Dalic leaves as Croatia coach after nine years
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17'
Yellow card RUBEN DIAS (Portugal) is booked by
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53'
Goal Ivan PERISIC (Croatia) scores!!
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Yellow card Luka MODRIC (Croatia) is booked by
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Goal GONCALO RAMOS (Portugal) scores!!
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90'+8'
Yellow card Ivan PERISIC (Croatia) is booked by
Portugal squad
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1 DIOGO COSTA Goalkeeper
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3 RUBEN DIAS Defender
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7 CRISTIANO RONALDO C Forward
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8 BRUNO FERNANDES Midfielder
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13 RENATO VEIGA Defender
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15 JOAO NEVES Midfielder
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17 RAFAEL LEAO Forward
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18 PEDRO NETO Forward
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20 JOAO CANCELO Defender
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23 VITINHA Midfielder
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25 NUNO MENDES Defender
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2 NELSON SEMEDO Defender
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4 TOMAS ARAUJO Defender
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5 DIOGO DALOT Defender
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6 MATHEUS NUNES Midfielder
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9 GONCALO RAMOS Forward
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10 BERNARDO SILVA Midfielder
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11 JOAO FELIX Forward
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12 JOSE SA Goalkeeper
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14 GONCALO INACIO Defender
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16 FRANCISCO TRINCAO Forward
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19 GONCALO GUEDES Forward
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21 RUBEN NEVES Midfielder
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22 RUI SILVA Goalkeeper
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24 SAMU COSTA Defender
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26 FRANCISCO CONCEICAO Forward
Croatia squad
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1 Dominik LIVAKOVIC Goalkeeper
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2 Josip STANISIC Defender
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3 Marin PONGRACIC Defender
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6 Josip SUTALO Defender
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8 Mateo KOVACIC Midfielder
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10 Luka MODRIC C Midfielder
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11 Ante BUDIMIR Forward
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13 Nikola VLASIC Midfielder
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14 Ivan PERISIC Forward
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16 Martin BATURINA Midfielder
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17 Petar SUCIC Midfielder
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4 Josko GVARDIOL Defender
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5 Duje CALETA-CAR Defender
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7 Nikola Moro Midfielder
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9 Andrej KRAMARIC Forward
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12 Ivor PANDUR Goalkeeper
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15 Mario PASALIC Midfielder
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18 Kristijan JAKIC Defender
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19 Toni FRUK Midfielder
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20 Igor MATANOVIC Forward
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21 Luka SUCIC Midfielder
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22 Luka VUSKOVIC Defender
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23 Dominik KOTARSKI Goalkeeper
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24 Marco PASALIC Forward
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25 Martin ERLIC Defender
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26 Petar Musa Forward
Zlatko Dalic has stepped down as Croatia's head coach after nearly nine years in charge, following the team's elimination from the 2026 World Cup by Portugal. The 59-year-old was the country's most successful manager, having led Croatia to the 2018 World Cup final and third place in 2022, making his departure a significant moment as the national side prepares to enter a new era.
Dalic took charge in 2017 and, alongside the tournament runs, guided Croatia to runners-up in the 2023 Nations League, though the side exited Euro 2020 in the last 16 and failed to reach the knockout stage at Euro 2024. At this summer's World Cup, Croatia lost their opener 4-2 to England before beating Panama and Ghana, only for Goncalo Ramos's 94th-minute winner to end their hopes in the first knockout game. The Croatia Football Federation thanked Dalic for the "victories, the achievements… the medals," while 40-year-old captain Luka Modric is also thought to have played his final major tournament.
- Dalic quits as Croatia coach after nine years.
- Portugal knocked Croatia out in the last-16.
- Modric, 40, likely played his final tournament.