# Croatia men's national water polo team

The Croatia men's national water polo team represents Croatia in international water polo competitions and is controlled by the Croatian Water Polo Federation. They have won gold medals in the Olympics, World and European Championships, FINA World League and Mediterranean Games, making them one of the most successful men's water polo teams in the world. Overall Croatia won 33 medals at competitions.
It was the first Croatian national team to win a gold medal at the Olympics or World Games, the World and European Championships.
Croatia played their 800th game since gaining independence on 20 August 2022 and they won their 517th victory.

## History

After the independence of Croatia the national water polo team competed at its first tournament and also its first finals at 1993 Mediterranean Games, followed by the 1993 European Championships where Croatia won 5th place.
Croatia has since become Olympic champion (2012), triple World champion (2007, 2017, 2024) and European champion (2010). Croatia has also won eight other medals at the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships and was fourth on six occasions. The team holds a record streak of winning 7 medals in a row at World Championships and has reached semi-finals in over 60% of appearances at the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships altogether since 2017. Since the formation of national team Croatia has qualified for every big tournament. It is the first Croatian national team in any Olympic team sport that has won gold medals at all three big competitions. Croatia has also won World League (2012) and Mediterranean Games (2013). The only competition Croatia has yet to win is World Cup where the national team won silver medal in 2010.
The team has been awarded with Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport in 1996. So far two International Swimming Hall of Fame inductees have been members of Croatia national team – Perica Bukić as a player and Ratko Rudić as a coach.
Croatia played their 800 game since gaining independence on 20 August 2022. and they won their 517 victory which makes 64,62% of victories.

## Results
### Medals

Updated after 2024 World Championships
| Competition | | | | Total |
| Olympic Games | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| World Championship | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| World Cup | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| World League | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| European Championship | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Europa Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Summer Universuade | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mediterranean Games | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 9 | 14 | 10 | 33 |
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

### Summer Olympics

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1992 | Couldn't participate in qualification | Couldn't participate in qualification | Couldn't participate in qualification | Couldn't participate in qualification | Couldn't participate in qualification | Couldn't participate in qualification | Couldn't participate in qualification | Couldn't participate in qualification | Couldn't participate in qualification |
| 1996 | Final | | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 58 | +13 |
| 2000 | Quarterfinal | 7th | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 68 | 56 | +12 |
| 2004 | Preliminary Round | 10th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 42 | +5 |
| 2008 | Quarterfinal | 6th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 49 | +22 |
| 2012 | Final | | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 42 | +31 |
| 2016 | Final | | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 62 | +4 |
| 2020 | Quarterfinal | 5th | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 82 | +17 |
| 2024 | Final | | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 86 | +2 |
| Total | Qualified: 8/8 | Qualified: 8/8 | 65 | 41 | 1 | 23 | 641 | 505 | +126 |

#### Record against other teams at the Summer Olympics

| National team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
| Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 25 | +4 |
| China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 |
| Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 |
| Greece | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | +9 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 17 | −1 |
| Italy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 35 | +10 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 15 | +25 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20 | +6 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 |
| Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 |
| Serbia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 44 | -1 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 21 | −1 |
| Spain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 34 | −4 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | +8 |
| United States | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 42 | +3 |
| Total | 17 teams | 17 teams | 17 teams | 17 teams | 17 teams | 17 teams | 17 teams |

### World League

Wins/Defeats after penalty shootout counted as wins/defeats. * marks instances of not qualifying for the super final due to "host rule".
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
| 2002 | did not qualify for the Super Final | did not qualify for the Super Final | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2003 | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete |
| 2004 | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete |
| 2005 | Group Round | 4th | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 2006 * | did not qualify for the Super Final | did not qualify for the Super Final | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | did not qualify for the Super Final | did not qualify for the Super Final | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 * | did not qualify for the Super Final | did not qualify for the Super Final | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | Final | | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | Semi-final | | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | Semi-final | | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | Final | | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 * | did not qualify for the Super Final | did not qualify for the Super Final | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | did not qualify for the Super Final | did not qualify for the Super Final | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | Final | | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | did not qualify for the Super Final | did not qualify for the Super Final | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | Semi-final | | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | Quarterfinal | 5th | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | Final | | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | did not qualify for the Super Final | did not qualify for the Super Final | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | did not qualify for the Super Final | did not qualify for the Super Final | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Participated: 18/20 Qualified for the Super Final: 9/18 | Participated: 18/20 Qualified for the Super Final: 9/18 | 170 | 112 | 0 | 59 |

### Europa Cup

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
| 2018 | Final | | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Final | | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Participated: 2/2 Qualified for the Super Final: 2/2 | Participated: 2/2 Qualified for the Super Final: 2/2 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 |

### Mediterranean Games

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
| 1993 | Final | | | | | |
| 1997 | Final | | | | | |
| 2001 | Preliminary Round | 5th | | | | |
| 2005 | Semi-final | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | Semi-final | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | Final | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2022 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| Total | Participated: 6/8 | Participated: 6/8 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 |

## Team
### Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The roster was announced on 7 July 2024.
Head coach: Ivica Tucak
* 1 Marko Bijač (c) GK
* 2 Rino Burić CB
* 3 Loren Fatović W
* 4 Luka Lončar CF
* 5 Maro Joković W
* 6 Luka Bukić D
* 7 Ante Vukičević D
* 8 Marko Žuvela CB
* 9 Jerko Marinić Kragić D
* 10 Josip Vrlić CF
* 11 Matias Biljaka CB
* 12 Konstantin Kharkov W
* 13 Toni Popadić GK

