Croatia v Malta, 30 March 2021
| Score | 3-0 to Croatia |
| Referee | Lionel Tschudi |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group H |
| Venue | Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka |
View Croatia v Malta head to head
Kick-off: 8.45pm local
Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions.
3
Croatia
Manager: Zlatko Dalić
Goals:
| Ivan Perišić | 62 |
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| Luka Modrić | penalty | 76 |
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| Josip Brekalo | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Dominik Livaković
Defender
Dulje Caleta-Car
Defender
Domagoj Vida
(captain)
Defender/Midfielder
Josip Juranović
Defender/Midfielder
Dario Melnjak
Midfielder
Milan Badelj
Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder
Nikola Vlašić
Midfielder/Forward
Mislav Oršić
Midfielder/Forward
Mario Pašalić
Forward
Ante Budimir
Substitutions:
| Josip Brekalo for Mario Pašalić | 54 |
| Luka Modrić for Milan Badelj | 54 |
| Ivan Perišić for Ante Budimir | 54 |
| Borna Barišić for Dario Melnjak | 57 |
| Kristijan Lovrić for Mislav Oršić | 78 |
Cards:
| Domagoj Vida | 81 | Y |
| Nikola Vlašić | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Lovre Kalinić
Goalkeeper
Simon Sluga
Defender
Borna Barišić
Defender
Dejan Lovren
Defender
Filip Uremović
Defender/Midfielder
Ivan Perišić
Defender/Midfielder
Šime Vrsaljko
Midfielder
Marcelo Brozović
Midfielder
Luka Modrić
Midfielder/Forward
Kristijan Lovrić
Forward
Josip Brekalo
0
Malta
Manager: Devis Mangia
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Henry Bonello
Goalkeeper
Steve Borg
Defender
(captain)
Enrico Pepe
Defender
Ryan Camenzuli
Defender/Midfielder
Kurt Shaw
Defender/Midfielder
Matthew Guillaumier
Midfielder
Bjorn Kristensen
Midfielder
Teddy Teuma
Midfielder
Joseph Mbong
Midfielder/Forward
Stephen Pisani
Midfielder/Forward
Alexander Satariano
Forward
Substitutions:
| Kyrian Nwoko for Alexander Satariano | 46 |
| Jake Grech for Stephen Pisani | 62 |
| Juan Corbalan for Joseph Mbong | 67 |
| Zach Muscat for Steve Borg | 67 |
| Luke Gambin for Bjorn Kristensen | 81 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Matthew Cremona
Goalkeeper
Jake Galea
Defender
Andrei Agius
Defender
Karl Micallef
Defender/Midfielder
Juan Corbalan
Defender/Midfielder
Zach Muscat
Midfielder
Jake Grech
Midfielder
Nikolai Muscat
Midfielder
Kyrian Nwoko
Midfielder/Forward
Luke Gambin
Forward
Paul Mbong
Forward
Luke Montebello