OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 0
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CRO<strong>AT</strong>IA<br />
Republic of Croatia<br />
Population: 4.3 million<br />
Main language: Croatian<br />
Life expectancy: 77 years<br />
GDP per person: $20500<br />
Capital city: Zagreb<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> COUNTRY PR<strong>OF</strong>ILES<br />
Association founded: 1912<br />
No. footballers / registered: 362,514 / 109,799<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> ranking (Jun-14): 18<br />
Highest <strong>FIFA</strong> ranking: 3 (Jan-99+)<br />
Continental titles: -<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> RECORD<br />
Participations: 4 (1998, 2002, 2006, <strong>2014</strong>)<br />
Best placing: Third 1998<br />
Biggest win: 3-0 v Germany (1998)<br />
Biggest loss: 1-2 v France (1998)<br />
Qualified for <strong>2014</strong> edition as: UEFA play-off winners<br />
(v Iceland)<br />
Australia's record against Croatia (men's)<br />
Team P W D L<br />
Senior 6 2 2 2<br />
Under-23 1 1 0 0<br />
Under-17 1 1 0 0<br />
Group A<br />
DEMOGRAPHIC PR<strong>OF</strong>ILE<br />
Australian residents born in Croatia<br />
Population count (2011 census): 48800<br />
0.9 per cent of overseas-born population<br />
Age range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+<br />
per cent distribution 0.4 3.9 55.5 40.2<br />
Median age: 61.2 years<br />
Sex ratio: 101.5 males per 100 females<br />
Arrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000<br />
per cent distribution 57.9 36.1 6.1<br />
Australian citizenship rate: 96.8 per cent<br />
Main localities of residence: Liverpool (NSW),<br />
St Albans (Vic), Bell Park (Vic)<br />
FORM <strong>GUIDE</strong><br />
14-08-13 Liechtenstein W 3-2 Vaduz<br />
06-09-13 Serbia D 1-1 Belgrade<br />
10-09-13 Korea Republic W 2-1 Jeonju<br />
11-10-13 Belgium L 1-2 Zagreb<br />
15-10-13 Scotland L 0-2 Glasgow<br />
15-11-13 Iceland D 0-0 Reykjavik<br />
19-11-13 Iceland W 2-0 Zagreb<br />
05-03-14 Switzerland D 2-2 St Gall<br />
31-05-14 Mali W 2-1 Osijek<br />
06-06-14 Australia W 1-0 Salvador<br />
No. of matches played 12-06-13 to 12-06-14: 10<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> SQUAD – CRO<strong>AT</strong>IA<br />
# Player Pos Birthdate / Age Height Caps (gls) Club, country<br />
1 Stipe PLETIKOSA GK 08-01-79 / 35 193cm 110 (0) Rostov, Russia<br />
2 Sime VRSALJKO DF 10-01-92 / 22 183cm 6 (0) Genoa, Italy<br />
3 Danijel PRANJIC DF 02-12-81 / 32 172cm 49 (0) Panathinaikos, Greece<br />
4 Ivan PERISIC MF 02-02-89 / 25 187cm 28 (3) VfL Wolfsburg, Germany<br />
5 Vedran CORLUKA DF 05-02-86 / 28 192cm 72 (4) Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia<br />
6 Dejan LOVREN DF 05-07-89 / 24 188cm 24 (2) Southampton, England<br />
7 Ivan RAKITIC MF 10-03-88 / 26 184cm 61 (9) Sevilla, Spain<br />
8 Ognjen VUKOJEVIC MF 20-12-83 / 30 184cm 55 (4) Dynamo Kyiv, Ukraine<br />
9 Nikica JELAVIC FW 27-08-85 / 28 187cm 32 (5) Hull City, England<br />
10 Luka MODRIC MF 09-09-85 / 28 173cm 74 (8) Real Madrid, Spain<br />
11 Darijo SRNA DF 01-05-82 / 32 182cm 111 (21) Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine<br />
12 Oliver ZELENIKA GK 14-05-93 / 21 192cm 0 (0) Lokomotiva Zagreb, Croatia<br />
13 Gordon SCHILDENFELD DF 18-03-85 / 29 191cm 21 (0) Panathinaikos, Greece<br />
14 Marcelo BROZOVIC MF 16-11-92 / 21 180cm 0 (0) Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia<br />
15 Ivan MOCINIC MF 30-04-93 / 21 180cm 0 (0) Rijeka, Croatia<br />
16 Ante REBIC FW 21-09-93 / 20 185cm 4 (1) Fiorentina, Italy<br />
17 Mario MANDZUKIC FW 21-05-86 / 28 188cm 49 (13) Bayern Muenchen, Germany<br />
18 Ivica OLIC FW 14-09-79 / 34 183cm 91 (18) VfL Wolfsburg, Germany<br />
19 SAMMIR MF 23-04-87 / 27 178cm 5 (0) Getafe, Spain<br />
20 Mateo KOVACIC MF 06-05-94 / 20 181cm 9 (0) Internazionale, Italy<br />
21 Domagoj VIDA DF 29-04-89 / 25 184cm 22 (1) Dynamo Kyiv, Ukraine<br />
22 EDUARDO FW 25-02-83 / 31 177cm 62 (29) Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine<br />
23 Danijel SUBASIC GK 27-10-84 / 29 191cm 6 (0) Monaco, France<br />
COACH: Nico Kovac (Croatia) age 42 years<br />
Coach of Croatia since 2013<br />
Previous <strong>FIFA</strong> World Cup experience (as coach): -<br />
Age as at 12-Jun-14, Caps (gls) as at 5-Jun-14<br />
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