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Croatia seeking a lift as Romania await [Jan 30, 2012] Playing in their first final tournament in 11 years, hosts Croatia face Romania in their Group A opener with coach Mato Stankovi? confident his players can give the nation a sporting boost. [via YahooNews] More >>

Novak looks to Croatia legacy [Jan 30, 2012] Croatia captain Tihomir Novak is sure the hosts can give a good account of themselves and is keen for his team "to do something that will be remembered in the futsal world". [via YahooNews] More >>

London 2012 - Serbia to meet Denmark in Euro hanball final [Jan 28, 2012] Hosts Serbia reached their first European handball championship final as an independent nation after an absorbing win over Croatia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia hope for happy homecoming [Jan 11, 2012] Croatia will play their first final tournament game in a decade when the hosts kick off UEFA Futsal EURO 2012 this month and coach Mato Stankovi? believes his team can shine. [via YahooNews] More >>

Turkey Vs. Croatia Live, Euro 2012 Qualifying Playoffs: Vedran Corluka Makes It 3 For Croatia [Nov 11, 2011] Well, that's game over. Game overer, at any rate - Croatia are now up 3-0 on aggregate, and if this score stands Turkey are going to have to win by 4-1 in Zagreb to advance to the group stages of the Euro 2012 finals, which is... not happening, based on their performance in this game. Once again, it's the defending which lets the hosts down. Vedran Corluka's run from a simple free kick is ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Turkey 0-3 Croatia [Nov 11, 2011] Croatia all but guaranteed themselves a place at Euro 2012 after hammering hosts Turkey in the first leg of their play-off at the Ataturk Stadium. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia bound for play-offs despite beating Latvia [Oct 11, 2011] 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. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greece and Croatia prepare for potentially decisive duel [Oct 04, 2011] Greece and Croatia go head-to-head at the Group F summit with Slaven Bili?'s side needing victory to book their finals place while the hosts must avoid defeat to remain in contention for top spot. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greece and Croatia prepare for decisive duel [Oct 04, 2011] Greece and Croatia meet at the Group F summit with Slaven Bili?'s side needing victory to book their finals place, while the hosts must avoid defeat to stay in contention for top spot. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia under more pressure than SA [Sep 09, 2011] Croatia will be under more pressure than the hosts in next week?s Davis Cup World Group playoff against South Africa, according to Goran Prpic, the visiting team?s non-playing captain. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia boosted by Belarus victories [Sep 05, 2011] Finals hosts Croatia beat 2010 qualifiers Belarus 4-2 and 4-1 in weekend friendlies ahead of Friday's draw, with Dario Marinovi? and Vedran Mato?evi? among the goals. [via YahooNews] More >>

Futsal EURO finals draw live on UEFA.com [Sep 05, 2011] The UEFA Futsal EURO 2012 finals draw will be streamed live on UEFA.com from Zagreb at 11.30CET on Friday with hosts Croatia and holders Spain joined by ten other contenders. [via YahooNews] More >>

Futsal EURO finals draw live on UEFA.com on Friday [Sep 05, 2011] The UEFA Futsal EURO 2012 finals draw will be streamed live on UEFA.com from Zagreb at 11.30CET on Friday with hosts Croatia and holders Spain joined by ten other contenders. [via YahooNews] More >>

Merkel's tour of Croatia and Serbia to focus on economic ties [Aug 22, 2011] Belgrade and Zagreb are key partners for Germany, even if ties are sometimes complex. Chancellor Angela Merkel has several goals for her trip to Croatia and Serbia, but what do her hosts want and expect from her? [via YahooNews] More >>

Republic of Ireland 0-0 Croatia | International friendly match report [Aug 11, 2011] ? Republic of Ireland 0-0 Croatia The Republic of Ireland extended their unbeaten run to five games after playing out a goalless draw with Croatia in their friendly at the Aviva Stadium on Wednesday night. However, the hosts, who had won their previous four fixtures, were fortunate not to go in a goal down at half-time when Glenn Whelan appeared to bundle over the former Arsenal striker, Eduardo ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Barros goal gives Portugal consolation in Croatia [May 29, 2011] Croatia 0-1 Portugal Filipe Barros found a way past impressive Croatia goalkeeper Simon Sluga to ensure Portugal beat the Group 1 hosts to second place. [via YahooNews] More >>

Belgium win Group 1 early to claim finals return [May 27, 2011] Belgium 3-2 Croatia Marc Van Geersom's side secured first place in Group 1 with a match to spare thanks to Thorgan Hazard's dramatic late winner against the hosts. [via YahooNews] More >>

Belgium book top spot in Group 1 to claim finals return [May 26, 2011] Belgium 3-2 Croatia Marc Van Geersom's side secured first place in Group 1 with a match to spare thanks to Thorgan Hazard's dramatic late winner against the hosts. [via YahooNews] More >>

Seeds announced for Zagreb futsal draw [Feb 28, 2011] The seedings for the UEFA Futsal EURO 2012 finals draw in Zagreb on 9 September have been confirmed with hosts Croatia joined in Pot 1 by holders Spain, Italy and Portugal. [via YahooNews] More >>

Final five complete Croatia lineup [Feb 28, 2011] Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia and Turkey completed the finals lineup on Sunday, joining hosts Croatia, holders Spain, Portugal, Russia, Italy, Azerbaijan and Slovenia. [via YahooNews] More >>