UEFA Nations League | League A Matchday 1 | 2026-09-27 03:45 JST
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47' L. Modrić 77' Marco Pašalić
Match summary Czech Republic took on Croatia in the UEFA Nations League League A Matchday 1 on September 27. Croatia edged a close game against Czech Republic, 2-1. It was 0-0 at half-time. In the second half, Croatia scored 2 and Czech Republic scored 1, with Croatia coming out on top.
Croatia controlled the game with 56% possession and 16 shots (5 for their opponents). Croatia scored 2 from 5 shots on target. Yellow cards: Czech Republic 2, Croatia 1.
Team stats 0.92 Expected goals (xG) 1.84
0.45 Goals prevented (xG) 0.45
View as table Czech Republic Stat Croatia 44% Possession 56% 0.92 Expected goals (xG) 1.84 5 Shots 16 2 Shots on target 5 2 Shots off target 6 1 Blocked shots 5 4 Shots inside the box 12 1 Shots outside the box 4 1 Corner kicks 6 6 Offsides 0 6 Fouls 9 450 Passes 564 380 Accurate passes 489 84% Pass accuracy 87% 4 Goalkeeper saves 1 0.45 Goals prevented (xG) 0.45 2 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Simone Sozza, Italy
Player stats Czech Republic Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK L. Horníček 0 38(81%) 0 0 0 7 90 DF V. Coufal 0 3(75%) 1 1 43(93%) 0 1 0 1 6.9 90 1 1 9(6) DF R. Hranáč 1 1 0 1 2 52(91%) 0 0 0 1 7.7 90 1 5(2) DF Š. Chaloupek 0 2 1 54(83%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 1 11(6) DF J. Sláma 0 1(100%) 26(81%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 83 1 2(1) MF M. Sadílek 0 49(88%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.3 90 3(2) MF L. Červ 0 1 22(81%) 0 1 0 1 2 6.3 67 6(3) MF L. Ambros 0 1(50%) 14(70%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.3 67 6(3) MF P. Šulc 0 21(81%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 83 2 4(1) MF A. Karabec 1 1 1 1 18(72%) 0 0 0 7.2 74 1 3(1) FW A. Hložek 1 0 2(100%) 19(86%) 1 0 0 1 7 90 1 8(5) MF Matej Radosta 1 0 4(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 23 MF A. Král 0 11(92%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.3 23 2 2(1) MF Martin Šubert 0 1(100%) 3(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 16 1(1) DF Ondřej Zmrzlý 0 1(100%) 5(71%) 0 0 0 6.9 13 2(2) FW Václav Sejk 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 6.5 13 1(None) GK M. Kovář 0 0 0 0 GK A. Kinský 0 0 0 0 DF M. Vitík 0 0 0 0 DF Michal Sáček 0 0 0 0 DF O. Kričfaluši 0 0 0 0 MF Pavel Bucha 0 0 0 0 MF R. Macek 0 0 0 0
Croatia Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK D. Livaković 0 24(67%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 DF J. Stanišić 0 1 56(98%) 0 0 0 6.2 90 2 3(1) DF L. Vušković 1 0 1 80(90%) 0 1 0 1 6 90 2 3(2) DF J. Gvardiol 0 2 1 55(93%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 2 5(2) DF I. Perišić 1 0 1 33(75%) 1 0 0 1 7.7 90 4 5(3) MF L. Modrić 1 1 1 1(100%) 1 61(92%) 0 0 0 1 8.3 76 1 3(3) MF M. Kovačić 0 1(100%) 1 66(90%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.2 90 3 5(3) MF L. Sučić 1 0 1(100%) 26(74%) 0 0 0 6.3 63 1 2(2) MF P. Sučić 1 1 0 1(50%) 1 29(91%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 88 1 6(3) MF F. Ivanović 0 1(50%) 1 26(79%) 0 0 0 3 6 63 2 1 12(2) FW I. Matanović 3 1 0 1 5(50%) 1 0 0 1 1 6.9 63 1 1 7(4) MF Mario Pasalic 0 9(82%) 0 0 0 6.6 27 1 FW Marco Pašalić 1 1 1 8(100%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 27 1 5(1) FW A. Budimir 2 1 0 5(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 27 1 3(1) MF J. Mišić 0 1 5(100%) 0 0 0 6.6 14 1(1) MF N. Vlašić 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.3 8 3(1) GK Ivor Pandur 0 0 0 0 GK D. Kotarski 0 0 0 0 DF I. Smolčić 0 0 0 0 DF J. Šutalo 0 0 0 0 MF L. Majer 0 0 0 0 FW A. Kramarić 0 0 0 0 FW D. Beljo 0 0 0 0
Lineups Czech Republic Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 16 L. Horníček Starter DF 5 V. Coufal Starter DF 4 R. Hranáč Starter DF 6 Š. Chaloupek Starter DF 20 J. Sláma Starter MF 8 M. Sadílek Starter MF 12 L. Červ Starter MF 13 L. Ambros Starter MF 15 P. Šulc Starter MF 9 A. Karabec Starter FW 10 A. Hložek Bench DF 3 O. Zmrzly Bench MF 21 A. Král Bench MF 18 M. Radosta Bench MF 7 M. Subert Bench FW 11 V. Sejk
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 23 A. Kinský Bench GK 1 M. Kovář Bench DF 22 M. Sacek Bench DF 14 M. Vitík Bench MF 19 R. Macek Bench MF 17 P. Bucha Bench DF 2 O. Kričfaluši
Croatia Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 D. Livaković Starter DF 2 J. Stanišić Starter DF 5 L. Vušković Starter DF 4 J. Gvardiol Starter DF 14 I. Perišić Starter MF 10 L. Modrić Starter MF 8 M. Kovačić Starter MF 21 L. Sučić Starter MF 17 P. Sučić Starter MF 16 F. Ivanović Starter FW 20 I. Matanović Bench MF 22 J. Mišić Bench MF 13 N. Vlašić Bench MF 15 Mario Pasalic Bench FW 11 A. Budimir Bench FW 19 M. Pasalic
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 23 D. Kotarski Bench GK 12 I. Pandur Bench DF 6 J. Šutalo Bench DF 3 I. Smolčić Bench MF 7 L. Majer Bench FW 9 A. Kramarić Bench FW 18 D. Beljo
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 36' Czech Republic 🟨 Yellow card L. Červ 2H 2' Croatia ⚽ Goal L. Modrić 0-1 2H 9' Czech Republic ⚽ Goal A. Karabec 1-1 2H 18' Croatia 🔄 Substitution OUT I. Matanović → IN A. Budimir 2H 18' Croatia 🔄 Substitution OUT F. Ivanović → IN Marco Pašalić 2H 18' Croatia 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Sučić → IN Mario Pasalic 2H 21' Croatia 🟨 Yellow card L. Vušković 2H 22' Czech Republic 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Červ → IN A. Král 2H 22' Czech Republic 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Ambros → IN Matej Radosta 2H 29' Czech Republic 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Karabec → IN Martin Šubert 2H 31' Croatia 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Modrić → IN J. Mišić 2H 32' Croatia ⚽ Goal Marco Pašalić 1-2 2H 36' Czech Republic 📺 VAR Matej Radosta 2H 38' Czech Republic 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Sláma → IN Ondrej Zmrzly 2H 38' Czech Republic 🔄 Substitution OUT P. Šulc → IN Vaclav Sejk 2H 43' Croatia 🔄 Substitution OUT P. Sučić → IN N. Vlašić 2H 45+5' Czech Republic 🟨 Yellow card V. Coufal
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