page_title: Sport in Croatia
section_title: National sports teams
hierarchical_section_title: Sport in Croatia / National sports teams
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Kroatische Männer-Handballnationalmannschaft English: Croatia national handball team hr: Hrvatska rukometna reprezentacija Standing left to right: Čupić, Čarapina, Balić, Vuković, Lacković, Mataija, Buntić, Štrlek, Valčić, Marić, Kopljar, Gojun, Zrnić, Alilović, Duvnjak, Vori.
context_page_description: Sport in Croatia has significant role in Croatian culture, and many local sports clubs as well as the Croatian national squads enjoy strong followings in the country. The most enduring sport by far in Croatia is football, and is played on amateur and professional levels amongst all age groups across the entire country. Several other major team sports are handball, basketball and water polo, with clubs in all parts of Croatia. Ice hockey is another popular team sport, namely in the Croatian interior. The most popular individual sports in Croatia are tennis, alpine skiing, and swimming, and to some extent table tennis and chess. Various amateur sport games are popular in Croatia, notably picigin.
context_section_description: Some of Croatia's more successful national teams include:
  Croatia national football team
  Croatia national handball team
  Croatia national basketball team
  Croatia Davis Cup team
  Croatia national water polo team
  Croatia women's national volleyball team
  Croatia national cricket team
  Croatia national beach handball team
  Croatia women's national beach handball team
  Croatia national baseball team
  Croatia women's national basketball team
  Croatia national futsal team
  Croatia women's national handball team
  Croatia men's national ice hockey team
  Croatia women's national ice hockey team
  Croatia national rugby union team
  Croatia national speedway team
  Croatia Fed Cup team
  Croatia Hopman Cup team
  Croatia men's national volleyball team
caption: The Croatian national handball team in 2010
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