Croatia Football Team News

In a statement, Croatia have confirmed that Ivan Perisic has tested positive for COVID-19 and will now miss their Euro 2020 round of 16 game against Spain. The 32-year-old has been in fine fettle during the tournament with two goals and has played every game for Croatia.

Wayne Rooney has heaped praises on England for getting off to a winning start at the European Championships, highlighting their ‘professional’ manner. The Three Lions won their opening fixture at the Euros for the first time ever thanks to Raheem Sterling's second-half goal against Croatia.

India remained at the 108th spot in the FIFA rankings, with Blue Tigers not having played a single match since their World Cup qualifier against Oman last year. Meanwhile, Belgium retained their number one ranking with France and Brazil behind them in second and third place respectively.

Indian football team dropped two places to rank 106th in the latest FIFA rankings issued on Thursday. The downward slide came after the Blue Tigers put up a disappointing show against lower-ranked Bangladesh, drawing 1-1 in the FIFA World Cup qualifier game earlier this month in Kolkata.