World Cup - Qualification Europe
Featured match
- M. Osmajić 3'
- Nikola Krstović 17'
- Ivan Perišić 37' (pen)
- Kristijan Jakić 72'
- Nikola Vlašić 87'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Croatia beat Montenegro 3-2. Scorers for Montenegro: M. Osmajić 3', Nikola Krstović 17'. Scorers for Croatia: Ivan Perišić 37' (pen), Kristijan Jakić 72', Nikola Vlašić 87'. Croatia won after coming from behind. Croatia had 63% of possession.
Montenegro
Croatia
- Full-time 2 - 3
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87'
Nikola Vlašić 2-3 Goal · Croatia Goal for Croatia! Nikola Vlašić makes it 2-3
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78'
Luka Modrić Out: Ivan Perišić · Croatia Substitution for Croatia: Luka Modrić comes on for Ivan Perišić
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78'
Nikola Šipčić Out: M. Vešović · Montenegro Substitution for Montenegro: Nikola Šipčić comes on for M. Vešović
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77'
Miloš Brnović Out: A. Bulatović · Montenegro Substitution for Montenegro: Miloš Brnović comes on for A. Bulatović
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73'
Kristijan Jakić VAR · Goal confirmed · Croatia VAR review: Goal confirmed
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72'
Kristijan Jakić 2-2 Goal · Croatia Goal! Kristijan Jakić scores for Croatia. It is 2-2
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70'
M. Osmajić Yellow card · Montenegro Yellow card for M. Osmajić (Montenegro)
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62'
Vasilije Adžić Out: S. Lončar · Montenegro Substitution for Montenegro: Vasilije Adžić comes on for S. Lončar
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62'
M. Vukotic Out: S. Jovetić · Montenegro Substitution for Montenegro: M. Vukotic comes on for S. Jovetić
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59'
Petar Musa Out: Igor Matanović · Croatia Substitution for Croatia: Petar Musa comes on for Igor Matanović
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55'
Andrej Kramarić Out: Franjo Ivanović · Croatia Substitution for Croatia: Andrej Kramarić comes on for Franjo Ivanović
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46'
Marin Pongračić Out: Duje Ćaleta-Car · Croatia Substitution for Croatia: Marin Pongračić comes on for Duje Ćaleta-Car
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46'
Josip Stanišić Out: Joško Gvardiol · Croatia Substitution for Croatia: Josip Stanišić comes on for Joško Gvardiol
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46'
M. Perović Out: S. Rubežić · Montenegro Substitution for Montenegro: M. Perović comes on for S. Rubežić
- Half-time 2 - 1
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37'
Ivan Perišić 2-1 Penalty goal · Croatia Goal! Ivan Perišić scores a penalty for Croatia. It is 2-1
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36'
S. Rubežić Yellow card · Montenegro S. Rubežić of Montenegro is booked
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35'
Kristijan Jakić VAR · Penalty confirmed · Croatia VAR review: Penalty confirmed
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30'
S. Lončar Yellow card · Montenegro S. Lončar of Montenegro is booked
