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World Cup runners-up Croatia rounded off a rebuilding mission by booking their place at Euro 2020 with a 3-1 win over Slovakia but they are unlikely to sneak under the radar again at next year's finals.... more »

Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic has withdrawn from the Croatia squad due to an Achilles injury, his club confirmed on Tuesday.... more »

Gareth Bale claimed a point for Wales as they drew 1-1 with World Cup runners-up Croatia on Sunday which left their Euro 2020 qualifying hopes on a knife-edge.... more »

Wales star Gareth Bale admitted he is relieved to be available to face Croatia in Sunday's crucial Euro 2020 qualifier after escaping a red card in Slovakia.... more »

Wales boss Ryan Giggs on Thursday defended his decision to select Tom Lawrence for Euro 2020 qualifiers against Slovakia and Croatia, with the Derby forward due in court on a drink-driving charge.... more »

Croatia suffered a setback in their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Azerbaijan in Baku on Monday.... more »

World Cup runners-up Croatia moved to the top of their Euro 2020 qualifying group as Ivan Perisic starred in a clinical 2-1 victory over Wales in Osijek on Saturday.... more »

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic named two uncapped players in his squad for next month's crucial Euro 2020 qualifier against Wales on Monday as the World Cup runners-up look to react after a shock defeat by Hungary.... more »

The football boots with which Paul Pogba effectively won the World Cup for France last year are to go under the hammer in Paris later this month, Christie's said Monday.... more »

World Cup finalists Croatia slipped to a 2-1 defeat to Hungary in a Euro 2020 Group E qualifier on Sunday when Mate Patkai notched a 76th minute winner in Budapest.... more »

Ryan Giggs is determined to win over his doubters and believes that the 2020 European Championship campaign will define his time as Wales manager.... more »

After Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga refused to be substituted in Sunday's League Cup final, AFP Sport looks at three other infamous in-game refusals:... more »

Harry Kane fired England into the Nations League semi-finals as Gareth Southgate's side scored twice in the last 12 minutes to seal a dramatic 2-1 victory over Croatia on Sunday.... more »

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic said Saturday he was worried his players would still be feeling the effects of their thrilling 3-2 win over Spain when they meet England in a decisive Nations League fixture on Saturday.... more »

Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic has returned to Barcelona with a hamstring strain and will miss the Nations League match against England on Sunday, the club said.... more »

Spain passed up the chance to seal progress to the Nations League finals as they were beaten 3-2 by Croatia on Thursday, undone by a 93rd-minute winner from Tin Jedvaj.... more »

Having finally shaken off their World Cup hangover, finalists Croatia are aiming for their first Nations League victory when they face Spain on Thursday, the side who inflicted a 6-0 drubbing in September.... more »

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic on Friday named a 25-man squad for upcoming UEFA Nations League games against Spain and England, voicing confidence that his World Cup runners-up could achieve their first victory in the tournament.... more »

Gareth Southgate has backed England's young guns to deal with the "strange" situation of playing in an empty stadium when they bid to avenge their World Cup semi-final loss against Croatia.... more »

Just three months on from the bitter disappointment of losing a first World Cup semi-final for 28 years, England visit Croatia on Friday in the Nations League seeking not only revenge, but also a long-term solution to a familiar shortcoming.... more »

Croatia's first fixture back on home soil after reaching the World Cup final should be a homecoming for heroes who defied the odds to carry a nation of just four million to the biggest game in football.... more »