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EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2019/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Gradski vrt - Osijek Saturday 8 June 2019 15.00CET (15.00 local time) Croatia Group E - Matchday -10 Wales Last updated 29/06/2021 15:47CET CMS error: Requested URL "/insideuefa/library/promo/presskits/european-qualifiers/_sponsorqualifiers.html" not found.

Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 5 Match officials 6 Match-by-match lineups 7 Team facts 8 Legend 11

1 Croatia - Wales Saturday 8 June 2019 - 15.00CET (15.00 local time) Match press kit Gradski vrt, Osijek

Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Bale 21 (P); Lovren 26/03/2013 QR (GS) Wales - Croatia 1-2 77, Eduardo 87 Mandžukić 27, 16/10/2012 QR (GS) Croatia - Wales 2-0 Osijek Eduardo 57

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Croatia ------Wales ------FIFA* Croatia 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 2 0 0 4 1 Wales 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 0 0 2 1 4 Friendlies Croatia ------2 1 1 0 3 1 Wales ------2 0 1 1 1 3 Total Croatia 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 4 3 1 0 7 2 Wales 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 4 0 1 3 2 7 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup

2 Croatia - Wales Saturday 8 June 2019 - 15.00CET (15.00 local time) Match press kit Gradski vrt, Osijek Squad list

Croatia Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Lovre Kalinić 03/04/1990 29 Aston Villa - 2 0 0 0 15 - - 17/03/1993 26 Rijeka - 0 0 0 0 - - Dinamo - Dominik Livaković 09/01/1995 24 - 0 0 0 0 2 - Defenders - 05/07/1989 29 Liverpool - 1 0 0 0 47 2 - 29/04/1989 30 Beşiktaş - 2 0 0 0 69 4 - Mile Škorić 19/06/1991 27 Osijek - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Tin Jedvaj 28/11/1995 23 Leverkusen - 1 0 0 0 16 - - Duje Ćaleta-Car 17/09/1996 22 Marseille - 1 0 0 0 3 - - Filip Benković 13/07/1997 21 Celtic - 0 0 0 0 - - - Karlo Bartolec 20/04/1995 24 Nordsjælland - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Borna Barišić 10/11/1992 26 Rangers - 2 1 0 0 6 1 - Dario Melnjak 31/10/1992 26 Rizespor - 0 0 0 0 - - - Luka Modrić 09/09/1985 33 Real Madrid - 2 0 0 0 115 14 - 25/02/1989 30 Lazio - 1 0 0 0 44 2 - Ivan Perišić 02/02/1989 30 Internazionale - 2 0 0 0 76 22 - Mateo Kovačić 06/05/1994 25 Chelsea - 1 0 0 0 48 1 - Marcelo Brozović 16/11/1992 26 Internazionale - 1 0 0 0 42 6 - Mario Pašalić 09/02/1995 24 Atalanta - 0 0 0 0 8 - - Mijo Caktaš 08/05/1992 27 Hajduk Split - 0 0 0 0 - - Standard - Alen Halilović 18/06/1996 22 - 0 0 0 0 9 - Liège Forwards - Andrej Kramarić 19/06/1991 27 Hoffenheim - 2 1 0 0 41 11 Dinamo - Bruno Petković 16/09/1994 24 - 2 0 0 0 2 - Zagreb - Josip Brekalo 23/06/1998 20 Wolfsburg - 2 0 0 0 2 - Coach - Zlatko Dalic 26/10/1966 52 - 2 0 0 0 18 -

3 Croatia - Wales Saturday 8 June 2019 - 15.00CET (15.00 local time) Match press kit Gradski vrt, Osijek

Wales Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers Crystal - 24/01/1987 32 - 1 0 0 0 78 - Palace - Danny Ward 22/06/1993 25 Leicester - 0 0 0 0 6 - - Adam Davies 17/07/1992 26 Barnsley - 0 0 0 0 1 - Defenders - 21/07/1989 29 Reading - 0 0 0 0 91 - - 07/02/1989 30 Aston Villa - 0 0 0 0 42 1 - Ashley Williams 23/08/1984 34 Stoke - 1 0 0 0 82 2 - Ben Davies 24/04/1993 26 Tottenham - 1 0 0 0 41 - - James Lawrence 22/08/1992 26 Anderlecht - 1 0 0 0 3 - Bristol - 03/12/1994 24 - 0 0 0 0 5 - Rovers - Connor Roberts 23/09/1995 23 Swansea - 1 0 0 0 5 - - 05/11/1997 21 Bournemouth - 1 0 0 0 3 - Midfielders - 14/03/1990 29 Stoke - 1 0 0 0 45 2 - Tom Lawrence 13/01/1994 25 Derby - 0 0 0 0 13 2 - Daniel James 10/11/1997 21 Swansea - 1 1 0 0 2 1 - Matthew Smith 22/11/1999 19 Twente - 1 0 0 0 3 - - 14/09/2000 18 Chelsea - 0 0 0 0 3 - - 17/11/2000 18 Man. United - 0 0 0 0 - - - Will Vaulks 13/09/1993 25 Rotherham - 1 0 0 0 2 - Forwards - 16/07/1989 29 Real Madrid - 1 0 0 0 72 29 - 21/10/1989 29 Stoke - 0 0 0 0 61 11 - Harry Wilson 22/03/1997 22 Derby - 1 0 0 0 7 1 - David Brooks 08/07/1997 21 Bournemouth - 1 0 0 0 6 - - 09/09/2000 18 Schalke - 0 0 0 0 2 - Coach - 29/11/1973 45 - 1 0 0 0 7 -