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29'
Mario Pašalić Yellow card · Croatia Yellow card for Mario Pašalić (Croatia)
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17'
Nikola Krstović 2-0 Goal · Assist: S. Jovetić · Montenegro S. Jovetić provides, Nikola Krstović finishes for Montenegro (2-0)
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3'
M. Osmajić 1-0 Goal · Montenegro Goal! M. Osmajić scores for Montenegro. It is 1-0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Montenegro
Croatia
LLLWW
Last 5 matches WWDWW
4Position1
9Pts22
1.3Goals scored per match2.6
1.8Goals conceded per match0.5
1Clean sheets6
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Montenegro4-3-1-2
Croatia4-2-3-1
4
6.2
Gvardiol
46'
Joško Gvardiol
- 46'Out
- 46'Out
- 72'Goal
8
7.6
Moro
Nikola Moro
Player profile
15
7.9
Pašalić
29'
Mario Pašalić
- 29'Yellow card
9
7.3
Krstović
17'
Nikola Krstović
- 17'Goal
- 3'Goal
- 70'Yellow card
19
6.5
Lončar
30'62'
S. Lončar
- 30'Yellow card
- 62'Out
- 77'Out
Montenegro4-3-1-2
Coach: Robert Prosinečki
Starting XI
- 13GK I. Nikic 7.0
- 7DF M. Vešović78' 6.3
- 6DF M. Tuci 6.3
- 5DF S. Rubežić36'46' 5.9
- 23DF A. Marušić 6.3
- 8MF Marko Janković 6.9
- 21MF A. Bulatović77' 6.6
- 19MF S. Lončar30'62' 6.5
- 10MF S. Jovetić62' 7.5
- 20FW M. Osmajić3'70' 7.0
- 9FW Nikola Krstović17' 7.3
Substitutes
- 1GK B. Popović
- 12GK D. Petković
- 2DF S. Milic
- 3DF R. Radunović
- 4MF M. Simun
- 11MF M. Vukotic62' 6.2
- 14MF Miloš Brnović77' 6.5
- 15DF Nikola Šipčić78' 6.3
- 16MF M. Perović46' 6.6
- 17MF Vasilije Adžić62' 6.7
- 18FW A. Kostic
- 22FW V. Đukanović
Croatia4-2-3-1
Coach: Zlatko Dalić
Starting XI
- 1GK Dominik Livaković 6.6
- 18DF Kristijan Jakić72' 8.3
- 6DF Josip Šutalo 6.7
- 5DF Duje Ćaleta-Car46' 5.9
- 4DF Joško Gvardiol46' 6.2
- 15MF Mario Pašalić29' 7.9
- 8MF Nikola Moro 7.6
- 20MF Franjo Ivanović55' 6.3
- 13MF Nikola Vlašić87' 7.0
- 14MF Ivan Perišić37'78' 7.3
- 21FW Igor Matanović59' 6.2
Substitutes
- 12GK Ivor Pandur
- 2DF Josip Stanišić46' 7.0
- 3DF Marin Pongračić46' 6.9
- 7FW Marco Pasalic
- 9FW Andrej Kramarić55' 6.9
- 10MF Luka Modrić78' 6.9
- 11FW Petar Musa59' 6.7
- 16FW Mislav Oršić
- 17MF Petar Sučić
- 19MF Toni Fruk
- 22DF Martin Erlić
Montenegro
Croatia
37%
63%
13
Shots
17
5
On target
7
6
Off target
5
5
Corners
3
17
Fouls
16
2
Offsides
0
3
Yellow cards
1
4
Saves
3
285
Passes
488
78%
Pass accuracy
90%
0.95
Expected goals
3.14
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Germany
|
6 | 16 | 3 | 16:3 | +13 | 15 |
| 2 |
Slovakia
|
6 | 6 | 8 | 6:8 | -2 | 12 |
| 3 |
Northern Ireland
|
6 | 7 | 6 | 7:6 | +1 | 9 |
| 4 |
Luxembourg
|
6 | 1 | 13 | 1:13 | -12 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Switzerland
|
6 | 14 | 2 | 14:2 | +12 | 14 |
| 2 |
Kosovo
|
6 | 6 | 5 | 6:5 | +1 | 11 |
| 3 |
Slovenia
|
6 | 3 | 8 | 3:8 | -5 | 4 |
| 4 |
Sweden
|
6 | 4 | 12 | 4:12 | -8 | 2 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group C
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Scotland
|
6 | 13 | 7 | 13:7 | +6 | 13 |
| 2 |
Denmark
|
6 | 16 | 7 | 16:7 | +9 | 11 |
| 3 |
Greece
|
6 | 10 | 12 | 10:12 | -2 | 7 |
| 4 |
Belarus
|
6 | 4 | 17 | 4:17 | -13 | 2 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group D
