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Croatia play-off bound despite win
Croatia must wait to discover whether they will qualify for UEFA EURO 2012 as they will have to contest a play-off after finishing second in Group F despite this evening's victory over Latvia.
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Croatia beats Latvia to at least make Euro playoff
Croatia clinched at least a spot in the playoffs for next year's European Championship by beating Latvia 2-0 Tuesday in their final qualifier thanks to goals from Eduardo da Silva and Mario Mandzukic. Croatia finished second in Group F behind Greece, which rallied late for a 2-1 victory over Georgia, but could qualify as best runner-up depending on results in the later games.
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Croatia bound for play-offs despite beating Latvia
Croatia 2-0 Latvia Eduardo and Mario Mand?uki? scored second-half goals for the hosts, who nonetheless finished runners-up behind Greece in Group F.
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Croatia beats Latvia to at least make Euro playoff (AP)
Croatia clinched at least a spot in the playoffs for next year's European Championship by beating Latvia 2-0 Tuesday in their final qualifier thanks to goals from Eduardo da Silva and Mario Mandzukic. Croatia finished second in Group F behind Greece, which rallied late for a 2-1 victory over Georgia, but could qualify as best runner-up depending on results in the later games.
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Croatia beat Latvia to finish second
Croatia beat Latvia 2-0 in their final Euro 2012 qualifier on Tuesday to finish second in Group F and ensure a place in the playoffs at worst.
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Bilic takes blame as Croatia settle for playoffs
Croatia coach Slaven Bilic on Tuesday said he was to blame for his side's failure to obtain direct qualification for the Euro 2012 finals as they finished second in group F behind Greece.
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Jonathan Wilson: Tensions rise, sparks fly as Greece, Croatia go their separate ways
ATHENS -- Friday should have been a night of triumph for Greece. A 2-0 win over Croatia moved it back to the top of its Euro 2012 qualifying group, and a draw away to Georgia on Tuesday will guarantee the top spot in the group, while Slaven Bilic's Croatian side has to go through a playoff. But the events in the stand that caused the match to be stopped for seven minutes cast a long shadow. None ...
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EU concerned over Croatia?s decision to annul indictments
ZAGREB -- The EU is concerned over Croatia?s decision to annul Serbian indictments for war crimes committed during the 90s war. Brussels has expressed its concern over the proposed bill that should annul all Serbian court decisions regarding Croatian citizens.
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3 killed, 11 injured in fire caused by lightning in Croatia nursing home
ZAGREB, Croatia ? Croatian authorities say three people have been killed and 11 injured when a fire broke out after a lightning struck a nursing home. The incident happened in the northern town of Bjelovar when a storm hit the region after a sudden drop in temperatures that has engulfed much of central and eastern Europe. Read full article >>
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EU concerned over Croatia annulling Serb war crimes rulings
Brussels has voiced to EU-bound Croatia its concern over Zagreb's move to annul all Serbian rulings on Croatian nationals nationals linked to war crimes during the 1990s conflict.
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EU concerned over Croatia annulling Serb war crimes rulings
(ZAGREB ) - Brussels voiced to EU-bound Croatia its concern over Zagreb's move to annul all Serbian rulings on Croatian nationals nationals linked to war crimes during the 1990s conflict, an official said on Sunday.
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Fan trouble halts Greece-Croatia game
The Euro 2012 qualifier between Greece and Croatia was temporarily suspended due to rioting fans.
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3 killed, 11 injured in fire caused by lighting in Croatia nursing home
ZAGREB, Croatia ? Croatian authorities say three people have been killed and 11 injured when a fire broke out after a lighting struck a nursing home. The incident happened in the northern town of Bjelovar when a storm hit the region after a sudden drop in temperatures that has engulfed much of central and eastern Europe. Read full article >>
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3 killed, 11 injured in fire caused by lightning in Croatia nursing home
ZAGREB, Croatia ? Croatian authorities say three people have been killed and 11 injured when a fire broke out after a lightning struck a nursing home. The incident happened in the northern town of Bjelovar when a storm hit the region after a sudden drop in temperatures that has engulfed much of central and eastern Europe. Read full article >>
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Fan trouble halts Greece-Croatia game
The Euro 2012 qualifier between Greece and Croatia was temporarily suspended due to rioting fans.
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Greece beat Croatia 2-0 to top Group F (Reuters)
ATHENS, Oct 7 (Reuters - Greece took pole position for Euro 2012 qualification in Group F by beating Croatia 2-0 on Friday thanks to two second half goals that moved them clear at the top.
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Greece 2 Croatia 0 - Euro 2012 result
Greece 2 Croatia 0 - Euro 2012 qualifying Group F result:
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Greece sink Croatia to seize Group F initiative
Greece 2-0 Croatia Giorgos Samaras and Fanis Gekas weighed in with the goals as the home side leapfrogged their opponents at the Group F summit.
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Greece-Croatia game briefly halted by fan trouble (AP)
The Euro 2012 qualifier between Greece and Croatia was temporarily suspended less than three minutes after kickoff on Friday when over 100 masked individuals entered a stand and attacked the Croatia supporters. The group, some wearing motorcycle helmets, threw flares and at least one petrol bomb in their direction.
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