4 Croatia - Wales Saturday 8 June 2019 - 15.00CET (15.00 local time) Match press kit Gradski vrt, Osijek Head coach Zlatko Dalić Date of birth: 26 October 1966 Nationality: Croatian Playing career: Hajduk Split (twice), Budućnost Titograd, Velež, Varteks (twice) Coaching career: Varteks, Rijeka, Dinamo Tirana, Slaven Belupo (twice), al-Faisaly, al-Hilal, al-Ain, Croatia • A , he spent the best years of his playing career at Varteks, scoring 13 goals in 108 matches from 1992– 96. • Played for Varteks in two spells, and after hanging up his boots in 2000, worked simultaneously as the club's assistant coach and sporting director. Took sole command on the field for the first time in 2005. • Dalić more recently found success in the Middle East with al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia) and al-Ain (United Arab Emirates); in 2016, he led al-Ain to the AFC Champions League final, where they lost to South Korea's Jeonbuk FC over two legs. • Assistant coach of Croatia under-21s from 2006-11, he returned to the national-team set-up as boss of the senior side on 7 October 2017, stepping in following the departure of Ante Čačić. • A win away to two days after Dalić's appointment earned a 2018 FIFA World Cup play-off place, where Greece were defeated as Croatia reached the finals, prompting Dalić to sign a contract running until 2020. They went on to excel in , reaching the knockout stages for the first time since 1998 courtesy of wins against Nigeria, Argentina and Iceland; Denmark and hosts Russia were beaten on penalties en route to the semi-finals, where England were overcome in extra time, but France proved a step too far in the final. Ryan Giggs Date of birth: 29 November 1973 Nationality: Welsh Playing career: Manchester United Coaching career: Manchester United (caretaker), Manchester United (assistant), Wales • Manchester United's most successful ever player, -born Giggs signed for the club on his 14th birthday and made his first-team debut in March 1991 at 17. He was capped at the same age, becoming Wales' youngest senior international. • An extravagantly gifted left-winger hailed at Old Trafford and beyond as the 'new George Best', Giggs was a United regular in his late teens and a champion of England before he reached 20 – the first of a record-breaking 13 English titles he would win, all under Sir Alex Ferguson, during 24 years as a first-teamer. He landed domestic doubles in 1993/94 and 1995/96 and a famous treble in 1998/99, when United added the UEFA Champions League by dramatically defeating Bayern München in the final at the Camp Nou. • He broke Sir Bobby Charlton's club record of 758 appearances when he came on as a substitute in the victorious 2008 UEFA Champions League final against Chelsea in and would end his United career with 963 games and 168 goals. In all he helped United win 25 major trophies and was voted both PFA Player of the Year and BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2009. • He played 64 times for Wales, scoring 12 goals, before retiring from international football in 2007 after three years as captain. Like Northern Ireland's Best, Giggs was never able to parade his talent at a major tournament. • Joined the coaching staff of Ferguson's replacement David Moyes while still active as a player during 2013/14 and assumed player-caretaker duties for the final four games of the campaign after Moyes' sacking. He announced his retirement from playing in May 2014 to take up a position as assistant to new manager Louis van Gaal and finally left Old Trafford two years later, appointed as Wales coach in January 2018 to succeed Chris Coleman.

5 Croatia - Wales Saturday 8 June 2019 - 15.00CET (15.00 local time) Match press kit Gradski vrt, Osijek Match officials

Referee István Kovács (ROU) Assistant referees Vasile Florin Marinescu (ROU) , Ovidiu Artene (ROU) Fourth official Marius Avram (ROU) UEFA Delegate Peter Lundström (FIN) UEFA Referee observer Costas Kapitanis (CYP)

Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches István Kovács 16/09/1984 1 54

Istvan Kovacs Referee since: 1998 First division: 2007 FIFA badge: 2010

Tournaments: 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Finals N/A

UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 30/10/2011 U17 QR Croatia Belgium 3-4 Novigrad 26/07/2018 UEL 2QR HNK Hajduk Split PFC Slavia Sofia 1-0 Split 21/02/2019 UEL R32 GNK Dinamo Zagreb FC Viktoria Plzeň 3-0 Zagreb

6 Croatia - Wales Saturday 8 June 2019 - 15.00CET (15.00 local time) Match press kit Gradski vrt, Osijek Match-by-match lineups Croatia

