The Croatian national team achieved a significant victory over their Czech counterpart, winning 5-1 in the fourth round of the European qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
This victory raised Croatia’s points to 6, placing them second with two matches played, while the Czech Republic remained at 9 points at the top with 4 matches played.
Croatia took the lead through Andrej Kramaric in the 42nd minute, but Czech Republic equalized with a goal from Tomas Soucek in the 58th minute.
Croatia scored its four goals through Luka Modric (penalty), Ivan Perisic, Ante Budimir (penalty), and Andrej Kramaric in the 63rd, 68th, 72nd, and 75th minutes.