Croatia Starting XI vs. Azerbaijan: L. Kalinić – Brekalo, Vida, Ćaleta-Car, Barišić – Modrić, Kovačić, Rakitić – Kramarić, Perišić – Petković       It was a frustrating night for Croatian fans in Zagreb as Maksimir was quiet most of the night. Azerbaijan opened the scoring in the 19th minute and led at Maksimir for 25 minutes before […]

    The first international break of the year is upon us and Croatia will begin their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign against Azerbaijan on Thursday – 3:45PM (ET) kickoff – from Zagreb before heading to Budapest Sunday to take on Hungary. The Azerbaijan match can be see on ESPN3.com in the United States.     With Slovakia and Wales wrapping […]

    Andrej Kramarić scored an easy tap-in for Hoffenheim Sunday in a 1-1 draw against Stuttgart. Kramarić broke the deadlock in the 42nd minute but could have easily had a hat trick in the first half: see highlights here.     Kramarić is sure to start for the Vatreni on Thursday against Azerbaijan as club football takes a back […]

    Another tournament. Another questionable call goes against the Croatians.     Dinamo Zagreb had all to play for in Portugal Thursday night, already defeating Benfica 1-0 last week at Maksimir. A Dinamo away goal would have put the first place Portuguese club on the ropes, as they would have needed a minimum of three goals to progress under […]