European Qualifiers (21/03/2019) Croatia 2-1 Azerbaijan Goals: 0-1 Sheydaev 19, 1-1 Barišić 44, 2-1 Kramarić 79 Croatia: Kalinić, Brekalo, Barišić, Perišić, Ćaleta-Car, Rakitić, Kovačić (73 Vlašić), Kramarić, Modrić (91 Badelj), Petković (69 Rebić), Vida (24/03/2019) Hungary 2-1 Croatia Goals: 0-1 Rebić 13, 1-1 Szalai 34, 2-1 Pátkai 76 Croatia: Kalinić, Barišić (30 Leovac), Perišić, Lovren, Rakitić, Kramarić, Modrić, Brozović, Jedvaj (77 Petković), Rebić (67 Brekalo), Vida (08/06/2019) Croatia-Wales (06/09/2019) Slovakia-Croatia (09/09/2019) Azerbaijan-Croatia (10/10/2019) Croatia-Hungary (13/10/2019) Wales-Croatia (16/11/2019) Croatia-Slovakia Wales

European Qualifiers (24/03/2019) Wales 1-0 Slovakia Goals: 1-0 James 5 Wales: Hennessey, Davies, Mepham, Allen, Smith, Brooks (60 Roberts), Bale, Roberts, Lawrence, Wilson (87 Vaulks), James (72 A. Williams) (08/06/2019) Croatia-Wales (11/06/2019) Hungary-Wales (06/09/2019) Wales-Azerbaijan (10/10/2019) Slovakia-Wales (13/10/2019) Wales-Croatia (16/11/2019) Azerbaijan-Wales (19/11/2019) Wales-Hungary

7 Croatia - Wales Saturday 8 June 2019 - 15.00CET (15.00 local time) Match press kit Gradski vrt, Osijek Team facts

UEFA European Championship records: Croatia History 2016 – round of 16 2012 – group stage 2008 – quarter-finals 2004 – group stage 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – quarter-finals Final tournament win 3-0: Croatia v Denmark, 16/06/96 Final tournament defeat 0-3: Croatia v Portugal, 19/06/96 Qualifying win 7-0: Croatia v Andorra, 07/10/06 Qualifying defeat 0-2: five times, most recently Norway v Croatia, 06/09/15 Final tournament appearances 12: 11: Vedran Ćorluka 10: Ivan Rakitić 9: Luka Modrić 7: Ivan Perišić 6: Niko Kovač 6: Robert Kovač 6: Mario Mandžukić 6: Ivan Strinić 6: Josip Šimunić 6: Ivica Olić 6: Niko Kranjčar 6: Stipe Pletikosa 6: Danijel Pranjić Final tournament goals 3: Mario Mandžukić 3: Davor Šuker 2: Ivan Klasnić 2: Luka Modrić 2: Ivan Perišić Overall appearances 47: Darijo Srna 43: Vedran Ćorluka 39: Luka Modrić 34: Ivica Olić 32: Stipe Pletikosa 32: Ivan Rakitić 31: Josip Šimunić 30: Dario Šimić Overall goals 20: Davor Šuker 13: Eduardo 8: Ivan Perišić 8: Mladen Petrić 7: Mario Mandžukić 6: Luka Modrić 6: Zvonimir Boban

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6: Niko Kranjčar 6: Darijo Srna 6: Ivica Olić

UEFA European Championship records: Wales History 2016 – semi-finals 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify 1992 – did not qualify 1988 – did not qualify 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – did not qualify 1976 – quarter-finals 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – did not qualify 1960 – did not participate Final tournament win 3-0: Russia v Wales, 20/06/16 Final tournament loss 2-0: Portugal v Wales, 06/07/16 Qualifying win 7-0: Wales v Malta, 25/10/78 Qualifying loss 5-0: Georgia v Wales, 16/11/94 Final tournament appearances 6: Joe Allen 6: Gareth Bale 6: 6: Chris Gunter 6: 6: Neil Taylor 6: Ashley Williams 5: Ben Davies 5: Wayne Hennessey 5: 5: Hal Robson-Kanu 4: Sam Vokes 4: Jonathan Williams 3: David Edwards 3: Andy King Final tournament goals 3: Gareth Bale 2: Hal Robson-Kanu 1: Aaron Ramsey 1: Neil Taylor 1: Sam Vokes 1: Ashley Williams Overall appearances 31: Gareth Bale 29: Joe Ledley 28: 28: Wayne Hennessey

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25: 25: Chris Gunter 24: 24: Ryan Giggs 24: Ashley Williams 23: Ian Rush Overall goals 15: Gareth Bale 7: Ian Rush 5: Craig Bellamy 5: Simon Davies 5: Aaron Ramsey 5: Dean Saunders 5:

10 Croatia - Wales Saturday 8 June 2019 - 15.00CET (15.00 local time) Match press kit Gradski vrt, Osijek Legend

:: Previous meetings

Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw

:: Squad list

Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2020 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2020 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended)

:: Team facts

EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying).

From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 was the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals.

Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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