Tallest: 2 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 2 · Minute
Croatia's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 62.5% |
| Without them | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Adrian Ilie | Romania | 1 |
| Akira Narahashi | Japan | 1 |
| Andreas Köpke | Germany | 1 |
| Andrew Melville | Wales | 1 |
| Andy Johnson | Wales | 1 |
| Andy Williams | Jamaica | 1 |
| Ariel Ortega | Argentina | 1 |
| Arthur Numan | Netherlands | 1 |
| Bixente Lizarazu | France | 1 |
| Bogdan Stelea | Romania | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 2 Jun 2001 | v San Marino | 4–0 | 3′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2001 |
| 4 Jul 1998 | v Germany | 3–0 | 80′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Quarter-final |
| 29 Oct 1997 | v Ukraine | 2–0 | 49′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1997 |
| 8 Oct 1996 | v Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4–1 | 32′ | — | Winning goal | 2–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1996 |
| 11 Jun 1996 | v Turkey | 1–0 | 86′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 1996 · Group stage |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 21 Aug 2002 | v Wales | 1–1 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 2 Jun 2001 | v San Marino | 4–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2001 |
| 11 Jul 1998 | v Netherlands | 2–1 | came on 79′ | 11 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Third-place play-off |
| 8 Jul 1998 | v France | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Semi-final |
| 4 Jul 1998 | v Germany | 3–0 | started, off 83′ | 83 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Quarter-final |
| 30 Jun 1998 | v Romania | 1–0 | started, off 76′ | 76 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Round of 16 |
| 26 Jun 1998 | v Argentina | 0–1 | came on 46′ | 44 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage |
| 20 Jun 1998 | v Japan | 1–0 | came on 46′ | 44 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage |
| 14 Jun 1998 | v Jamaica | 3–1 | came on 74′ | 16 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage |
| 29 Oct 1997 | v Ukraine | 2–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1997 |
| 8 Oct 1996 | v Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4–1 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1996 |
| 11 Jun 1996 | v Turkey | 1–0 | — | — | 1 | — | UEFA Euro 1996 · Group stage |
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.