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Czechia vs Croatia

FA Cup
Czechia
0-0-4
1-2
Final
Croatia
1-0-3
Fortuna Arena

Match pulse

CZEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCRO
44%Possession56%
5Shots16
2On target5
1Corners6
4Saves1
6Fouls9
36'Lukás CervCZE66'Luka VuskovicCRO90'+5'Alex KrálCZE
Team1H2HT
CZE011
CRO022

Who won: Croatia 2-1

Croatia beat Czechia 2-1 on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at Fortuna Arena. Goals for Czechia: Adam Karabec (54'). Goals for Croatia: Luka Modric (47') and Marco Pasalic (77').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.4Luka ModricRM
  2. 27.2Igor MatanovicF
  3. 36.9Ivan PerisicLB
  4. 46.8Adam KarabecAM-L
  5. 56.6Petar SucicAM
  6. 66.6Marco PasalicSUB
  7. 76.4Adam HlozekF
  8. 86.4Luka SucicAM-R
  9. 96.3Josko GvardiolCD-L
  10. 106.3Josip StanisicRB
  11. 116.3Mateo KovacicLM
  12. 126.2Lukás HornícekG

Team stats

CZECRO
6Fouls9
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
6Offsides0
1Corner Kicks6
4Saves1
43.6Possession56.4
5SHOTS16
2ON GOAL5
0.4On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
382Accurate Passes490
451Passes564
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
3Accurate Crosses8
6Crosses28
0.5Cross %0.3
54Long Balls45
22Accurate Long Balls21
0.4Long Balls %0.5
1Blocked Shots5
5Effective Tackles5
5Tackles9
1.0Tackle %0.6
6Interceptions11
42Effective Clearances10
42Clearances10

Player of the game

Luka Modric

CRO · 1 G

7.4

Deserved to win

16%
CZE · 0.82 xG
25%
Draw
59%
CRO · 1.69 xG

Croatia created better chances: they win this game 59% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Czechia 1, Croatia 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Czechia 1, Croatia 2.
  3. 90'+5'

    Yellow card

    Alex Král (Czechia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    A. Král

  4. 90'+5'

    Free kick won

    Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  5. 90'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by Alex Král (Czechia).

  6. 90'+4'CRO

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Robin Hranác.

  7. 90'+3'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Luka Vuskovic (Croatia) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.

    L. Vuskovic

  8. 90'+3'CRO

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Lukás Hornícek.

  9. 90'+3'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Ante Budimir (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lukás Hornícek (Czechia).

    A. Budimir

  10. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  11. 90'CZE

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Luka Vuskovic.

  12. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Croatia).

  13. 89'

    Free kick won

    Alex Král (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  14. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for P. Sucic

    Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Petar Sucic.

    N. Vlasic

  15. 83'
    Sub

    Subbed on for P. Sulc

    Substitution, Czechia. Václav Sejk replaces Pavel Sulc.

    V. Sejk

  16. 83'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Sláma

    Substitution, Czechia. Ondrej Zmrzly replaces Jirí Sláma.

    O. Zmrzly

  17. 83'

    Offside

    Offside, Czechia. Vladimír Coufal is caught offside.

  18. 79'CZE

    Var - referee decision cancelled

    VAR Decision: No Goal Czechia 1-2 Croatia.

  19. 79'CZE

    Deleted after review

    GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Matej Radosta (Czechia) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.

  20. 79'

    Offside

    Offside, Czechia. Adam Hlozek is caught offside.

  21. GOAL77'

    Goal! Header

    M. Pasalic · ast I. Perisic

    Goal! Czechia 1, Croatia 2. Marco Pasalic (Croatia) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.

    CZE 1 - 2 CRO
  22. 76'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Modric

    Substitution, Croatia. Josip Misic replaces Luka Modric.

    J. Misic

  23. 74'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Karabec

    Substitution, Czechia. Martin Subert replaces Adam Karabec because of an injury.

    M. Šubert

  24. 73'

    Foul

    Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).

  25. 73'Michal Sadílek

    Free kick won

    Michal Sadílek (Czechia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Leaders

CZECRO
Total Shots
Robin Hranác
1
Igor Matanovic
4
Accurate Passes
Stepán Chaloupek
55
Luka Vuskovic
80
Defensive Interventions
Stepán Chaloupek
19
Luka Vuskovic
10
Saves
Lukás Hornícek
4
Dominik Livakovic
1

Season seriesCRO leads series 2-0-3