Croatia vs Cyprus

WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage 27 Mar 2021, 17:00
Croatia
Croatia
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Cyprus
Cyprus
🏟 Stadion HNK Rijeka (Rijeka) 👤 K. Tohver Round 2

Match report

Croatia edged past Cyprus 1-0 in the WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage on 27 March 2021.

Croatia dominated possession with 68% of the ball and had 17 shots to Cyprus' 3.

The match was played at Stadion HNK Rijeka (Rijeka), with K. Tohver in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 68% - 32% Shots 17 - 3 On target 3 - 2 Corners 7 - 0 Fouls 12 - 7 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Borna Barišić
Croatia · captained the side
8 Luka Modrić 107 passes (85% accurate)
8 Chambos Kyriakou captained the side
7 Mario Pašalić 1 goal
7 Dominik Livaković captained the side
Match statistics
17 Shots Total 3
3 Shots On Goal 2
11 Shots Off Goal 1
3 Shots Blocked 0
8 Shots Inside Box 1
9 Shots Outside Box 2
12 Fouls 7
7 Corners 0
3 Offsides 3
68% Ball Possession 32%
3 Yellow Cards 0
2 Saves 2
677 Passes Total 322
576 Passes Accurate 222
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Croatia · 4-4-2
1 D. Livaković
2 Š. Vrsaljko 6 D. Lovren 5 D. Ćaleta-Car 3 B. Barišić
10 L. Modrić 11 M. Brozović 7 J. Brekalo 15 M. Pašalić
4 I. Perišić 14 A. Budimir
Cyprus · 4-4-2
12 D. Dimitriou
13 I. Kousoulos 16 C. Sotiriou 19 K. Laifis 2 P. Psaltis
18 K. Artymatas 8 C. Kyriakou 4 N. Ioannou 21 M. Tzionis
9 M. Ilia 23 I. Pittas
Croatia
Coach
Z. Dalić
Substitutes
  • 23 Simon Sluga
  • 12 Lovre Kalinić
  • 20 Josip Juranović
  • 21 Domagoj Vida
  • 22 Dario Melnjak
  • 16 Filip Uremović
  • 18 Mislav Oršić
  • 8 Mateo Kovačić
  • 13 Nikola Vlašić
  • 19 Milan Badelj
  • 17 Kristijan Lovrić
  • 9 Andrej Kramarić
Cyprus
Coach
N. Kostenoglou
Substitutes
  • 22 Neofytos Michael
  • 1 Constantinos Panagi
  • 3 Stelios Andreou
  • 5 Fanos Katelaris
  • 11 Andreas Avraam
  • 20 Grigoris Kastanos
  • 6 Alexander Gogić
  • 15 Fotis Papoulis
  • 17 Loizos Loizou
  • 7 Minas Antoniou
  • 14 Onisiforos Roussias
  • 10 Pieros Sotiriou
Substitutions
  • 39' ↑ Neofytos Michael ↓ Dimitris Dimitriou Cyprus
  • 46' ↑ Josip Juranović ↓ Šime Vrsaljko Croatia
  • 46' ↑ Pieros Sotiriou ↓ Marios Ilia Cyprus
  • 57' ↑ Andrej Kramarić ↓ Ante Budimir Croatia
  • 66' ↑ Nikola Vlašić ↓ Josip Brekalo Croatia
  • 66' ↑ Mislav Oršić ↓ Mario Pašalić Croatia
  • 67' ↑ Fotis Papoulis ↓ Marinos Tzionis Cyprus
  • 67' ↑ Grigoris Kastanos ↓ Kostakis Artymatas Cyprus
  • 77' ↑ Mateo Kovačić ↓ Ivan Perišić Croatia
  • 82' ↑ Stelios Andreou ↓ Konstantinos Laifis Cyprus
Cards
  • 48' Duje Ćaleta-Car Croatia
  • 69' Ivan Perišić Croatia
  • 90+3' Mateo Kovačić Croatia
Head-to-head
Croatia 2 0 draws 0 Cyprus
2021-10-08 Cyprus vs Croatia 0 - 3
2021-03-27 Croatia vs Cyprus 1 - 0
Recent form
Croatia D D D W W
Cyprus D L L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Croatia vs Cyprus?
Croatia won 1-0 against Cyprus on 27 March 2021.
Who won Croatia vs Cyprus?
Croatia won the match 1-0.
Where was Croatia vs Cyprus played?
The match was played at Stadion HNK Rijeka (Rijeka).
Who had more possession in Croatia vs Cyprus?
Croatia had 68% of possession, compared to 32% for the other side.