@@kristijanEX I think that was original golden gen. Both teams needed little lady luck to take it all. Plus Croatia was Brand- New country, and football of that time was prettier. Original Vatreni had some SWAGGER boy. Perhaps the 3rd time the throne
@@bayridge3569 Agree. Remember Suker scored first in semis vs France and then french defender (I WILL not say his Name) scored 2 lucky goals and those were the premium ones in his career. Guy never ever in his professional time scored, but then he does in world semis vs Croatia. There would be no doubt in my mind they would had win it if they made it to finals.
Having watched Croatia in both 1998 and 2018 I would say that the 98 side was more talented, but the 18 gen was more physically fit. A lot of the game's evolution in the last 2 decades has to do with the physical training (speed and endurance). If Suker's side had the training programs that Modric & Co. enjoyed, they would have been champions in both 1996 and 1998.
@@gentlemansclub1410 Ni blizu lave moj. To sta je ova generacija bila druga ne znaci da je bila bolja. I dalje tvrdin da smo imali Boksica 98 da skine teret sa Sukera u napadu bi definitivno bili u finalu
@@stoniptfosupersonic Ovo je najbolja generacija, pogotovo mislim na igru u kvalifikacijama 95g i ovaj euro. Igrali smo tada kao Brazil, bili ispred jake Italije koja je bila vice prvak svijeta, na euru ispali od Njemaca od kojih smo bili bolji, oni su na kraju osvojili.
minotauruskt exactly. The first touch pushed it away from the chasing Dane, allowed him to advance toward Schmeichel, enabled to accelerate while controlling. All in that first touch. Suker’s game.
Bao Nguyen you can tell from that performance that Šuker is a forward thinker. When your mind’s already in the goal, then the control, knowing what to do, it all just follows naturally...
8:48 European Brasil 😱❤️🇭🇷 just one year after war was overz first big competition as independent country finally. What a memory, beuatiful ❤️ and our supporters on stands just beautiful.
I cant believe that this Croatian team never won a Euro or a world cup. I know they came close but my Jesus, this Croatian team is one of the best ever football teams I have ever seen. As for Davor Suker, yes he is for me in my top 5 best ever football players of all time
EURO '96. and WC '98. were the peaks of this generation. We didn't qualify for EURO '00 and in Korea/Japan majority of this players were 34-35 and some didn't even play football anymore.
Brilliant, orgasmic football match, ill never forget it. First big victory in first euro for croatia. Earlier croatia beat spain in friendly, and italy in qualif for euro96, but this was somenthing special. Suker was god on earth. Greetings for denmark and good people there, wish you best!
Thank you my Friend. As a Croat i really loves and respect the Danish Football Team, they play with a physically strength and high pressing. Very good. In Croatia we call them "The dangerous North" 😉
I remember this Euro96, I expected Portugal and Croatia to go really far, both have been eliminated in quarter finals. In the Portuguese case really unlucky as they fired 20 shots, and attacked the whole game, but a sensational lob by Poborsky gave the Czechs the semi final birth. After that Portugal played 2 finals, and 3 semi finals in the last 5 Euros..I wish u guys in Croatia also good luck for the future.. 🙏 from a portuguese football friend⚽🇵🇹
Takk Micke. Ni har haft era storhetstider som har betytt mig mkt o har varit dans på fotbollsplanen. Glöm ej entré på den stora fotbollscenen eftersom ni har inte riktigt "funnits" i fotbollssammanhang dessförinnan åtminstone inte förrän VM ´86. Laudrup den äldre, Sören o löparen Elkjaer. Nya på scenen o visa upp en sån fotboll. Där har ni min respekt tillbaka.
I fell in love with the Croatian team during this tournament from day one. They were awesome throughout. Then in France, they were so unlucky in the semis against France in 98. I think if they'd played that final, they'd also have beat Brazil. Such a classy team of players.
@@gogo-vq4vr I think I've been proven correct. They are a nation of classy, technical and resilient footballers. Their footballers are a class outfit. Limited by their nation's size and player pool. What else can I say?
I'm not a football fan but I watched these games as a little kid, I had no choice, the grownups controlled the remote 😁 and 8:35 is my favorite moment in football, ever, and one of top moments in sport. Crazy bold attempt from halfcourt but he ALMOST made it, Schmeichel managed to tip it out - and then a mutual sign of respect 👍 - such a moment, pure sport!
