Croatia vs Gibraltar, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Croatia

30': Toni Fruk
78': Luka Sucic
90'+6': Martin Erlic

FT
3 - 0

Gibraltar

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Croatia are hosting Gibraltar at Stadion Andjelko Herjavec, Varazdin, Croatia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Offside, Gibraltar. Tjay De Barr is caught offside.
3': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Croatia).
3': Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Dan Bent (Gibraltar).
5': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Attempt blocked. Martin Baturina (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
6': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Tjay De Barr.
7': Attempt missed. Toni Fruk (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
8': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Kian Ronan.
10': Attempt missed. Marco Pasalic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
13': Attempt missed. Lovro Majer (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Domagoj Bradaric with a cross.
14': Offside, Gibraltar. Carlos Richards is caught offside.
16': Attempt saved. Toni Fruk (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jaylan Hankins (Gibraltar). Assisted by Martin Baturina.
17': Foul by Bernardo Lopes (Gibraltar).
17': Toni Fruk (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Offside, Croatia. Domagoj Bradaric is caught offside.
19': Attempt saved. Lovro Majer (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jaylan Hankins (Gibraltar).
19': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Jaylan Hankins.
19': Delay in match because of an injury Jaylan Hankins (Gibraltar).
20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
20': Attempt missed. Franjo Ivanovic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
22': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Bernardo Lopes.
23': Marco Pasalic (Croatia) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Martin Erlic following a corner.
24': Foul by Marco Pasalic (Croatia).
24': Julian Valarino (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Ethan Jolley (Gibraltar).
25': Marin Pongracic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Attempt saved. Franjo Ivanovic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jaylan Hankins (Gibraltar).
27': Attempt missed. Martin Baturina (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Franjo Ivanovic.
28': Foul by Domagoj Bradaric (Croatia).
28': James Scanlon (Gibraltar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28': Attempt missed. Louie Annesley (Gibraltar) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
30': Goal! Croatia 1, Gibraltar 0. Toni Fruk (Croatia) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marco Pasalic with a cross.
31': Delay in match because of an injury Jaylan Hankins (Gibraltar).
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Attempt missed. Marco Pasalic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
35': Foul by Bernardo Lopes (Gibraltar).
35': Martin Baturina (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Attempt missed. Lovro Majer (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
38': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Louie Annesley.
38': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Dan Bent.
42': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by James Scanlon.
42': Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Jolley (Gibraltar).
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Foul by Ethan Jolley (Gibraltar).
45': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar).
45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+3': Foul by Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar).
45'+3': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Croatia 1, Gibraltar 0.
45': Second Half begins Croatia 1, Gibraltar 0.
45': Substitution, Croatia. Luka Sucic replaces Nikola Moro.
46': Attempt missed. Luka Sucic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marco Pasalic.
47': Offside, Croatia. Luka Sucic is caught offside.
49': Attempt missed. Franjo Ivanovic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lovro Majer with a cross.
51': Foul by Martin Baturina (Croatia).
51': Julian Valarino (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Attempt missed. Franjo Ivanovic (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Toni Fruk.
53': Dan Bent (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Toni Fruk (Croatia).
54': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Kian Ronan.
55': Penalty Croatia. Toni Fruk draws a foul in the penalty area.
55': Penalty conceded by Kian Ronan (Gibraltar) after a foul in the penalty area.
56': Penalty saved. Lovro Majer (Croatia) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Jaylan Hankins (Gibraltar).
57': Attempt missed. Franjo Ivanovic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
59': Delay in match because of an injury Marin Pongracic (Croatia).
60': Substitution, Croatia. Josko Gvardiol replaces Marin Pongracic because of an injury.
60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
61': Attempt blocked. Franjo Ivanovic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
61': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Louie Annesley.
62': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Tjay De Barr.
63': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Julian Valarino.
64': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Ethan Jolley.
65': Attempt blocked. Franjo Ivanovic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Baturina with a cross.
65': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Croatia).
65': Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Delay in match because of an injury Jaylan Hankins (Gibraltar).
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Substitution, Gibraltar. Kyle Clinton replaces Jeremy Perera.
68': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Kian Ronan.
69': Substitution, Croatia. Ivan Perisic replaces Martin Baturina.
69': Substitution, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric replaces Franjo Ivanovic.
69': Substitution, Croatia. Luka Modric replaces Mateo Kovacic.
71': Offside, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric is caught offside.
73': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Ethan Jolley.
74': Attempt saved. Marco Pasalic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Jaylan Hankins (Gibraltar). Assisted by Toni Fruk.
74': Offside, Croatia. Lovro Majer is caught offside.
75': Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Jaylan Hankins (Gibraltar). Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
76': Offside, Croatia. Domagoj Bradaric is caught offside.
78': Attempt blocked. Lovro Majer (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domagoj Bradaric with a cross.
78': Goal! Croatia 2, Gibraltar 0. Luka Sucic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
81': Attempt missed. Marco Pasalic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric.
85': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Ethan Jolley.
86': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Domagoj Bradaric.
86': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Bernardo Lopes.
88': Substitution, Gibraltar. Aymen Mouelhi replaces Louie Annesley.
89': Foul by Luka Sucic (Croatia).
89': Kyle Clinton (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Offside, Croatia. Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
90'+3': Substitution, Gibraltar. Liam Jessop replaces James Scanlon.
90'+3': Substitution, Gibraltar. Julian del Rio replaces Tjay De Barr.
90'+4': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Kian Ronan.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.
90'+5': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Kian Ronan.
90'+6': Goal! Croatia 3, Gibraltar 0. Martin Erlic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lovro Majer with a cross following a corner.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Croatia 3, Gibraltar 0.
0': Match ends, Croatia 3, Gibraltar 0.

