Croatia national football B team
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| Association | HNS | ||
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Mirko Jozić | ||
| Most caps | Nino Bule (2)Mario Cvitanović (2) | ||
| Top scorer | Dalibor Filipović (1)Goran Vlaović (1)Igor Tudor (1) | ||
| FIFA code | CRO | ||
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| First international | |||
 Italy 3–1 Croatia  (Venice, Italy; 13 February 1993) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Italy 3–1 Croatia (Venice, Italy; 13 February 1993)  France 2–0 Croatia (Nimes, France; 19 January 1999) | |||
| Website | hns-cff.hr | ||
The Croatia national football B team represents Croatia in international football matches as a secondary team for the Croatia national football team. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour.
Croatia's B team has played three matches so far, all of which were friendlies against other nations B teams. Its first match, played in 1993 against Italy ended in a 3–1 defeat.[1] Croatia's B team then played against France in 1999, losing 2–0.[2] In 2001, they met with Romania in a game that ended in a 2–2 draw.[3] This is, so far, the last match played by Croatia's B team.
| 13 February 1993 Friendly | Italy | 3–1 | Croatia | Venice, Italy |
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Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Robert Sedlacek (Austria) |