"they call them the European Brazilians", said the commentator. It seems to mean that lots of new people coming up in the world of football don´t know so much about this past. This nickname goes back lots of decades.
This tournament was the peak of the original Vatreni in terms of the quality of the football they played. Came through qualifying on top in a group with Baggio's Italy, put on this brilliant second half and were unlucky/stupid in the quarter-final against the Germans. The eternal question remains what would've happened had the coach Blazevic decided to play for top spot in the last group game against Portugal. I'd love to have seen the reaction of fans and the football public had a coach of England, Italy, Germany etc. made such a huge mistake. He copped heat for it in Croatia but still kept his job. Two years later the team had a great run at the WC but did so without playing too great. Blazevic made some changes, by the end of the group stage he dropped Prosinecki again, giving the midfield more balance and being prepared to outfox teams rather than try to play them off the park. Real pity we never got to see Boksic (apart from 45 minutes in the opener at Euro 96) in this team at a major tourney. He didn't play his best for Croatia but he could've been the difference in some big games. The Modric generation similarly played its best football before the WC final run in 2018. For a lot of people the performance in the group stage at Euro 2016 was the best football ever played by a Croatian national team. Unfortunately, they ran into Portugal in the second round where Santos was simply too smart for Croatia's non-league standard coach Cacic. They just killed the game, pressed Modric and Rakitic high, isolated Perisic and the Croatian coach sat there and watched it all unfold. From memory his first change came with 2-3 minutes to go in the 90. Under Dalic at Russia things finally came together, Rakitic was played deep and Modric pushed up into an attacking midfield role. Brozovic was played in a position that most suited him and these changes were key. The rest was a bit of luck and an unbelievable spirit within the team. Comparing the two teams I still favour the 1996-98 team. I think it was more well-rounded. Modric the best individual from both generations but generally there was more quality in the team in 1996-98 with Suker, Boban, Asanovic, Prosinecki, Jarni, Stanic, Bilic... The original Vatreni were a genuine mix of the old Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb schools. The more refined Dinamo style (Suker, Boban, Prosinecki) combined with the more robust, direct, physical-type produced by Hajduk (Boksic, Jarni, Asanovic, the whole defence). The 2018 generation was very much a product of Dinamo's school with the odd standout coming from elsewhere.
After a 24 hour flight from Sydney , we travelled from London to Sheffield for this game on the first full day of our honeymoon in 1996. The previous day we jumped on an open top bus to witness English and Scottish supporters chant at each other across Trafalgar Square. All marriages should start this well.
Legende u momčadi,sanjali uspjeh i napravili to,ma nezaboravno,budi jake emocije ti originalni Vatreni,proud to be Croat,kao klincu taj Euro mi je bio poseban,počeo igrati nogomet i svjestan da smo mala zemlja s lošim uvjetima smo jebeno talentirani,srčani,ponosni,inatljivi borci,respekt Dancima jbga naletili na nas ha ha
I think this '96/'98 Croatia team is even better than the 2018 World Cup one: Suker is a unique striker, plus we had a better defence. Also we had more players with technical skills who could pass the ball.
Suker was a gem, but as for defense I think we just finally dialed in with youngsters against France. If Petkovic would return to his old self, sku would be limit in Qatar
Hmm, not sure about that. Šuker is the best striker we've ever had, and Boban and Prosinečki were fantastic midfielders. But Modrić's quality is on another level altogether, not to mention also that Perišić is the finest winger we've produced. A combination of the two teams picked with players in their prime would be unstoppable though.
@@Zoso_1990 the 1998 team had leaders all over the pitch, both Boban and Zuti were leaders, also Bilic and Stimac were solid at the back....I would equate Perisic to Stanic, yes Perisic is slightly better. I would say Modric is the absolute standout in 2018 team vs 1996/8 But then there is Suker to equal that.
Man these were the Glory days of danish and Croatian football.. iconic players for both sides. Both teams could of won Gold if they had a touch of luck as the skill set, grit and heart were there. When small nations like this dominate it truly is something special. We could only admire the players of this time. Some legends of the sport.