Statistics

GIB		CRO
7	Fouls	7
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	6
0	Corner Kicks	18
6	Saves	0
19.6	Possession	80.4
1	SHOTS	28
0	ON GOAL	10
0.0	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
91	Accurate Passes	545
162	Passes	613
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	13
0	Crosses	46
0.0	Cross %	0.3
53	Long Balls	43
21	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.4	Long Balls %	0.8
0	Blocked Shots	4
4	Effective Tackles	7
11	Tackles	12
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	1
52	Effective Clearances	5
52	Clearances	5

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Stadion Andjelko Herjavec
Location: Varazdin, Croatia
Attendance: 7,579

WCQ - UEFA Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Croatia	8	+22	22
2	Czechia	8	+10	16
3	Faroe Islands	8	+2	12
4	Montenegro	8	-9	9

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Croatia (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Dominik Kotarski (GK)
5	Martin Erlic
3	Marin Pongracic
6	Domagoj Bradaric
22	Marco Pasalic
16	Martin Baturina
8	Mateo Kovacic
13	Nikola Moro
20	Franjo Ivanovic
19	Toni Fruk
7	Lovro Majer

Croatia Substitutes:

Ivan Perisic, Kristijan Jakic, Mario Pasalic, Luka Modric, Ivica Ivusic, Andrej Kramaric, Luka Sucic, Josko Gvardiol, Dominik Livakovic, Ante Budimir, Petar Sucic, Ivan Smolcic.

Gibraltar (5-4-1)

No.	Name
23	Jaylan Hankins (GK)
6	Bernardo Lopes
5	Louie Annesley
14	Kian Ronan
2	Julian Valarino
3	Ethan Jolley
16	Jeremy Perera
4	Dan Bent
11	Carlos Peliza Richards
8	James Scanlon
7	Tjay De Barr

Gibraltar Substitutes:

Victor Huart, Kyle Clinton, Kevagn Ronco, Liam Jessop, Kai Mauro, Jaron Vinet, Aymen Mouelhi, Julian Del Rio, Dylan Borge, Evan De Haro, Bradley Banda.

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