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UEFA Nations League logoUEFA Nations LeagueMatchday 1

Czechia vs Croatia 1-2

Czechia flagCzechia

1-2

FT

Croatia flagCroatia
  • Adam Karabec54'
  • Luka Modrić47'
  • Marco Pašalić77'
Kick-off
Sat, 26 Sept 2026 · 18:45 (UTC)
Venue
Sinobo Stadium, Prague
Referee
Simone Sozza

Match timeline

  1. 90+5’Yellow cardCzechia flagCzechiaAlex Král
  2. 88’SubstitutionCroatia flagCroatiaNikola Vlašić ONPetar Sučić OFF
  3. 83’SubstitutionCzechia flagCzechiaOndrej Zmrzly ONJiri Slama OFF
  4. 83’SubstitutionCzechia flagCzechiaVaclav Sejk ONPavel Šulc OFF
  5. 79’VAR checkCzechia flagCzechiaMatej RadostaGoal cancelled
  6. 77’Goal!Croatia flagCroatiaMarco PašalićAssist: Ivan Perišić1 – 2
  7. 76’SubstitutionCroatia flagCroatiaJosip Mišić ONLuka Modrić OFF
  8. 74’SubstitutionCzechia flagCzechiaMartin Šubert ONAdam Karabec OFF
Show 9 earlier events
  1. 67’SubstitutionCzechia flagCzechiaAlex Král ONLukáš Červ OFF
  2. 67’SubstitutionCzechia flagCzechiaMatej Radosta ONLukas Ambros OFF
  3. 66’Yellow cardCroatia flagCroatiaLuka Vuskovic
  4. 63’SubstitutionCroatia flagCroatiaAnte Budimir ONIgor Matanovic OFF
  5. 63’SubstitutionCroatia flagCroatiaMarco Pašalić ONFranjo Ivanovic OFF
  6. 63’SubstitutionCroatia flagCroatiaMario Pašalić ONLuka Sučić OFF
  7. 54’Goal!Czechia flagCzechiaAdam KarabecAssist: Adam Hložek1 – 1
  8. 47’Goal!Croatia flagCroatiaLuka ModrićAssist: Igor Matanovic0 – 1
  9. 36’Yellow cardCzechia flagCzechiaLukáš Červ
  10. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

Czechia flagCzechiaCroatiaCroatia flag
  • 44%Possession56%
  • 5Shots16
  • 2Shots on Target5
  • 1Corners6
  • 6Fouls9
  • 6Offsides0
  • 4Saves1
  • 450Passes564
  • 2Yellow Cards1

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Czechia flagCzechia4 - 3 - 3

  1. 16Horníček
  2. 5Coufal
  3. 4Hranáč
  4. 6Chaloupek
  5. 20Sláma
  6. 12Červ
  7. 15Šulc
  8. 8Sadílek
  9. 9Karabec
  10. 10Hložek
  11. 13Ambros

Substitutions

  1. 67’↑21 A. Král↓12 L. Červ
  2. 67’↑18 M. Radosta↓13 L. Ambros
  3. 74’↑7 M. Šubert↓9 A. Karabec
  4. 83’↑3 O. Zmrzlý↓20 J. Sláma
  5. 83’↑11 V. Sejk↓15 P. Šulc

Unused substitutes 23 A. Kinský, 17 P. Bucha, 1 M. Kovář, 2 O. Kričfaluši, 19 R. Macek, 22 M. Sáček, 14 M. Vitík

Coach Santi

Croatia flagCroatia4 - 2 - 3 - 1

  1. 1Livaković
  2. 2Stanišić
  3. 5Vušković
  4. 4Gvardiol
  5. 14Perišić
  6. 10Modrić
  7. 8Kovačić
  8. 21Sučić
  9. 17Sučić
  10. 16Ivanović
  11. 20Matanović

Substitutions

  1. 63’↑11 A. Budimir↓20 I. Matanović
  2. 63’↑19 Marco Pasalic↓16 F. Ivanović
  3. 63’↑19 Marco Pasalic↓21 L. Sučić
  4. 76’↑22 J. Mišić↓10 L. Modrić
  5. 88’↑13 N. Vlašić↓17 P. Sučić

Unused substitutes 6 J. Šutalo, 3 I. Smolčić, 12 I. Pandur, 7 L. Majer, 9 A. Kramarić, 23 D. Kotarski, 18 D. Beljo

Coach S. Bilić

Match facts

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Matchday 1
Date
Sat, 26 Sept 2026
Kick-off
18:45 (UTC)
Venue
Sinobo Stadium, Prague
Referee
Simone Sozza
Czechia coach
Santi
Croatia coach
S. Bilić

League table

UEFA Nations League · League A - Group C

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Spain crestSpain4400+712
2England crestEngland4301+119
3Croatia crestCroatia4103-103
4Czechia crestCzechia4004-80

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Last 5 matches, all competitions

Czechia flag

Czechia

  1. W
  2. W
  3. L
  4. D
  5. L
Croatia flag

Croatia

  1. W
  2. L
  3. W
  4. W
  5. L

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Last 5 matches, all competitions

Czechia flagCzechia
W-D-L
2-1-2
Scored / match
1.4
Conceded / match
1.6
Croatia flagCroatia
W-D-L
3-0-2
Scored / match
1.6
Conceded / match
1.6

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What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Croatia beat Czechia 2-1 in matchday 1 of the UEFA Nations League at Sinobo Stadium, Prague.

Adam Karabec 54' scored for Czechia, Luka Modrić 47' and Marco Pašalić 77' for Croatia.

Czechia had 44% of the ball to Croatia's 56%; the sides had 5 and 16 shots (2 and 5 on target).

The referee showed 3 yellow cards and no reds.

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Match record

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Matchday 1
Kick-off
Venue
Sinobo Stadium, Prague
Referee
Simone Sozza
Match ID
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17 events

  1. 36’Yellow cardCzechia flagCzechiaLukáš Červ
  2. 47’Goal!Croatia flagCroatiaLuka ModrićAssist: Igor Matanovic0 – 1
  3. 54’Goal!Czechia flagCzechiaAdam KarabecAssist: Adam Hložek1 – 1
  4. 63’SubstitutionCroatia flagCroatiaAnte Budimir ONIgor Matanovic OFF
  5. 63’SubstitutionCroatia flagCroatiaMarco Pašalić ONFranjo Ivanovic OFF
  6. 63’SubstitutionCroatia flagCroatiaMario Pašalić ONLuka Sučić OFF
  7. 66’Yellow cardCroatia flagCroatiaLuka Vuskovic
  8. 67’SubstitutionCzechia flagCzechiaAlex Král ONLukáš Červ OFF
  9. 67’SubstitutionCzechia flagCzechiaMatej Radosta ONLukas Ambros OFF
  10. 74’SubstitutionCzechia flagCzechiaMartin Šubert ONAdam Karabec OFF
  11. 76’SubstitutionCroatia flagCroatiaJosip Mišić ONLuka Modrić OFF
  12. 77’Goal!Croatia flagCroatiaMarco PašalićAssist: Ivan Perišić1 – 2
  13. 79’VAR checkCzechia flagCzechiaMatej RadostaGoal cancelled
  14. 83’SubstitutionCzechia flagCzechiaOndrej Zmrzly ONJiri Slama OFF
  15. 83’SubstitutionCzechia flagCzechiaVaclav Sejk ONPavel Šulc OFF
  16. 88’SubstitutionCroatia flagCroatiaNikola Vlašić ONPetar Sučić OFF
  17. 90+5’Yellow cardCzechia flagCzechiaAlex Král