The 2018 World Cup finalists will be hoping they can go one better this time around. Their biggest strength is midfield, with Luka Modri?, Marcelo Brozovi?, and Mateo Kova?i? capable of dominating possession and the center of the pitch. In addition, Andrej Kramari? had an excellent season for TSG Hoffenheim, scoring 25 goals in 34 appearances. If they can get him firing, they have a good chance of making the later stages.

In the 2020/2021 Champions League Luka Modric showed that he is still very capable of producing big performances at 35-years-old. The country’s most-capped player and the captain is the heartbeat of this side. Fans will be hoping he can lead them into the later stages of the tournament.

Since becoming eligible to compete in Euro 1996, Croatia has only failed to qualify for the tournament once (Euro 2000). In the other 5 European Championship Edition Croatia has passed the Group stage apart from Euro 2004. Their best ever finish came in 1996 and 2008 when they managed to reach Quarter finals.