Before 2018, Croatia had only made it out of the group stage at a World Cup once. In 1998, it finished third after losing to France in the semifinal. Its run to the final was completely unexpected.

Croatia are gearing up for their second successive World Cup semi-final with a clash against Argentina this evening. Despite the small size of the country – and with a population of just 3.9 ...

It is truly magnificent that Croatia have been able to make it into consecutive World Cup semi-finals given the size and stature of the nation.If you needed any reminder of what happened last time ...

Croatia's Josko Gvardiol, second right, scores the opening goal during the World Cup third-place playoff soccer match between Croatia and Morocco at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar ...