Croatia v North Macedonia, 07 September 2012
| Score | 1-0 to Croatia |
| Referee | Alon Yefet |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group A |
| Venue | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb |
| Attendance | 13,883 |
View Croatia v North Macedonia head to head
Kick-off: 8.15pm local
1
Croatia
Manager: Igor Štimac
Goals:
| Nikica Jelavic | 69 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Stipe Pletikosa
Defender
Vedran Corluka
Defender
Josip Simunić
Defender
Darijo Srna
(captain)
Defender
Ivan Strinic
Defender/Midfielder
Ivan Perišić
Midfielder
Luka Modrić
Midfielder
Ivan Rakitić
Midfielder
Ognjen Vukojević
Forward
Eduardo
Forward
Mario Mandžukić
Substitutions:
| Niko Kranjčar for Ivan Rakitić | 46 |
| Nikica Jelavic for Eduardo | 62 |
| Domagoj Vida for Vedran Corluka | 81 |
Cards:
| Josip Simunić | 40 | Y |
| Niko Kranjčar | 56 | Y |
| Ognjen Vukojević | 58 | Y |
| Nikica Jelavic | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ivan Kelava
Goalkeeper
Danijel Subašić
Defender
Gordon Schildenfeld
Defender
Domagoj Vida
Defender/Midfielder
Manuel Pamic
Midfielder
Ivo Ilicevic
Midfielder
Niko Kranjčar
Midfielder
Josip Radošević
Forward
Nikica Jelavic
Forward
Ivica Olić
Forward
Ante Vukusic
0
North Macedonia
Manager: Čedomir Janevski
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Martin Bogatinov
Goalkeeper
Daniel Georgievski
Defender
Nikolče Novevski
Defender
Goran Popov
Defender
Vance Shikov
Defender
Muhamed Demiri
Midfielder
Nikola Gligorov
Midfielder
Agim Ibraimi
Forward
Goran Pandev
Forward
(captain)
Stevica Ristic
Forward
Ivan Tričkovski
Forward
Substitutions:
| Dragan Georgiev for Ivan Tričkovski | 73 |
| Mirko Ivanovski for Stevica Ristic | 80 |
| Darko Tasevski for Nikola Gligorov | 82 |
Cards:
| Daniel Georgievski | 89 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Kristijan Naumovski
Goalkeeper
Tome Pacovski
Defender
Boban Grnčarov
Defender
Aleksandar Lazevski
Defender
Daniel Mojsov
Midfielder
Ostoja Stjepanovic
Midfielder
Darko Tasevski
Midfielder/Forward
Ferhan Hasani
Forward
Dragan Georgiev
Forward
Mirko Ivanovski
Forward
Aleksandr Trajkovski