Not 96, they were just outplayed. 2018 Yes, It could've gone either way. By the way awesome goalkeepers the father and the son, probably Danes best ever
@@bayridge3569 they were lucky in 2018, croatia was better, that rebic fail and modric penalty miss gave a huge boost for danmark, and still croatia won
Ja sam imao tu srecu gledati ga 2 puta uzivo i to izvedju 1989 i 1990. Dva puta na Grbavici protiv Zelje i na Kosevu 1990/91 protiv Sarajeva. Takodjer ga vidio sa svojih 12ak godina "face to face"u Holiday Inn-u u Sarajevu (prije tekme sa Zeljom) i dobio autogram od njega, Andeja Panadica, Shalle i Igora Cvitanovica. Cvita je te sezone po 1. puta zaigrao za Dinamo. Usao sa klupe u 88. minuti na maksimiru protiv Sarajeva (6-0) i zabio 2 gola u 2 minute!!! Da li si ti iz Sarajeva? ja sam dio djetinjstva proveo na Grbavici (od 3 do 13te).... Skoro da nisam propustio utakmicu na Grbavici, iako oduvijek Dinamovac, zbog cega sam dobio toliko puta batina u istom Sarajevu ;p
@@gorangorart881 jesam jaro iz sa sam. Zeljovac sam isto :) blago tebi sto si imo tu privilegiju gledati legendu taku. Za mene najbolji igrac svih vremene i briga me sto ce reci, necu promjeniti misljenje.
Damn, Davor was on another level in this game. Very underrated player, had two great tournaments in a row. The commentator is having seizures watching Suker's brilliance here. ...
My goodness. Croatia's golden generation in its finest form as they began to hit their stride towards France 98, which they came close to winning as a debutante nation. And the world began to appreciate Suker, who was sublime here. Schmeichel (and now his son) must still have nightmares of the Croatian spectre.
Tu smo rasturili Dansku a gle čuda sa,o godinu dana kasnije upravo zahvaljujući Danskoj a prije svega Schmeichelu smo otišli u Francusku ( spasio nasu kvalifikacijma svojim obranama u zadnjoj tekemi protiv Grčke). Što ti je sudbina.
@@nikolasmiljanic1403 Slažem se i dodao bih detalj koji se ne priča. U finišu kval za SP98 u Sarajevu su Danci izgubili 3-0, a da nisu izgubili u Ateni bi Danci igrali opušteno i popušili. Ovako su tražili taj 1 bod i ugurali HR u baraž. Hvala DK, ali možda i više hvala BiH !!! Navodno je uoči te tekme u Bih Ćiro posjetio njihov savez🙂
I am croatian, watched this team and our team from 2018, and I can say this without any doubt: Modrić is our best player ever, but Prosinecki is our most talented player ever. Period. Remember that Maradona once said for Prosinecki; "he has better dribling skills than me". Cheers
This was my first ever euro to watch when i was 9 and the games were soo entertaining..i named 1 of my first childhood friends Boban cause they looked almost alike and cause we played in the same team and he was a striker and scored so many goals...will never forget this croatian team!!!
@@flykicksdj we knocked out the Germans 3:0 in the quarter final and won a bronze medal, in our first World cup ever, a country of only 4 million people. And last year in Russia we won a silver medal ;)
Meni osobno najdraza generacija. Falio kao i uvijek na velikim natjecanjima Boksic. 😭 ubija u kvalifikacijama i onda se ozlijedi. A protiv Njemacke nas suci pokrali .... jos uvijek mi u glavi taj nesudjeni faul
What a year that madness in the cities happiness can not be described, there is no one who did not rejoice, everyone was crazy old and young, you do not know who is crazier ❤🇭🇷❤🇭🇷❤🇭🇷❤
Today mondrich,perisich,mendzooki world class level team is craotia..I am good fan of craotia.especialy Luka mondrich.craotian's every goals proves their players skill.always they are earns good goals.
