Tallest: 2 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 4 · Minute
Croatia's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 25% |
| Without them | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Agustín Delgado | Ecuador | 1 |
| Alessandro Nesta | Italy | 1 |
| Álex Aguinaga | Ecuador | 1 |
| Alfonso Obregón | Ecuador | 1 |
| Augusto Porozo | Ecuador | 1 |
| Braulio Luna | Mexico | 1 |
| Carlos Tenorio | Ecuador | 1 |
| Christian Panucci | Italy | 1 |
| Christian Vieri | Italy | 1 |
| Cléber Chalá | Ecuador | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 6 Oct 2001 | v Belgium | 1–0 | 75′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2001 |
| 11 Oct 2000 | v Scotland | 1–1 | 16′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2000 |
| 9 Oct 1999 | v Serbia | 2–2 | 20′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | UEFA Euro qualification 1999 |
| 15 Nov 1997 | v Ukraine | 1–1 | 27′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1997 |
| 11 Oct 1997 | v Slovenia | 3–1 | 50′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1997 |
| 8 Oct 1996 | v Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4–1 | 85′ | — | Extended lead | 4–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1996 |
| 8 Oct 1996 | v Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4–1 | 64′ | — | Extended lead | 3–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1996 |
| 3 Sep 1995 | v Estonia | 7–1 | 29′ | — | Extended lead | 3–1 | UEFA Euro qualification 1995 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 12 Oct 2002 | v Bulgaria | 0–2 | started, off 70′ | 70 | — | — | UEFA Euro qualification 2002 |
| 13 Jun 2002 | v Ecuador | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage |
| 8 Jun 2002 | v Italy | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage |
| 3 Jun 2002 | v Mexico | 0–1 | started, off 67′ | 67 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage |
| 6 Oct 2001 | v Belgium | 1–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2001 |
| 11 Oct 2000 | v Scotland | 1–1 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2000 |
| 9 Oct 1999 | v Serbia | 2–2 | — | — | 1 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1999 |
| 15 Nov 1997 | v Ukraine | 1–1 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1997 |
| 11 Oct 1997 | v Slovenia | 3–1 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1997 |
| 8 Oct 1996 | v Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4–1 | — | — | 2 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1996 |
| 3 Sep 1995 | v Estonia | 7–1 | — | — | 1 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1995 |
Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.