FIFA World Cup qualification 2013

Wales 1–2 Croatia

Tuesday 26 Mar 2013 · Swansea, Wales

Wales1–2Croatia

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Bale Lovren Eduardo

21′1–0Gareth Bale Wales · penalty
77′1–1Dejan Lovren Croatia
87′1–2Eduardo Croatia

Line-ups

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

Wales

Came on

16Jazz Richards↑64′
17Simon Church↑83′

Croatia

Came on

13Gordon Schildenfeld↑45′
4Mateo Kovacic↑61′
18Ivica Olic↑73′

Elo

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

Wales: 1630 → 1620
Croatia: 1925 → 1935

Expected score for Wales: 24.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 8, 2002–2023.

Wales wins: 1
Draws: 3
Croatia wins: 4

Form either side

Wales

Before

1–6 v Serbia 11 Sep 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
2–1 v Scotland 12 Oct 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
0–2 v Croatia 16 Oct 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
2–1 v Austria 6 Feb 2013 · Friendly
2–1 v Scotland 22 Mar 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013

After

0–0 v Republic of Ireland 14 Aug 2013 · Friendly
1–2 v North Macedonia 6 Sep 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
0–3 v Serbia 10 Sep 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
1–0 v North Macedonia 11 Oct 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
1–1 v Belgium 15 Oct 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013

Croatia

Before

1–1 v Belgium 11 Sep 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
2–1 v North Macedonia 12 Oct 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
2–0 v Wales 16 Oct 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
4–0 v South Korea 6 Feb 2013 · Friendly
2–0 v Serbia 22 Mar 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013

After

0–1 v Scotland 7 Jun 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
0–1 v Portugal 10 Jun 2013 · Friendly
3–2 v Liechtenstein 14 Aug 2013 · Friendly
1–1 v Serbia 6 Sep 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
2–1 v South Korea 10 Sep 2013 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Wales

2–1 v Scotland 22 Mar 2013
1–2 v Croatia 26 Mar 2013
1–2 v North Macedonia 6 Sep 2013
0–3 v Serbia 10 Sep 2013
1–0 v North Macedonia 11 Oct 2013
1–1 v Belgium 15 Oct 2013

Croatia

2–0 v Serbia 22 Mar 2013
2–1 v Wales 26 Mar 2013
0–1 v Scotland 7 Jun 2013
1–1 v Serbia 6 Sep 2013
1–2 v Belgium 11 Oct 2013
0–2 v Scotland 15 Oct 2013
0–0 v Iceland 15 Nov 2013
2–0 v Iceland 19 Nov 2013

Every Wales v Croatia match8

From Wales's side.


15 Oct 2023	Croatia	2–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2023	—
25 Mar 2023	Croatia	1–1	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2023	—
13 Oct 2019	Croatia	1–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2019	—
8 Jun 2019	Croatia	1–2	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2019	—
26 Mar 2013	Croatia	1–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2013	—
16 Oct 2012	Croatia	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2012	—
23 May 2010	Croatia	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
21 Aug 2002	Croatia	1–1	Away	Friendly	—

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