Croatiaare playing in their third consecutiveWorld Cup and are looking for their first trophy ever. The European team have become a contender in the last editions of the tournament led by extraordinary veteran players like Luka Modric or Ivan Perisic.Qatar 2022hasn’t been the exception and now they’re in the quarterfinals.
The best participation forCroatiacame in 2018 when they reached the final and lost it againstFrance. In 1998, they had a breakthrough performance as third-place withDavor Sukeras their star and the top-scorer of the tournament with six goals.
Croatia survived Group F in the Qatar 2022 World Cup against Belgium, Canada and Morocco. Then, as runner-up, they had to face Japan and eliminated the Asian team in the Round of 16 aftera thrilling penalty shootout. Continue reading to find out what’s their FIFA ranking.
What is the FIFA ranking of Croatia?
Croatia are currently in 12th place in theFIFA World rankingwith 1645points. Though they reached the 2018 final and have remained as a top-contender in Europe, there are many teams ahead of them in the list: Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France, England, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal, Denmark and Germany.
This stat is remarkable considering Italy didn’t qualify for the World Cup and three of those teams were out in the first round of the tournament: Belgium, Denmark and Germany.
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