Czechia vs Croatia Preview & Prediction | 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (UEFA)
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These are comfortably the two strongest sides in Group L of UEFA qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Croatia in pole position to qualify for next summer.
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Key stats
- Czechia have won six of their last eight World Cup qualifying matches (L2).
- Czechia are unbeaten in their last seven World Cup qualifying matches at home (W5 D2).
- Czechia have kept five clean sheets in their last eight World Cup qualifying matches.
- Croatia are unbeaten in their previous five international matches against Czechia (W2 D3).
- Croatia are unbeaten in their last 13 World Cup qualifying matches (W11 D2). They have won six in a row – their best sequence of successive wins in FWCQ history.
- Croatia have kept ten clean sheets in their last 13 World Cup qualifying matches.
- Andrej Kramarić has scored in each Croatia’s previous four matches in the current World Cup qualifying campaign (six goals in total).
Czechia vs Croatia prediction
Czechia had started exceptionally well in March with Croatia involved in the quarter-finals of the 2024/25 UEFA Nations League. The Czechs have remained strong against everyone bar Croatia, with 12 points collected from their five matches.
The one defeat they suffered from their five games saw Czechia smashed by five goals to one at Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb in the summer, with the Croats finding some renewed and much needed vigour.
Zlatko Dalic remains in charge of what is an ageing Croatia side but they have won five from five and most recently hammered Montenegro by four goals to nil.
Croatia appear to have found some excellent fluency in attack but with home advantage, Czechia will fancy their chances of taking the game to them so this should be fun for the neutral.
Czechia vs Croatia tip: Both teams to score
