Croatia v Netherlands, 11 July 1998
| Score | 2-1 to Croatia |
| Referee | E Gonzalez Chavez |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals 3rd place |
| Venue | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| Attendance | 45,500 |
View Croatia v Netherlands head to head
Kick Off: 21:00 Local (20:00 BST)
Croatia finished 3rd in their first World Cup Finals
Netherlands finished 4th
2
Croatia
Manager: Miroslav Blazevic
Goals:
| Robert Prosinecki | 13 |
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| Davor Suker | 36 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Dražen Ladić
Defender
Slaven Bilic
Defender
Igor Stimac
Midfielder
Aljoša Asanović
Midfielder
Zvonimir Boban
(captain)
Midfielder
Robert Jarni
Midfielder
Krunoslav Jurčić
Midfielder
Robert Prosinecki
Midfielder
Zvonimir Soldo
Midfielder
Mario Stanić
Forward
Davor Suker
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Goran Vlaović for Robert Prosinecki | 78 |
| Igor Tudor for Zvonimir Boban | 86 |
Cards:
| Krunoslav Jurčić | 34 | Y |
| Igor Stimac | 51 | Y |
| Aljoša Asanović | 58 | Y |
| Mario Stanić | 73 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Marijan Mrmić
Goalkeeper
Vladimir Vasilj
Defender
Goran Jurić
Defender
Zoran Mamic
Defender
Anthony Seric
Defender
Dario Simić
Defender
Igor Tudor
Forward
Ardijan Kozniku
Forward
Petar Krpan
Forward
Silvio Marić
Forward
Goran Vlaović
1
Netherlands
Manager: Guus Hiddink
Goals:
| Bolo Zenden | 21 |
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Starting lineup:
Edwin van der Sar
Goalkeeper
Frank de Boer
Defender
(captain)
Arthur Numan
Defender
Jaap Stam
Defender
Phillip Cocu
Midfielder
Edgar Davids
Midfielder
Wim Jonk
Midfielder
Clarence Seedorf
Midfielder
Bolo Zenden
Midfielder
Dennis Bergkamp
Forward
Patrick Kluivert
Forward
Substitutions:
| Marc Overmars for | 46 |
| Pierre van Hooijdonk for Dennis Bergkamp | 58 |
Cards:
| Wim Jonk | 88 | Y |
| Edgar Davids | 88 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ed de Goey
Goalkeeper
Ruud Hesp
Defender
Andre Ooijer
Defender
Michael Reiziger
Defender/Centre back
Winston Bogarde
Midfielder
Ronald de Boer
Midfielder
Marc Overmars
Midfielder
Giovanni van Bronckhorst
Midfielder
Aron Winter
Forward
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Forward
Pierre van Hooijdonk