The story
Croatia beat Malta 3-0 in the FIFA World Cup Qualification, matchday 3.
The goals came from Ivan Perisic (62'), Luka Modric (76', pen) and Josip Brekalo (90').
It was 0-0 at half-time.
Croatia had 67% of the ball and 17 shots to Malta's 2.
Match stats
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Key moments
- 62' Ivan Perisic Goal · Croatia 1-0 Assist: Borna Barisic
- 76' Luka Modric Penalty · Croatia 2-0
- 90' Josip Brekalo Goal · Croatia 3-0 Assist: Ivan Perisic
Line-ups
Croatia
- Dominik LivakovicGoalkeeper
- Duje Caleta-CarDefender
- Josip JuranovicDefender
- Domagoj VidaDefender
- Dario Melnjakoff 57'Defender
- Mateo KovacicMidfielder
- Nikola VlasicMidfielder
- Mario Pasalicoff 54'Midfielder
- Milan Badeljoff 54'Midfielder
- Mislav Orsicoff 78'Forward
- Ante Budimiroff 54'Forward
Malta
- Henry BonelloGoalkeeper
- Steve Borgoff 67'Defender
- Kurt ShawDefender
- Enrico PepeDefender
- Teddy TeumaMidfielder
- Ryan CamenzuliMidfielder
- Matthew GuillaumierMidfielder
- Bjorn Kristensenoff 81'Midfielder
- Stephen Pisanioff 63'Midfielder
- Joseph Mbongoff 67'Forward
- Alexander Satarianooff 46'Forward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (5)
- 62' ⚽ Ivan Perisicassist Borna Barisic
- 76' ⚽ Luka Modric (pen)
- 81' 🟨 Domagoj Vida
- 90' ⚽ Josip Brekaloassist Ivan Perisic
- 90+2' 🟨 Nikola Vlasic
Head to head
1Croatia wins0Draws0Malta wins

