<Li> Croatia v. Turkey: Croatia's first match at a major tournament was against Turkey at the 1996 European Championships, which they won after a late goal . At the 2008 European Championships, the two teams were involved in one of the most dramatic matches in the history of the tournament; Croatia took the lead with less than a minute left to play, only for Turkey to equalise almost immediately and then win the ensuing penalty shootout . Croatia responded by beating Turkey 3--0 in the 2012 European Championship playoffs, qualifying at their expense . Since then, the two teams have played each other three times, one time at the 2016 European Championships and twice in World Cup qualifying, with each of them winning 1--0 and also a 1--1 draw in - between the two matches . </Li> <Li> Croatia v. England: Croatia and England have played each other eight times, six in competitive matches, some of which are regarded as the most notable matches in both teams' histories . During Euro 2008 qualifying, in addition to a 2--0 victory over England in Zagreb, Croatia were the first team to defeat England at the newly - built Wembley Stadium . The 3--2 defeat to Croatia meant England failed to qualify for their first major competition since hosting Euro 1996 twelve years earlier, which was also Croatia's debut tournament . England in turn went on to defeat Croatia twice during qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which caused Croatia to miss their first World Cup since gaining independence . This included a 5--1 defeat at the Wembley Stadium, which was Croatia's biggest defeat in the modern era . The two teams also competed for a place in the quarter - finals at the 2004 European Championships, with England winning 4--2 . Most recently, they played again at the 2018 FIFA World Cup semi-finals, with Croatia winning 2--1 and ending England's best run at the tournament in 28 years . It also marked Croatia's first World Cup final, their best ever achievement at the competition . </Li> <P> Croatia qualified for and competed in three consecutive World Cup tournaments between 1998 and 2006, but failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa after finishing 3rd in Group 6 behind England and Ukraine . Although they had joined both FIFA and UEFA by 1992, they were unable to enter the 1994 World Cup as qualification had started before the side was officially recognised as a state . In the following three World Cup groups they were eliminated after finishing third in all of them, before finally advancing further than the group stage at the 2018 World Cup . On 11 July 2018, Croatia won their semi-final match against England, advancing the national team to their first FIFA World Cup final wherein they secured second place as runners - up against winners France . Supplanting their third place positioning in 1998, this is the nation's best performance to date . </P> <Dl> <Dd> * Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks; correct as of 26 June 2018 after the match against Iceland . </Dd> </Dl>

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