Croatia v Kosovo, 02 September 2017
| Score | 1-0 to Croatia |
| Referee | Stefan Johannesson |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group I |
| Venue | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb |
| Attendance | 6,839 |
View Croatia v Kosovo head to head
Kick-off: 8.45pm local
This game was abandoned after 21 minutes due to torrential rain with the score at 0-0.
Due to the difficulties in setting another date, FIFA and UEFA reached agreement that the match would resume the following day (3 September 2017 with a 2.30pm local kick-off time) from the 22nd minute onwards. No changes were allowed to the starting line-ups and substitutes.
1
Croatia
Manager: Ante Cacic
Goals:
| Domagoj Vida | 74 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Danijel Subašić
Defender
Dejan Lovren
Defender
Josip Pivarić
Defender
Domagoj Vida
Defender/Midfielder
Ivan Perišić
Defender/Midfielder
Šime Vrsaljko
Midfielder
Marcelo Brozović
Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder
Luka Modrić
(captain)
Midfielder
Ivan Rakitić
Forward
Mario Mandžukić
Substitutions:
| Nikola Kalinić for Mateo Kovačić | 55 |
| Andrej Kramarić for Ivan Rakitić | 55 |
| Milan Badelj for Marcelo Brozović | 73 |
Cards:
| Josip Pivarić | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Lovre Kalinić
Goalkeeper
Dominik Livaković
Defender
Borna Barišić
Defender
Duje Cop
Defender
Matej Mitrović
Defender
Zoran Nižić
Midfielder
Milan Badelj
Midfielder
Filip Bradarić
Midfielder
Marko Rog
Midfielder/Forward
Mario Pašalić
Forward
Nikola Kalinić
Forward
Andrej Kramarić
0
Kosovo
Manager: Albert Bunjaki
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Samir Ujkani
Goalkeeper
(captain)
Bajram Jashanica
Defender
Amir Rrahmani
Defender
Mërgim Vojvoda
Defender/Midfielder
Enis Alushi
Midfielder
Valon Berisha
Midfielder
Hekuran Kryeziu
Midfielder
Arbër Zeneli
Midfielder
Benjamin Kololli
Midfielder/Forward
Milot Rashica
Midfielder/Forward
Vedat Muriqi
Forward
Substitutions:
| Erton Fejzullahu for Vedat Muriqi | 67 |
| Leart Paqarada for Benjamin Kololli | 71 |
| Adthe Nuhiu for Arbër Zeneli | 79 |
Cards:
| Vedat Muriqi | 64 | Y |
| Mërgim Vojvoda | 83 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Bledar Hajdini
Goalkeeper
Adis Nurkovic
Defender
Ardin Dallku
Defender
Leart Paqarada
Midfielder
Besar Halimi
Midfielder
Besar Musolli
Midfielder/Forward
Donis Avdijaj
Midfielder/Forward
Lirim M. Kastrati
Forward
Erton Fejzullahu
Forward
Adthe Nuhiu