Montenegro 2-3 Croatia · World Cup Qualification UEFA
Montenegro lost to Croatia 2-3 in the World Cup Qualification UEFA. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Montenegro and Croatia met in the World Cup Qualification UEFA at Gradski Stadion in Podgorica on Monday, 17 November 2025.
Goalscorers
Montenegro: M. Osmajić 3'; N. Krstović 17'. Croatia: I. Perišić 37'; K. Jakić 72'; N. Vlašić 87'.
How the match went
Croatia saw more of the ball, 63% of it. Montenegro had 12 shots with 5 on target, Croatia 17 with 7 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 5 to Montenegro and 3 to Croatia. Montenegro conceded 17 fouls, Croatia 16. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (4 for Montenegro, 1 for Croatia).
Line-ups
Montenegro started in a 4-3-1-2: Igor Nikić, Marko Vešović, Marko Tuci, Slobodan Rubežić, Adam Marušić, Marko Janković, Andrija Bulatović, Stefan Lončar, Stevan Jovetić, Milutin Osmajić, Nikola Krstović.
Croatia started in a 4-2-3-1: Dominik Livaković, Kristijan Jakić, Josip Šutalo, Duje Ćaleta-Car, Joško Gvardiol, Mario Pašalić, Nikola Moro, Franjo Ivanović, Nikola Vlašić, Ivan Perišić, Igor Matanović.
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