### Head coaches

* Duško Antunović (1991–1993)
* Bruno Silić (1993–1998)
* Neven Kovačević (1998–2001)
* Veselin Đuho (2002–2003)
* Zoran Roje (2003–2005)
* Ratko Rudić (2005–2012)
* Ivica Tucak (2012–)

### Notable players

* Milivoj Bebić
* Zdravko Ježić
* Zdravko Kovačić
* Renco Posinković
* Karlo Stipanić

### Naturalized players

Andrey Belofastov (Ukraine), Xavier García (Spain) Konstantin Kharkov (Russia), Nikolay Bonev (Bulgaria)

## Statistics
### Record against other teams

As of 10 August 2024 after game against Hungary in Olympic Games 2024
NO FRIENDLY fixtures.
Key :
* Positive total balance (more wins)
* Neutral total balance (equal W/L ratio)
* Negative total balance (more losses)
| National team | Total | Total | Total | Total | Olympic Games | Olympic Games | Olympic Games | Olympic Games | World Championship | World Championship | World Championship | World Championship | World Cup | World Cup | World Cup | World Cup | World League | World League | World League | World League | European Championship | European Championship | European Championship | European Championship | Europa Cup | Europa Cup | Europa Cup | Europa Cup | Mediterranean Games | Mediterranean Games | Mediterranean Games | Mediterranean Games | Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications |
| National team | Pld | W | D | L | Pld | W | D | L | Pld | W | D | L | Pld | W | D | L | Pld | W | D | L | Pld | W | D | L | Pld | W | D | L | Pld | W | D | L | Pld | W | D | L |
| Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia | 23 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brazil | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canada | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| China | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| France | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Germany | 27 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greece | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hungary | 41 | 12 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | 45 | 25 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Macedonia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malta | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Montenegro | 31 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Romania | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Russia | 35 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serbia * | 48 | 18 | 8 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spain | 43 | 19 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States | 37 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total (36) | 515 | 344 | 19 | 152 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Biggest wins

double digit goal difference
| Olympic Games | World Championship | World Cup | World League | European Championship | Europa Cup | Mediterranean Games | Qualifications |
| +12 vs. China (16–4) 2008 +11 vs. Egypt (12–1) 2004 | +34 vs. New Zealand (35–1) 1994 +19 vs. South Africa (19–0) 2013 +17 vs. New Zealand (21–4) 2013 +16 vs. New Zealand (19–3) 1998 +15 vs. Canada (19–4) 2005 +15 vs. Kazakhstan (19–4) 1998 +11 vs. Brasil (17–6) 1998 +11 vs. Japan (18–7) 2011 +10 vs. Canada (13–3) 2003 +10 vs. China (15–5) 2009 +10 vs. Japan (16–6) 2017 +10 vs. Russia (13–3) 2007 | +23 vs. South Africa (25–2) 2018 +21 vs. Iran (23–2) 2010 +13 vs. South Africa (16–3) 2018 +10 vs. China (14–4) 2010 | +21 vs. South Africa (22–1) 2010 +19 vs. Turkey (20–1) 2013 +17 vs. Brasil (20–3) 2012 +16 vs. Kazakhstan (20–4) 2019 +16 vs. Kazakhstan (19–3) 2017 +14 vs. Turkey (17–3) 2013 +13 vs. Spain (19–6) 2006 +13 vs. Turkey (19–6) 2016 +13 vs. Turkey (16–3) 2016 +11 vs. Netherlands (18–7) 2017 +10 vs. Brasil (17–7) 2005 +10 vs. China (15–5) 2011 +10 vs. China (14–4) 2015 +10 vs. France (16–6) 2017 +10 vs. Kazakhstan (15–5) 2018 +10 vs. Netherlands (17–7) 2017 +10 vs. Russia (14–4) 2018 +10 vs. Turkey (13–3) 2015 | +24 vs. Austria (26–2) 1995 +21 vs. Turkey (23–2) 2018 +20 vs. Malta (22–2) 2016 +15 vs. France (20–5) 2016 +13 vs. Turkey (16–3) 2010 +12 vs. Netherlands (16–4) 2012 +11 vs. Slovenia (19–8) 2006 +10 vs. Slovakia (15–5) 2008 | +15 vs. France (20–5) 2018 +12 vs. Netherlands (16–4) 2018 +11 vs. Malta (16–5) 2018 | +13 vs. Turkey (17–4) 2013 +11 vs. Greece (14–3) 2009 | +20 vs. Georgia (23–3) 1999 +17 vs. Puerto Rico (18–1) 2004 +12 vs. Romania (12–0) 2004 |

### Biggest losses

| Olympic Games | World Championship | World Cup | World League | European Championship | Europa Cup | Mediterranean Games |
| -4 vs. Serbia (7–11) 2016 -4 vs. Italy (7–11) 2004 | -7 vs. Serbia (4–11) 2015 -6 vs. Hungary (4–10) 2005 -5 vs. Spain (6–11) 1994 | -6 vs. Serbia (7–13) 2010 -5 vs. Hungary (6–11) 1997 -5 vs. Russia (5–10) 1997 -5 vs. Spain (2–7) 1995 | -9 vs. Hungary (6–15) 2007 -8 vs. Greece (5–13) 2008 -7 vs. Brasil (10–17) 2015 | -7 vs. Serbia (6–13) 2016 -6 vs. Hungary (5–11) 1995 -5 vs. Hungary (11–16) 2006 | -2 vs. Greece 2018 -2 vs. Hungary 2019 | -9 vs. Italy (5–14) 2005 -6 vs. Serbia (8–14) 2009 |

## Awards

* Croatian team of the year: 1999, 2017, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017