Croatia Tickets

The FIFA World Cup is set to take place in 2014 and many matches are taking place before and during the tournament. The Croatian national soccer team is set to play in a match that has got fans from the country, and all over the soccer world, eager with anticipation. The team is nicknamed the Vatreni, translated as The Blazers, in English. Croatia is part of the Croatian Football Federation and the UEFA confederation, which covers most European nations and teams. Its head coach is Niko Kovac with Darijo Srna as the captain. Croatia tickets are now on sale for the team's upcoming games.

Croatia is ranked among the world's top twenty teams by FIFA. They went as high as third on the list in January, 1999 which remains their best position till date. Interestingly, the first match the team played was against the US in 1990, in an unofficial game, which it won. Its biggest wins so far have been against the Australian national soccer team, which it defeated by 7–0 and the one against Andorran national team, which it defeated by 7–0 as well. Since 1998, Croatia has played four times in the FIFA World Cup.

In the FIFA World Cup, Croatia has also finished third in what was an exciting World Cup tournament, held in 1998. In Europe, the team has appeared four times in the UEFA European Football Championship and has made it to the Quarterfinals twice; first being in 1996 and second in 2008. The team as it is today was founded in 1991, just before the country's independence, and became a member of UEFA and FIFA by 1993. In just three years, they had qualified for the UEFA Euro 1996, which was their first major international appearance.

Two years later, the team qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time and surprised millions worldwide when it finished third in the global soccer tournament. Even more amazing was the fact that Davor Suker, a member of the team, became the 1998 FIFA World Cup's top scorer and won the World Cup Golden Boot. Since then, Croatia has played in all World Cup tournaments held, except for one. It has also, similarly, played in all but one UEFA European Championships held since.

Today, the team plays its home games at the Maksimir Stadium in the capital city of Zagreb, with some games played at the Poljud Stadium. The team has been awarded the FIFA Best Mover of the Year twice and remains one of only two teams to win it twice. If you wish to catch their upcoming games, get Croatia tickets booked right away.