Croatia v Cyprus, 27 March 2021
| Score | 1-0 to Croatia |
| Referee | Kristo Tohver |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group H |
| Venue | Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka |
View Croatia v Cyprus head to head
Kick-off: 6.00pm local
Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions.
1
Croatia
Manager: Zlatko Dalić
Goals:
| Mario Pašalić | 40 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Dominik Livaković
Defender
Borna Barišić
Defender
Dulje Caleta-Car
Defender
Dejan Lovren
Defender/Midfielder
Ivan Perišić
Defender/Midfielder
Šime Vrsaljko
Midfielder
Marcelo Brozović
Midfielder
Luka Modrić
(captain)
Midfielder/Forward
Mario Pašalić
Forward
Josip Brekalo
Forward
Ante Budimir
Substitutions:
| Josip Juranović for Šime Vrsaljko | 46 |
| Andrej Kramarić for Ante Budimir | 57 |
| Mislav Oršić for Mario Pašalić | 66 |
| Nikola Vlašić for Josip Brekalo | 66 |
| Mateo Kovačić for Ivan Perišić | 76 |
Cards:
| Dulje Caleta-Car | 48 | Y |
| Ivan Perišić | 69 | Y |
| Mateo Kovačić | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Lovre Kalinić
Goalkeeper
Simon Sluga
Defender
Filip Uremović
Defender
Domagoj Vida
Defender/Midfielder
Josip Juranović
Defender/Midfielder
Dario Melnjak
Midfielder
Milan Badelj
Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder
Nikola Vlašić
Midfielder/Forward
Kristijan Lovrić
Midfielder/Forward
Mislav Oršić
Forward
Andrej Kramarić
Comments:
With his 135th appearance, Luka Modrić became Croatia's most capped player.
0
Cyprus
Manager: Nikolaos Kostenoglou
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Demetris Demetriou
Goalkeeper
Kostas Laifis
Defender
Constantinos Sotiriou
Defender
Nicholas Ioannou
Defender/Midfielder
Ioannis Kousoulos
Defender/Midfielder
Paris Psaltis
Defender/Midfielder
Kostakis Artymatas
Midfielder
(captain)
Chambos Kyriakou
Midfielder
Ioannis Pittas
Midfielder/Forward
Marinos Tzionis
Midfielder/Forward
Marios Elia
Forward
Substitutions:
| Neophytos Michail for Demetris Demetriou | 39 |
| Pieros Soteriou for Marios Elia | 46 |
| Grigoris Kastanos for Kostakis Artymatas | 67 |
| Fotios Papoulis for Marinos Tzionis | 67 |
| Stelios Andreou for Kostas Laifis | 82 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Neophytos Michail
Goalkeeper
Costas Panagi
Defender
Stelios Andreou
Defender/Midfielder
Alexandros Gogić
Midfielder
Minas Antoniou
Midfielder
Andreas Avraam
Midfielder
Grigoris Kastanos
Midfielder
Fanos Katelaris
Midfielder
Fotios Papoulis
Midfielder/Forward
Loizos Loizou
Forward
Onisiforos Roushias
Forward
Pieros Soteriou