Friendly

Croatia 0–1 Poland

Saturday 3 Jun 2006 · Wolfsburg, Germany (neutral)

Croatia0–1Poland

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Smolarek

54′0–1Ebi Smolarek Poland

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Croatia

23Tomislav ButinaGK
3Josip SimunicDF
4Robert KovacDF
7Dario SimicDF ↓87′
2Darijo SrnaMF ↓46′
6Jurica VranjesMF ↓63′
8Marko BabicMF
14Luka ModricMF ↓73′
19Niko KranjcarMF ↓46′
17Ivan KlasnicFW
18Ivica OlicFW ↓46′

Came on

15Ivan LekoMF↑46′
24Marian BuhatMF↑46′
22Ivan BosnjakFW↑46′
16Jerko LekoMF↑63′
21Bosko BalabanFW↑73′
11Mario TokicDF↑87′

Poland

Came on

13Sebastian MilaMF↑63′
5Kamil KosowskiMF↑73′
19Bartosz BosackiDF↑76′
21Ireneusz JelenFW↑83′
18Mariusz LewandowskiDF↑85′
11Grzegorz RasiakFW↑90′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Croatia: 1872 → 1860
Poland: 1808 → 1820

Expected score for Croatia: 59.1% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 7, 1996–2024.

Croatia wins: 4
Draws: 2
Poland wins: 1

Form either side

Croatia

Before

0–2 v South Korea 29 Jan 2006 · Lunar New Year Cup 2006
4–0 v Hong Kong 1 Feb 2006 · Lunar New Year Cup 2006
3–2 v Argentina 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly
4–1 v Austria 23 May 2006 · Friendly
2–2 v Iran 28 May 2006 · Friendly

After

1–2 v Spain 7 Jun 2006 · Friendly
0–1 v Brazil 13 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
0–0 v Japan 18 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
2–2 v Australia 22 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
2–0 v Italy 16 Aug 2006 · Friendly

Poland

Before

0–1 v United States 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly
2–1 v Saudi Arabia 28 Mar 2006 · Friendly
0–1 v Lithuania 2 May 2006 · Friendly
4–0 v Faroe Islands 14 May 2006 · Friendly
1–2 v Colombia 30 May 2006 · Friendly

After

0–2 v Ecuador 9 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
0–1 v Germany 14 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
2–1 v Costa Rica 20 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
0–2 v Denmark 16 Aug 2006 · Friendly
1–3 v Finland 2 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006

Every Croatia v Poland match7

From Croatia's side.


15 Oct 2024	Poland	3–3	Away	UEFA Nations League 2024	—
8 Sep 2024	Poland	1–0	Home	UEFA Nations League 2024	—
16 Jun 2008	Poland	1–0	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2008	Group stage
3 Jun 2006	Poland	0–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
12 Feb 2003	Poland	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
22 Apr 1998	Poland	4–1	Home	Friendly	—
28 Feb 1996	Poland	2–1	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN