Mattia Zaccagni came off the bench to fire a superb equaliser in the last minute of added-time and snatch Italy a 1-1 draw with Croatia to send the holders through to the knockout stage of Euro 2024. Just moments after seeing his second-half penalty saved, Luka Modric fired Croatia ahead from close range in the […]
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Klaus Gjasula goes from zero to hero as Albania snatch late draw against Croatia
Klaus Gjasula struck five minutes into stoppage time to rescue a 2-2 draw for Albania against Croatia in Hamburg and keep alive their hopes of reaching the Euro 2024 knockout stages. The 2022 World Cup semi-finalists looked to have secured a fine comeback win after Andrej Kramaric scored in the 74th minute to cancel out […]
Zlatko Dalic expects more from Croatia against Albania
Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic has vowed to take nothing for granted as his side bid to belatedly kick-start their Euro 2024 campaign against Albania in Hamburg. An opening 3-0 defeat to Spain in Group B has raised the stakes for Dalic’s men with a final group game against favourites Italy still to come. But […]
Scotland and Croatia bid to bounce back
Scotland return to Group A action against Switzerland in Cologne on Wednesday night in need of a response after being thrashed by Germany in their Euro 2024 opener. The hosts, meanwhile, can secure their own place in the knockout stage when they take on Hungary in Stuttgart. Elsewhere on Wednesday afternoon, Croatia will be looking […]
Spain lay down early marker at Euro 2024 with impressive win over Croatia
Spain got their Euro 2024 campaign off to an impressive start with a 3-0 win over Croatia in Berlin. Captain Alvaro Morata set La Roja on their way in Group B with a low finish after 29 minutes before Fabian Ruiz soon doubled the lead after some quick footwork inside the Croatia penalty area. Dani […]
Fire at a marina in Croatia destroys 22 boats but no injuries reported
A fire at a marina in north-western Croatia early on Wednesday destroyed 22 boats and caused huge damage, but no injuries. An investigation is under way to determine what caused the fire at the marina in Medulin, a small town on the Istrian peninsula that is popular with tourists in the northern part of the […]
Croatia conservative leader appointed as prime minister-designate for third term
Croatian conservative leader Andrej Plenkovic was formally appointed as prime minister-designate on Friday for a third consecutive term after he forged an alliance with a right wing party following an inconclusive election. Mr Plenkovic’s ruling Croatian Democratic Union won the most votes at last month’s parliamentary vote in the European Union nation, but not enough […]
Croatia votes in election showdown between president and prime minister
Croatians are voting in a parliamentary election following a campaign centred on a bitter rivalry between the president and prime minister that has sparked a political crisis in the small European Union and Nato member. Wednesday’s ballot pits the ruling conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic against an alliance of […]
Croatia votes in a parliamentary election that’s a showdown between its president and prime minister
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia is voting Wednesday in a parliamentary election after a campaign centered on a bitter rivalry between the president and prime minister that has sparked a political crisis in the small European Union and NATO member. The ballot pits the ruling conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) led by Prime Minister Andrej […]
Croatia holds a parliamentary election Wednesday after dirty campaign involving top officials
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia holds an early parliamentary election Wednesday following a campaign that was marked by heated exchanges between the country’s two top officials, creating a political crisis in the Balkan country that is a European Union and NATO member. The ballot will pit the ruling conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) led by […]
Labour crunch forces Croatia to open doors to Asian workforce
Durga Phuyal had hoped to start anew when she landed in Croatia, but the Nepali migrant faced an uphill battle to adjust to life in the Balkan country. Phuyal is among the tens of thousands of migrants who have flocked to Croatia from as far afield as Asia, as the small EU country desperately tries […]