World Cup Runner Up - Croatia

• ​Champions: 0
• Runner Ups: 1 (2018)
• GOAT: Luka Modric
• Mt. Rushmore: 
  • Davor Suker
  • Mario Mandzukic
  • Dario Simic

Headline: Croatia is known as a mighty football nation. The team represents the second-smallest country by population (behind Uruguay) and land mass (behind Netherlands) to reach a World Cup finals. Since they became separate and no longer part of the older Yugoslavia AND being eligible as a FIFA member, they have failed to only qualify once for the World Cup (six of seven possible appearances). Before 2018, where they were runner ups, they did finish in 3rd in 1998 (Croatia's first ever World Cup participation).