Croatia national football team results (1940–1991)

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

Record per opponent

Opponent	games played	games won	games drawn	games lost	goals for	goals against	goal difference	win percentage
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
Indonesia	1	1	0	0	5	2	+3	100.00
Italy	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
Romania	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	050.00
Slovakia	7	6	1	0	25	9	+16	085.71
Slovenia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Switzerland	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	066.67
United States	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Total: 10 teams played	23	13	4	6	52	34	+18	056.52

1940s–1950s

1940: Banovina of Croatia

—	Croatia v Switzerland 2 April 1940 (1940-04-02) Friendly Croatia 4–0 Switzerland Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia Matekalo 46' Cimermančić 70', 82' Lešnik 84' Report Stadium: Igralište Građanskog Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi (Italy) Assistant referees: Antun Mlinarić (Croatia) Assistant referees: Branko Višnjić (Croatia)
—	Switzerland v Croatia 21 April 1940 (1940-04-21) Friendly Switzerland 0–1 Croatia Bern, Switzerland Report Jazbec 21' Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Raffaelle Scorzzoni (Italy)
1.	Hungary v Croatia 2 May 1940 (1940-05-02) Friendly Hungary 1–0 Croatia Budapest, Hungary Dudás 86' Report Stadium: Üllői út Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Constantin Rădulescu (Romania)
2.	Croatia v Hungary 8 December 1940 (1940-12-08) Friendly Croatia 1–1 Hungary Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia Wölfl 10' Report Spielmann 26' 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

3.	Germany v Croatia 15 June 1941 (1941-06-15) Friendly Germany 5–1 Croatia Vienna, Germany Lehner 31', 50' (pen.) Walter 65', 80' Wilimowski 70' Report Wölfl 16' Stadium: Praterstadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Adolf Miesz (Germany)
4.	Slovakia v Croatia 8 September 1941 (1941-09-08) Friendly Slovakia 1–1 Croatia Bratislava, Slovakia Vysocký 89' Report Beda 82' Stadium: Štadión Pasienky Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Alois Beranek (Germany)
5.	Croatia v Slovakia 28 September 1941 (1941-09-28) Friendly Croatia 5–2 Slovakia Zagreb, Croatia Pavletić 5', 34' Wölfl 28', 55' Pleše 46' Report Bešina 75' Bolček 88' Stadium: Igralište Concordije Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Alois Beranek (Germany)

1942: Independent State of Croatia

6.	Croatia v Germany 18 January 1942 (1942-01-18) Friendly Croatia 0–2 Germany Zagreb, Croatia Report Brozović 43' (o.g.) Decker 65' Stadium: Igralište Concordije Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Josef Mohler (Slovakia)
7.	Italy v Croatia 5 April 1942 (1942-04-05) Friendly Italy 4–0 Croatia Genoa, Italy Gabetto 55' Ferraris 58' Biavati 63' Gretar 70' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Helmut Fink (Germany) Assistant referees: Scotto (Italy) Assistant referees: Boggetti (Italy)
8.	Croatia v Bulgaria 12 April 1942 (1942-04-12) Friendly Croatia 6–0 Bulgaria Zagreb, Croatia Kacian 20' Wölfl 26', 48' Cimermančić 38' Pleše 71' Antolković 86' Report Stadium: Igralište Concordije Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Josef Mohler (Slovakia)
9.	Slovakia v Croatia 7 June 1942 (1942-06-07) Friendly Slovakia 1–2 Croatia Bratislava, Slovakia Fabián 8' Report Cimermančić 7', 30' Stadium: Štadión Pasienky Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Karl Weimar (Germany)
—	Hungary v Croatia 14 June 1942 (1942-06-14) Friendly Hungary 1–1 Croatia Budapest, Hungary Szusza 60' Report Pleše 78' Kacian  87' Stadium: Üllői út Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Friedrich Müller (Germany)
10.	Croatia v Slovakia 6 September 1942 (1942-09-06) Friendly Croatia 6–1 Slovakia Zagreb, Croatia Wölfl 32' Lešnik 65', 76', 90' Antolković 83' Cimermančić 88' Report Podhradský 81' Fabián 8' Stadium: Igralište Concordije Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Todor Atanasov (Bulgaria)
11.	Romania v Croatia 11 October 1942 (1942-10-11) Friendly Romania 2–2 Croatia Bucharest, Romania Radu 30' Bogdan 70' Report Cimermančić 9' Wölfl 18' Stadium: ANEF Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Todor Atanasov (Bulgaria) Assistant referees: Tică Iliescu (Romania) Assistant referees: Mielu Petrescu (Romania)
12.	Germany v Croatia 1 November 1942 (1942-11-01) Friendly Germany 5–1 Croatia Stuttgart, Germany Janes 20' Walter 43' Wilimowski 57', 69' Klingler 86' Report Wölfl 75' Stadium: Neckarstadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Ferenc Palásti (Hungary)

