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Croatia 4-0 Montenegro · World Cup Qualification UEFA

Croatia beat Montenegro 4-0 in the World Cup Qualification UEFA. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Croatia and Montenegro met in the World Cup Qualification UEFA at Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb on Monday, 8 September 2025.

Goalscorers

Croatia: K. Jakić 35'; A. Kramarić 51'; E. Kuč 85'; I. Perišić 90'. Montenegro did not score.

How the match went

Croatia saw more of the ball, 75% of it. Croatia had 32 shots with 13 on target, Montenegro 3 with 1 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 7 to Croatia and 3 to Montenegro. Croatia conceded 10 fouls, Montenegro 6. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Croatia, 3 for Montenegro).

Line-ups

Croatia started in a 4-2-3-1: Dominik Livaković, Kristijan Jakić, Josip Šutalo, Duje Ćaleta-Car, Josip Stanišić, Luka Modrić, Petar Sučić, Mario Pašalić, Andrej Kramarić, Ivan Perišić, Franjo Ivanović.

Montenegro started in a 3-4-2-1: Danijel Petković, Igor Vujačić, Stefan Savić, Nikola Šipčić, Milan Roganović, Andrija Bulatović, Miloš Brnović, Driton Camaj, Milan Vukotić, Stevan Jovetić, Nikola Krstović.

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Minute by minute

  1. 35'Goal! Croatia 1-0 Montenegro. K. Jakić (Croatia) scores, assisted by L. Modrić.
  2. 42'Second yellow card for A. Bulatović (Montenegro), who is sent off.
  3. 45'Half-time. Croatia 1-0 Montenegro.
  4. 51'Goal! Croatia 2-0 Montenegro. A. Kramarić (Croatia) scores, assisted by J. Stanišić.
  5. 85'Goal! Croatia 3-0 Montenegro. Own goal by E. Kuč.
  6. 90+2'Goal! Croatia 4-0 Montenegro. I. Perišić (Croatia) scores, assisted by L. Majer.
  7. 90'Full-time. Croatia 4-0 Montenegro.
Full commentary (56 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Croatia vs Montenegro.
  2. 2'Attempt blocked. A. Kramarić (Croatia), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  3. 7'Substitution, Montenegro: S. Rubežić comes on for I. Vujačić.
  4. 12'Attempt missed. K. Jakić (Croatia), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  5. 16'Attempt missed. I. Perišić (Croatia), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  6. 20'Attempt blocked. L. Modrić (Croatia), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  7. 21'Attempt saved. F. Ivanović (Croatia), header. xG 0.03.
  8. 25'Yellow card for D. Ćaleta-Car (Croatia).
  9. 26'Attempt missed. P. Sučić (Croatia), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  10. 28'Attempt blocked. A. Kramarić (Croatia), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  11. 33'Attempt missed. L. Modrić (Croatia), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  12. 34'Yellow card for A. Bulatović (Montenegro).
  13. 35'Goal! Croatia 1-0 Montenegro. K. Jakić (Croatia) scores, assisted by L. Modrić.
  14. 40'Attempt missed. F. Ivanović (Croatia), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  15. 42'Second yellow card for A. Bulatović (Montenegro), who is sent off.
  16. 43'Yellow card for S. Savić (Montenegro).
  17. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  18. 45+2'Attempt missed. D. Ćaleta-Car (Croatia), header. xG 0.05.
  19. 45+3'Attempt missed. A. Kramarić (Croatia), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
  20. 45'Half-time. Croatia 1-0 Montenegro.
  21. 46'The second half is under way.
  22. 46'Substitution, Montenegro: M. Bakić comes on for M. Vukotić.
  23. 50'Attempt blocked. F. Ivanović (Croatia), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  24. 51'Goal! Croatia 2-0 Montenegro. A. Kramarić (Croatia) scores, assisted by J. Stanišić.
  25. 51'Attempt missed. J. Stanišić (Croatia), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  26. 53'Attempt blocked. I. Perišić (Croatia), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  27. 54'Attempt saved. A. Kramarić (Croatia), right-footed shot. xG 0.21.
  28. 54'Attempt saved. L. Modrić (Croatia), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  29. 59'Substitution, Montenegro: A. Vukčević comes on for D. Camaj.
  30. 60'Substitution, Montenegro: S. Lončar comes on for S. Jovetić.
  31. 61'Substitution, Croatia: T. Fruk comes on for M. Pašalić.
  32. 62'Substitution, Croatia: A. Budimir comes on for F. Ivanović.
  33. 63'Attempt saved. T. Fruk (Croatia), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  34. 67'Attempt missed. L. Modrić (Croatia), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  35. 68'Attempt missed. I. Perišić (Croatia), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  36. 70'Attempt missed. A. Kramarić (Croatia), left-footed shot. xG 0.19.
  37. 71'Substitution, Croatia: L. Majer comes on for P. Sučić.
  38. 71'Substitution, Croatia: M. Baturina comes on for A. Kramarić.
  39. 74'Substitution, Montenegro: E. Kuč comes on for M. Brnović.
  40. 74'Attempt saved. A. Budimir (Croatia), header. xG 0.23.
  41. 74'Attempt saved. L. Majer (Croatia), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  42. 76'Attempt blocked. S. Lončar (Montenegro), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  43. 76'Attempt saved. I. Perišić (Croatia), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  44. 76'Attempt saved. I. Perišić (Croatia), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  45. 79'Attempt missed. N. Krstović (Montenegro), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  46. 81'Attempt missed. M. Baturina (Croatia), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  47. 82'Substitution, Croatia: N. Moro comes on for L. Modrić.
  48. 85'Goal! Croatia 3-0 Montenegro. Own goal by E. Kuč.
  49. 85'Attempt missed. L. Majer (Croatia), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  50. 90'Attempt saved. D. Ćaleta-Car (Croatia), header from a corner. xG 0.17.
  51. 90'3 minutes of added time.
  52. 90+1'Attempt blocked. T. Fruk (Croatia), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  53. 90+2'Goal! Croatia 4-0 Montenegro. I. Perišić (Croatia) scores, assisted by L. Majer.
  54. 90+3'Attempt saved. N. Krstović (Montenegro), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  55. 90+3'Attempt saved. A. Budimir (Croatia), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  56. 90'Full-time. Croatia 4-0 Montenegro.
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