Czechia 1–2 Croatia
Czechia
1–2HT 0–0
Croatia
Czechia played Croatia in the UEFA Nations League on 26 September 2026 at Sinobo Stadium. The match finished 1–2.
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Goals and cards
- 36'Lukáš Červ — Yellow card
- 47'Luka Modrić (assist by Igor Matanovic)
- 54'Adam Karabec (assist by Adam Hložek)
- 66'Luka Vuskovic — Yellow card
- 77'Marco Pašalić (assist by Ivan Perišić)
Line-ups
Czechia 4-2-3-1
- L. Horníček
- V. Coufal
- R. Hranáč
- Š. Chaloupek
- J. Sláma
- M. Sadílek
- L. Červ
- L. Ambros
- P. Šulc
- A. Karabec
- A. Hložek
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. Kinský
- P. Bucha
- M. Kovář
- A. Král
- O. Kričfaluši
- R. Macek
- M. Radosta
- M. Sáček
- V. Sejk
- M. Šubert
- M. Vitík
- O. Zmrzlý
- COACHES: Santi
Croatia 4-2-3-1
- D. Livaković
- J. Stanišić
- L. Vušković
- J. Gvardiol
- I. Perišić
- L. Modrić
- M. Kovačić
- L. Sučić
- P. Sučić
- F. Ivanović
- I. Matanović
- SUBSTITUTES
- N. Vlašić
- J. Šutalo
- I. Smolčić
- Marco Pasalic
- Mario Pasalic
- I. Pandur
- J. Mišić
- L. Majer
- A. Kramarić
- D. Kotarski
- D. Beljo
- A. Budimir
- COACHES: S. Bilić
Match statistics
| Czechia | Croatia | |
|---|---|---|
| 380 | Accurate passes | 490 |
| 4 | Shots inside box | 12 |
| 1 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 9 | Free kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 2 | Shots off goal | 6 |
| 6 | Offsides | 0 |
| 450 | Total passes | 564 |
| 5 | Total shots | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 1 | Corners | 6 |
| 6 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 44% | Possession | 56% |