The Croatian national team became the second semi-finalist of the European Championship 2026. In the quarter-final match, the Croats defeated the Armenian national team (3:0).
The Armenian national team, which is a debutant in the European Championship, became the winner of Group B, in which it faced, among other things, the Ukrainian national team. While Croatia took second place in Group A, losing only to the French national team.
How did the match between the national teams of Croatia and Armenia go?
- The Croatian national team managed to open the scoring in the third minute of the match thanks to a goal by 28-year-old striker David Mataj.
- Four minutes later, Croatia was able to double its lead in the match, with Niko Vukmir scoring the first goal against Armenia at the 2026 European Championship.
- At the end of the first half, Franko Jelovčić passed to Mataj, who scored the goal to complete his double in the match. The teams failed to change the score in the second half – Croatia won 3:0.
Thus, the Croatian national team became the second semi-finalist of the 2026 European Championship. Joining the French national team, which defeated the Ukrainian national team in overtime in another quarter-final match.