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Ex-Croatia head coach Slaven Bilic returns to role
Slaven Bilic was hired as head coach of the Croatia national football team on Monday, taking over following Zlatko Dalic's post-World Cup departure.,It will be Bilic's second term in charge of his nation's program after previously coaching them from 2006-12.,"I have the complete confidence in our pl...
Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic steps down
Zlatko Dalic stepped down on Wednesday after nearly nine years as the head coach of the Croatia national team.,Dalic, 59, exited on the heels of the club's 2-1 setback to Portugal in the round of 32 at the World Cup.,Dalic guided Croatia to a runner-up finish at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and a th...
Portugal score late winner, then see Croatia's tying goal waved off
Goncalo Ramos scored the go-ahead goal for Portugal in second-half stoppage time -- then saw a potential equalizer for Croatia overturned by VAR moments later -- as the Portuguese moved on to the World Cup's round of 16 with a 2-1 victory in Toronto on Thursday.,Portugal, who also got a goal from Cr...
Nikola Vlasic's late header lifts Croatia past Ghana to seal 2nd in Group L
PHILADELPHIA -- Nikola Vlasic headed in Luka Modric's 83rd-minute corner to lift Croatia to a 2-1 victory over Ghana on Saturday and a second-place finish in Group L at the World Cup.,Vlasic's perfect finish off the inside of the left post came only 10 minutes after Derrick Luckassen had equalized f...
Croatia hope to discover old World Cup form in crucial match vs. Ghana
PHILADELPHIA -- Croatia probably need a draw on Saturday against Ghana to secure a spot in the last 32, but attacker Ivan Perisic is confident in his side's record against African opposition.,The 2018 runners-up and 2022 third-place finishers have three wins and a draw against African World Cup foes...
Croatia push past Panama 1-0, remain third in Group L
Halftime substitute Ante Budimir scored in the 54th minute and Croatia eliminated Panama from World Cup contention with a tightly fought 1-0 victory in a Group L clash at Toronto on Tuesday.,It was the first World Cup goal for Budimir, 34, and fifth in a competitive fixture for his country, all of t...
England take over in second half to roar past Croatia
Harry Kane scored a first-half brace, Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford added goals after halftime and England kicked off its World Cup with a 4-2 victory over Croatia on Wednesday in an entertaining Group L clash at Arlington, Texas.,The Three Lions earned their third victory in four major intern...
England takes over in second half to roar past Croatia
Harry Kane scored a first-half brace, Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford added goals after halftime and England kicked off its World Cup with a 4-2 victory over Croatia in an entertaining Group L clash at Arlington, Texas.,The Three Lions earned their third victory in four major international tourn...
England seek to exorcise demons in World Cup opener vs. Croatia
England will launch their bid to end a 60-year World Cup title drought on Wednesday when they open Group L play in Arlington, Texas, against a veteran Croatian group looking to run it back one more time.,England's German manager Thomas Tuchel surprised many when his 26-man squad left off players lik...
Tight-knit Croatia squad prepared for another lengthy World Cup run
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Thomas Tuchel's England World Cup squad selections caught much of the footballing world off guard.,That included Croatia defender Kristijan Jakic.,Asked on Thursday to size up his team's first Group L opponent after Croatia arrived at its World Cup base camp in the Washington subu...
Luka Modric headlines Croatia's World Cup roster
Midfielder Luka Modric will compete in his fifth FIFA World Cup this summer as Croatia looks to make another deep challenge for the championship.,Modric, 40, was named to the 26-man preliminary roster for the North American tournament on Monday. He made his World Cup debut in 2006 and helped Croatia...
Brazil, France, others plan pre-World Cup friendlies in U.S.
Trophy contenders Brazil, France, Croatia and Colombia will tune up for this summer's FIFA World Cup in North America by playing friendlies in the United States in March.,The "Road to 26" series of matches announced Thursday will be played in Boston, Orlando, Fla., and the Washington, D.C., area dur...
ATP roundup: Alexander Bublik, Luciano Darderi win titles
Top-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan delivered 26 winners while posting a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Arthur Cazaux on Saturday to win the Generali Open title at Kitzbuehel, Austria.,Bublik, 28, has won eight straight matches and also prevailed in last week's EFG Swiss Open Gstaad. ,On Saturday, Bubl...
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz falls in Washington quarterfinals
Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina pulled off a third-set escape and advanced to the semifinals of the Mubadala Citi DC Open with a 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-5 win over top-seeded Taylor Fritz in Washington on Friday.,The match ended close to 2 a.m. local time.,Fritz served for the match at 5-3 in the third ...
ATP roundup: Arthur Cazaux reaches first career final in Austria
France's Arthur Cazaux took down countryman and sixth seed Arthur Rinderknech 7-5, 6-3 to reach his first ATP final at the Generali Open on Friday in Kitzbuhel, Austria.,Cazaux, 22, fired off eight aces without a double fault and won 31 of 37 first-service points (83.8 percent). Ranked No. 100 in th...
ATP roundup: Ben Shelton cruises into D.C. quarterfinals
No. 4 seed Ben Shelton needed just 61 minutes to defeat Canadian No. 15 Gabriel Diallo 6-3, 6-2 in the Round of 16 at the Mubadala Citi D.C. Open on Thursday in Washington.,Shelton smashed 16 aces and won an impressive 28 of 30 first-service points (93.3 percent) to make the match an open-and-shut c...
ATP roundup: Cameron Norrie knocks out Lorenzo Musetti in D.C.
Cameron Norrie of Great Britain charged back for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 upset of Italian No. 2 seed Lorenzo Musetti in the Round of 32 of the Mubadala Citi D.C. Open on Tuesday in Washington.,Norrie, a five-time ATP titlist and former Wimbledon semifinalist, has slipped to No. 41 in the world rankings, but...
Spain, without Carlos Alcaraz, eliminated from United Cup
Spain fell to 0-2 in group play at the United Cup in Perth, Australia, and was eliminated from the mixed-team competition on Saturday.,Jessica Bouzas Maneiro defeated Greece's Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-1 to give Spain a 1-0 lead, but Stefanos Tsitsipas evened the score with his 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win over Pab...
Serbia wins gold in men's water polo; Americans capture bronze
PARIS -- Serbia extended its reign over Olympic water polo by beating Croatia 13-11 for a third consecutive gold in the men's event on Sunday, the final day of competition in the 2024 Paris Games.,The Balkan battle was spirited and physical, with both teams committing a slew of fouls and occasionall...
Dejan Lovren Suspended For Calling Sergio Ramos, Spain Players "Pussies"
According to the Liverpool Echo, UEFA has suspended Croatia and Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren for one international match because of a postgame Instagram Live rant Lovren went on recently in which he bragged about elbowing Sergio Ramos and called the Spain national team “a bunch of pussies.”...