The head coach of the Croatian national team, Zlatko Dalich, was determined after a draw result with the Czech Republic (0:0) as part of the qualifying stage of the World Cup 2026. Please visit the official UEFA website.

“I said before that this game would not be similar to the previous one (in the first round, Croatia defeated the Czech Republic with a score of 5:1 – approx.. To beat us, the Czechs would need three points. You need to understand that the Czech Republic is a strong team.

We fought the whole match, but nothing was enough for us. We ran into it as much as we could, but it wasn’t enough to overcome.

100th match for the Croatian national team? This means a lot to me, I’m very happy and I want to thank our federation for holding the upcoming match in my home town of Varazdin. I hope that we will take three points against Gibraltar and begin a great victory over the World Championship.

If I started my journey here, I wouldn’t hesitate to reach such a sign. Well, it’s already happened, and I’m already writing with our team. For the rest of our lives, we have discovered a virtual robot. Three sets of medals, entry to two world championships,” said Dalich.

It is significant that the Croatian national team member Zlatko Dalicha became the silver medalist of the ChS-2018, the bronze medalist of the ChS-2022 and a place in the League of Nations-2023.