Only one player was missing. The classical left-winger and attacker.That would be nr 11, Alen Boksic. The one and only. Totally overall-skilled. Find him a match nowadays;)
@Tom Santo zgd It came in place for a reason, they where "best of losers" but they grabed their given oportunity and won. Yugoslavia had good team (as usual) but i doubt they could be champions ... Balkan mentality is like ... well ... Balkan itself - explosive 💣
@@Kyrichenko Balkan very explosive, eating too much beans (PASULJ), cabbage and bacon creates overwhelming combustion, light up one little match and everything goes u 3 PM
@Johnny Hash In the end yeah, but in 60's twice 2nd on euro and once 4th in world... They were on fire. Then 70's were bad and after Tito died, Yugoslavia died also.
I remember Croatia outplayed us, but watching the highlights again... Oh dear, oh dear. That Croatia team was world class in Euro 96 and Denmark were in very poor shape
Šteta za 82'. Tad je Jugoslavija mogla komotno osvojiti turnir. Uvijek mi je bilo čudno da Miljanić nije zvao Kranjčara i Mlinarića - prvake s Dinamom. Da se nije raspala uzeli bi ''čileanci' Euro 96' i WC 98' pod uvjetom selekcije odrađene po formi i statusu igrača neovisno o nacionalnosti. Pozdrav iz Pule i sretno u Katru!
What a performance by Davor Šuker... one of the classiest centre forwards of all time... terribly underrated.
@@imeprezime642 Sadly Croats are great at hating. No I don't hate Croats or any decent people.
purplinko istina dobro je rekao xD
@@imeprezime642 daj ne lupetaj...
@@filipzdelar7125 smiješan si... nama nitko nije kriv sto smo unistili sve dobro u Hajduku. Šuker je bio najbolji igrač kojeg smo imali.
@@filipzdelar7125 that not thrue
What a fantastic team that Croatia team was - Suker, Boban, Prosinecki, Boksic, Simic... so many world class players.
Asanovic!!
I played soccer once with Boban, he got one over me on a small goal, great player, seems like a nice guy.
Jarni, Soldo and Stanic
I’m brazilian but I have a special feeling with the Hrvatska national team. If we don’t make it in this World Cup, I am going to support them! 🇧🇷 🇭🇷
Obrigado :)
Carlos Arriero O cara nos comentários ai em cima,insinua que o Boban morreu é verdade isso ??
fernando carvalho está vivo, amigo. Deve ter falado zoando.
Ayyy❤️❤️
MAYBE YOU CAN CHEER FOR BOTH IN THE FINAL
Davor celebrates the goal with a torero gesture of dedication to the crowd. His years in Sevilla were not wasted.
Croatia’s golden generation was amazing.
Commentary was excellent for this match.
Can you really call it the golden generation if we had a better one achievement wise ?
@@kristijanEX
I think that was original golden gen. Both teams needed little lady luck to take it all. Plus Croatia was Brand- New country, and football of that time was prettier. Original Vatreni had some SWAGGER boy.
Perhaps the 3rd time the throne
@@bayridge3569 Agree.
Remember Suker scored first in semis vs France and then french defender (I WILL not say his Name) scored 2 lucky goals and those were the premium ones in his career. Guy never ever in his professional time scored, but then he does in world semis vs Croatia.
There would be no doubt in my mind they would had win it if they made it to finals.
It doesn't have to be just one golden generation..
Having watched Croatia in both 1998 and 2018 I would say that the 98 side was more talented, but the 18 gen was more physically fit. A lot of the game's evolution in the last 2 decades has to do with the physical training (speed and endurance). If Suker's side had the training programs that Modric & Co. enjoyed, they would have been champions in both 1996 and 1998.
what a team croatia had bloody hell
but against german (after win the cup) we have bad refere. watch game! Maybe we be champions
2018 team is better
@@markohorvat6626 gadan sudac cak I gadna utakmica , ali vratili su im Vatreni milo za drago 2 godine kasnije
@@gentlemansclub1410 Ni blizu lave moj. To sta je ova generacija bila druga ne znaci da je bila bolja. I dalje tvrdin da smo imali Boksica 98 da skine teret sa Sukera u napadu bi definitivno bili u finalu
@@stoniptfosupersonic Ovo je najbolja generacija, pogotovo mislim na igru u kvalifikacijama 95g i ovaj euro. Igrali smo tada kao Brazil, bili ispred jake Italije koja je bila vice prvak svijeta, na euru ispali od Njemaca od kojih smo bili bolji, oni su na kraju osvojili.