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
France
|
6 | 16 | 4 | 16:4 | +12 | 16 |
| 2 |
Ukraine
|
6 | 10 | 11 | 10:11 | -1 | 10 |
| 3 |
Iceland
|
6 | 13 | 11 | 13:11 | +2 | 7 |
| 4 |
Azerbaijan
|
6 | 3 | 16 | 3:16 | -13 | 1 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group E
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Spain
|
6 | 21 | 2 | 21:2 | +19 | 16 |
| 2 |
Türkiye
|
6 | 17 | 12 | 17:12 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 |
Georgia
|
6 | 7 | 15 | 7:15 | -8 | 3 |
| 4 |
Bulgaria
|
6 | 3 | 19 | 3:19 | -16 | 3 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group F
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Portugal
|
6 | 20 | 7 | 20:7 | +13 | 13 |
| 2 |
Rep. Of Ireland
|
6 | 9 | 7 | 9:7 | +2 | 10 |
| 3 |
Hungary
|
6 | 11 | 10 | 11:10 | +1 | 8 |
| 4 |
Armenia
|
6 | 3 | 19 | 3:19 | -16 | 3 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group G
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Netherlands
|
8 | 27 | 4 | 27:4 | +23 | 20 |
| 2 |
Poland
|
8 | 14 | 7 | 14:7 | +7 | 17 |
| 3 |
Finland
|
8 | 8 | 14 | 8:14 | -6 | 10 |
| 4 |
Malta
|
8 | 4 | 19 | 4:19 | -15 | 5 |
| 5 |
Lithuania
|
8 | 6 | 15 | 6:15 | -9 | 3 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group H
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Austria
|
8 | 22 | 4 | 22:4 | +18 | 19 |
| 2 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina
|
8 | 17 | 7 | 17:7 | +10 | 17 |
| 3 |
Romania
|
8 | 19 | 10 | 19:10 | +9 | 13 |
| 4 |
Cyprus
|
8 | 11 | 11 | 11:11 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 |
San Marino
|
8 | 2 | 39 | 2:39 | -37 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group I
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norway
|
8 | 37 | 5 | 37:5 | +32 | 24 |
| 2 |
Italy
|
8 | 21 | 12 | 21:12 | +9 | 18 |
| 3 |
Israel
|
8 | 19 | 20 | 19:20 | -1 | 12 |
| 4 |
Estonia
|
8 | 8 | 21 | 8:21 | -13 | 4 |
| 5 |
Moldova
|
8 | 5 | 32 | 5:32 | -27 | 1 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group J
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Belgium
|
8 | 29 | 7 | 29:7 | +22 | 18 |
| 2 |
Wales
|
8 | 21 | 11 | 21:11 | +10 | 16 |
| 3 |
FYR Macedonia
|
8 | 13 | 10 | 13:10 | +3 | 13 |
| 4 |
Kazakhstan
|
8 | 9 | 13 | 9:13 | -4 | 8 |
| 5 |
Liechtenstein
|
8 | 0 | 31 | 0:31 | -31 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group K
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
England
|
8 | 22 | 0 | 22:0 | +22 | 24 |
| 2 |
Albania
|
8 | 7 | 5 | 7:5 | +2 | 14 |
| 3 |
Serbia
|
8 | 9 | 10 | 9:10 | -1 | 13 |
| 4 |
Latvia
|
8 | 5 | 15 | 5:15 | -10 | 5 |
| 5 |
Andorra
|
8 | 3 | 16 | 3:16 | -13 | 1 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group L
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Croatia
|
8 | 26 | 4 | 26:4 | +22 | 22 |
| 2 |
Czechia
|
8 | 18 | 8 | 18:8 | +10 | 16 |
| 3 |
Faroe Islands
|
8 | 11 | 9 | 11:9 | +2 | 12 |
| 4 |
Montenegro
|
8 | 8 | 17 | 8:17 | -9 | 9 |
| 5 |
Gibraltar
|
8 | 3 | 28 | 3:28 | -25 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Montenegro wins0Draws0
Croatia wins1Last meetings
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8 September 2025 · World Cup - Qualification Europe
Croatia
4-0
Montenegro