North Texans who have witnessed Petar Musa's rise to stardom will get to see him on the global stage at Wednesday's match.

Luka Modric’s fifth FIFA World Cup awaits Croatia this summer, a 40-year-old captain still driving the Vatreni’s golden era. The 2018 Ballon d’Or winner holds the country’s caps record at 196. Two more appearances at the tournament would take him ...

This is the third of a six-part series looking at figures who have played a pivotal role in a modern football success story. The first piece, on the rebuilding of Ajax, can be found here. Part two, on Belgium becoming No 1 in the FIFA Rankings is here.

Croatia, who have been one of Europe's most technically gifted and resilient squads for a decade or more, are making their fourth consecutive World Cup tournament appearance and seventh overall since 1998. Croatia’s Vatreni have once again defied the ...

EA FC 26 has simulated England's opening World Cup 2026 fixture against Croatia, and has proven to be spookily accurate

Croatia were runners-up in 2018, and took bronze medals last time out, so had standards to maintain at FIFA World Cup 2026. However, Zlatko Dalić's side, led by captain Luka Modrić, were eliminated by Portugal in the last 32 after taking second spot in ...