#Borna Sosa

Croatia face Brazil in the first quarter-final of this year's World Cup, and it's set to be a cracker at Education City Stadium (kick-off, 3pm GMT). A Seleção managed to top Group G on goal difference ahead of Switzerland, but they then produced their best display of the tournament to beat South Korea 4-1 in the round of 16. Croatia's path to the…

After defeating the Netherlands in the most dramatic quarter-final tie at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Argentina now face the conquerors of Brazil - Croatia - at the Lusail Iconic Stadium in Qatar. Croatia are "living for the moment" as they prepare for a World Cup semi-final against Lionel Messi's Argentina, so says Borna Sosa. Zlatko Dalic's team…

Brazil will look to shake their recent World Cup quarterfinal slump when they face Croatia at the 2022 tournament in Qatar. The Selecao have lost three of their last four World Cup quarterfinal matches, including in 2018 when they fell to Belgium, tasting early elimination. Croatia, the 2018 World Cup runners-up, have been poor so far this…

It is time for the knockout stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup as Japan meets Croatia in the Round of 16 battle on Monday. It's time to continue our World Cup odds series as we make a Japan-Croatia prediction and pick. Japan advanced to the knockout stage after defeating Germany 2-1, falling 1-0 to Costa Rica, and then defeating Spain 2-1. Now, they…

Luka Modric and Chelsea's Mateo Kovacic would star for Croatia in their World Cup Qatar 2022 campaign. Croatia have come to be known as one of the powerhouse in international football by means of sheer will and work ethic as the country of 4 million are not one of the traditional great football nations. Croatia's current side first impressed the…

After yesterday's big shock of Argentina losing to Saudi Arabia, today saw more World Cup favourites kick-off their campaigns against teams they'd be expected to beat. How would they fare? 2018's World Cup finalists Croatia faced a highly-rated Morocco side. Could this be the last hurrah for Croatia's elite - the likes of Modric and Perisic? Five…

Three months before the finals in Qatar, the Moroccan FA took the decision to replace Vahid Halilhodzic with Walid Regragui after months of tension between the former manager and star player, Hakim Ziyech. In part, that change looks to be paying off. Unbeaten in their last four games, Ziyech is stepping up to the plate, while Achraf Hakimi and…

The 2022 World Cup squads are close to being confirmed and we are collating all of them as they are made official. From surprise call-ups to the agony of injury, there has been so much news swirling around which 26 players from each country will be named in their national team squad for the World Cup in Qatar. National team managers have some huge…

Despite only playing competitive matches since 1994, Croatia have enjoyed plenty of success at World Cups. In 1998 they competed in their first tournament, finishing third and providing the tournament top scorer, Davor Suker. Roll forward 20 years and they reached the final in 2018, providing the tournament's best player, Luka Modric. They are the…

One of the game's great midfield talents of this generation, Luka Modric, will play in surely his last Fifa World Cup and lead his Croatia side hoping to replicate the feats of Russia 2018, where they reached the final. Ivan Rakitic is no longer at Modric's side, Sime Vrsaljko has retired and Ante Rebic has been jettisoned from the squad, but…

It's Denmark vs France on Matchday 6 of the UEFA Nations League A Group 1 on Sunday, September 25 in Copenhagen. Kick-off is at 2:45pm ET. For Denmark, the aim is to secure a place in next summer's finals, while France, after a disappointing campaign, is battling to stay in the top tier. But, despite both teams focussing on different ends of the…

Stuttgart are set to play Eintracht Frankfurt at the Mercedes-Benz Arena on Saturday in the Bundesliga. Stuttgart come into this game on the back of a 2-2 draw against Julian Nagelsmann's Bayern Munich in their most recent Bundesliga game. Goals from young French forward Mathys Tel and midfielder Jamal Musiala for Bayern Munich was cancelled out by…