | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Kristijan Lovrić | 01/12/1995 | 25 | HNK Gorica | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| - | Mislav Oršić | 29/12/1992 | 28 | Dinamo Zagreb | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Ante Budimir | 22/07/1991 | 29 | Osasuna | * | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Josip Brekalo | 23/06/1998 | 22 | Wolfsburg | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coach | |||||||||||
| - | Zlatko Dalić | 26/10/1966 | 54 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Current season | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qual. | FT | ||||||||||
| No. | Player | DoB | Age | Club | D | Pld | Gls | Pld | Gls | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| - | Henry Bonello | 13/10/1988 | 32 | Valletta | * | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Matthew Calleja Cremona | 14/09/1994 | 26 | Hibernians | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Jake Galea | 15/04/1996 | 24 | Sliema | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| - | Andrei Agius | 12/08/1986 | 34 | Hibernians | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Steve Borg | 15/05/1988 | 32 | Gżira | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Zach Muscat | 22/08/1993 | 27 | Casa Pia | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Enrico Pepe | 12/11/1989 | 31 | Birkirkara | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Karl Micallef | 08/09/1996 | 24 | Hamrun | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Kurt Shaw | 01/04/1999 | 21 | Sliema | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| - | Stephen Pisani | 07/08/1992 | 28 | Gżira | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Bjorn Kristensen | 05/04/1993 | 27 | Hibernians | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Ryan Camenzuli | 08/09/1994 | 26 | Floriana | * | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Matthew Guillaumier | 09/04/1998 | 22 | Birkirkara | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Jake Grech | 18/11/1997 | 23 | Hibernians | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Luke Gambin | 16/03/1993 | 28 | Newport | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Nikolai Muscat | 13/07/1996 | 24 | Gżira | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Teddy Teuma | 30/09/1993 | 27 | Union Saint-Gilloise | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| - | Luke Montebello | 13/08/1995 | 25 | Birkirkara | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Juan Corbolan | 03/01/1997 | 24 | Hamrun | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Kyrian Nwoko | 04/07/1997 | 23 | Valletta | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Joseph Mbong | 15/07/1997 | 23 | Hamrun | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Alexander Satariano | 25/10/2001 | 19 | Sliema | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | Paul Mbong | 02/09/2001 | 19 | Birkirkara | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coach | |||||||||||
| - | Devis Mangia | 06/06/1974 | 46 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Last updated 31/03/2021 15:03CET
Match officials Only this chapter
- RefereeLionel Tschudi (SUI)
- Assistant refereesSladan Josipović (SUI) , Matthias Sbrissa (SUI)
- Fourth officialLukas Fähndrich (SUI)
- UEFA DelegatePaolo Rondelli (SMR)
- UEFA Referee observerJørn West Larsen (DEN)
Referee
| Name | Date of birth | UEFA matches | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Tschudi | 20/03/1989 | 0 | 14 |
FIFA Wold Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match
No such matches refereed
Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match
No such matches refereed
Last updated 30/03/2021 15:21CET
Match-by-match lineups Only this chapter
Croatia
FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round
Group H - Group Standings Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Russia 2 2 0 0 5 2 6 Slovenia 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 Croatia 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 Slovakia 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 Cyprus 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 Malta 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 Matchday 1 (24/03/2021)
Slovenia 1-0 Croatia1-0 Lovrić 15Livaković, Vrsaljko, Barišić (46 Oršić), Perišić, Lovren, Kovačić (82 Pašalić), Kramarić (64 Brekalo), Modrić, Brozović, Vlašić (69 Budimir), VidaMatchday 2 (27/03/2021)
Croatia 1-0 Cyprus1-0 Pašalić 40Livaković, Vrsaljko (46 Juranović), Barišić, Perišić (76 Kovačić), Ćaleta-Car, Lovren, Brekalo (66 Vlašić), Modrić, Brozović, Budimir (57 Kramarić), Pašalić (66 Oršić)Matchday 3 (30/03/2021)
Croatia-MaltaMatchday 4 (01/09/2021)
Russia-CroatiaMatchday 5 (04/09/2021)
Slovakia-CroatiaMatchday 6 (07/09/2021)
Croatia-SloveniaMatchday 7 (08/10/2021)
Cyprus-CroatiaMatchday 8 (11/10/2021)
Croatia-SlovakiaMatchday 9 (11/11/2021)
Malta-CroatiaMatchday 10 (14/11/2021)
Croatia-Russia
Malta
FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round
Matchday 1 (24/03/2021)
Malta 1-3 Russia0-1 Dzyuba 23, 0-2 Mário Fernandes 35, 1-2 J. Mbong 56, 1-3 Sobolev 90Bonello, Shaw, Camenzuli (86 Corbolan), S. Borg, Guillaumier, J. Mbong, Montebello (46 Satariano), Agius (88 Nwoko), Teuma, Degabriele (46 P. Mbong), Kristensen (74 S. Pisani)Matchday 2 (27/03/2021)
Slovakia 2-2 Malta0-1 Gambin 16, 0-2 Satariano 20, 1-2 Strelec 49, 2-2 Škriniar 53Bonello, Shaw, Camenzuli, S. Borg, Guillaumier, J. Mbong, P. Mbong (68 Nwoko), Pepe, Teuma (91 Kristensen), Gambin (68 J. Grech), Satariano (79 S. Pisani)Matchday 3 (30/03/2021)
Croatia-MaltaMatchday 4 (01/09/2021)
Malta-CyprusMatchday 5 (04/09/2021)
Slovenia-MaltaMatchday 6 (07/09/2021)
Russia-MaltaMatchday 7 (08/10/2021)
Malta-SloveniaMatchday 8 (11/10/2021)
Cyprus-MaltaMatchday 9 (11/11/2021)
Malta-CroatiaMatchday 10 (14/11/2021)
Malta-Slovakia
Last updated 31/03/2021 12:52CET
Legend
Competitions
Club competitions
- UCL: UEFA Champions League
- ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup
- UEL: UEFA Europa League
- UCUP: UEFA Cup
- UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- SCUP: UEFA Super Cup
- UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
National team competitions
- EURO: UEFA European Football Championship
- WC: FIFA World Cup
- CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup
- FRIE: Friendly internationals
- U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals
- U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship
- U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship
- U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship
- U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship
- WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup
- WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship
Other abbreviations
- (aet): After extra time
- pens: Penalties
- No.: Number
- og: Own goal
- ag: Match decided on away goals
- P: Penalty
- agg: Aggregate
- Pld: Matches played
- AP: Appearances
- Pos.: Position
- Comp.: Competition
- Pts: Points
- D: Drawn
- R: Sent off (straight red card)
- DoB: Date of birth
- Res.: Result
- ET: Extra Time
- sg: Match decided by silver goal
- GA: Goals against
- t: Match decided by toss of a coin
- GF: Goals for
- W: Won
- gg: Match decided by golden goal
- Y: Booked
- L: Lost
- Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards)
- Nat.: Nationality
- N/A: Not applicable
Statistics
- -: Denotes player substituted
- +: Denotes player introduced
- *: Denotes player sent off
- +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted
Squad list
- D: Disciplinary
- *: Misses next match if booked
- S: Suspended
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