1943: Independent State of Croatia

13.	Switzerland v Croatia 4 April 1943 (1943-04-04) Friendly Switzerland 1–0 Croatia Zürich, Switzerland Amadò 9' Report Stadium: Hardturm Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Generoso Dattilo (Italy)
14.	Croatia v Slovakia 10 April 1943 (1943-04-10) Friendly Croatia 1–0 Slovakia Zagreb, Croatia Antolković 65' Report Stadium: Igralište Concordije Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Todor Atanasov (Bulgaria)
15.	Slovakia v Croatia 6 June 1943 (1943-06-06) Friendly Slovakia 1–3 Croatia Bratislava, Slovakia Danko 35' Report Kokotović 2', 85' Wölfl 82' Stadium: Štadión Pasienky Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Peter Kroner (Romania)

1944: Independent State of Croatia

16.	Croatia v Slovakia 9 April 1944 (1944-04-09) Friendly Croatia 7–3 Slovakia Zagreb, Croatia Wölfl 8', 19', 76' Lokošek 27' Cimermančić 31' Lešnik 37', 70' Report Arpáš 25', 47' (pen.), 88' Stadium: Igralište Concordije Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Johann Brandweiner (Germany)

1956: Socialist Republic of Croatia

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SR Croatia v Indonesia 12 September 1956 (1956-09-12) Friendly SR Croatia 5–2 Indonesia Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia Matuš 9' Krstulović 13' Rebac 17', 54' Benko 43' Report Tan Liong Houw 24' Aang Witarsa 70' 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

—	Croatia v United States 17 October 1990 (1990-10-17) Friendly Croatia 2–1 United States Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia Asanović 29' Cvjetković 33' Report Murray  36' Shala  40' Balboa  61' Dayak 80' Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Sergio Coppetelli (Italy) Assistant referees: Dario Boemo (Italy) Assistant referees: Giancarlo Dal Forno (Italy)
—	Croatia v Romania 22 December 1990 (1990-12-22) Friendly Croatia 2–0 Romania Rijeka, Croatia, Yugoslavia Peršon  19' Z. Kranjčar 24' Bogdan 49' Report Petrescu  52' Stadium: Stadion Kantrida Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Gerhard Köpel (Austria) Assistant referees: Werner Windismann (Austria) Assistant referees: Karl Hitzenhauer (Austria)

1991: Republic of Croatia

17.

Slovenia v Croatia 19 June 1991 (1991-06-19) Friendly Slovenia 0–1 Croatia Murska Sobota, Slovenia, Yugoslavia Englaro  19' Report Vuković  52' Komljenović 65' Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Igor Bučar (Slovenia) Assistant referees: Danko Jamšek (Slovenia) Assistant referees: Zdravko Martun (Slovenia)

See also

• Croatia national football team results (1991–99)

External links

• Croatia at FIFA.com
• Croatian Football Statistics