Goal was class,but the way he handled the long ball was even more impressive
minotauruskt exactly. The first touch pushed it away from the chasing Dane, allowed him to advance toward Schmeichel, enabled to accelerate while controlling. All in that first touch. Suker’s game.
The whole move was simply - Perfect.
Offside though. But otherwise I agree. Pure class
@@jachnoavhnvaon Wrong - He's not offside when ball is released.
Bao Nguyen you can tell from that performance that Šuker is a forward thinker. When your mind’s already in the goal, then the control, knowing what to do, it all just follows naturally...
Suker's first touch of the ball was incredible!
As a Croat, as much as I'm proud of my home team, the same way I have an utmost respect for Peter Scmeichel. One of the best goalkeepers in history. 🤘
8:48 European Brasil 😱❤️🇭🇷 just one year after war was overz first big competition as independent country finally. What a memory, beuatiful ❤️ and our supporters on stands just beautiful.
I cant believe that this Croatian team never won a Euro or a world cup. I know they came close but my Jesus, this Croatian team is one of the best ever football teams I have ever seen. As for Davor Suker, yes he is for me in my top 5 best ever football players of all time
We lost against Germany
They won bronze medal in WC 98. and new Croatian generation of players have won silver medal in WC in Russia. Proud to be Croat😉
EURO '96. and WC '98. were the peaks of this generation. We didn't qualify for EURO '00 and in Korea/Japan majority of this players were 34-35 and some didn't even play football anymore.
Missing more Bokšić
@@miljenkobaran6966 if we had healthy and in-form Boksic in both England and France, we'd take at least one tournament.....
Probably the best team in history of Croatia...It was a fantastic generation of footballers and unbelievable EURO performance.
2018 is the best Croatian team
Šuker had a such a technique it seemed so effortless when he does it.
He was hilarious. What a touch! Omg!
One of most underrated strikers of all time
I used to read that he loved cigar and didn't like training. However, he was extremely gifted footballer..
@@paulis4278 Prosinecki is a smoker and he use to smoke 40 cigarettes a day,for Suker I honestly dont know.
Brilliant, orgasmic football match, ill never forget it. First big victory in first euro for croatia. Earlier croatia beat spain in friendly, and italy in qualif for euro96, but this was somenthing special. Suker was god on earth. Greetings for denmark and good people there, wish you best!
Thank you my Friend. As a Croat i really loves and respect the Danish Football Team, they play with a physically strength and high pressing. Very good. In Croatia we call them "The dangerous North" 😉
Kakav je super suker bio igrac.
I remember this Euro96, I expected Portugal and Croatia to go really far, both have been eliminated in quarter finals. In the Portuguese case really unlucky as they fired 20 shots, and attacked the whole game, but a sensational lob by Poborsky gave the Czechs the semi final birth. After that Portugal played 2 finals, and 3 semi finals in the last 5 Euros..I wish u guys in Croatia also good luck for the future.. 🙏 from a portuguese football friend⚽🇵🇹
Takk Micke. Ni har haft era storhetstider som har betytt mig mkt o har varit dans på fotbollsplanen. Glöm ej entré på den stora fotbollscenen eftersom ni har inte riktigt "funnits" i fotbollssammanhang dessförinnan åtminstone inte förrän VM ´86. Laudrup den äldre, Sören o löparen Elkjaer. Nya på scenen o visa upp en sån fotboll. Där har ni min respekt tillbaka.
@@Miguel-nm4tn Obrigado Miguel. I studied in cuidad de Lisboa in my youth. Respect. I love Rui´s and Luis´ era of Portuguese football.
I fell in love with the Croatian team during this tournament from day one. They were awesome throughout. Then in France, they were so unlucky in the semis against France in 98. I think if they'd played that final, they'd also have beat Brazil. Such a classy team of players.
and what do you think now, after 2 bonze and 1 silver medal from WC`s?
@@gogo-vq4vr I think I've been proven correct. They are a nation of classy, technical and resilient footballers. Their footballers are a class outfit. Limited by their nation's size and player pool. What else can I say?
@@georgelazenby3607 thank you for kind words!
I'm not a football fan but I watched these games as a little kid, I had no choice, the grownups controlled the remote 😁 and 8:35 is my favorite moment in football, ever, and one of top moments in sport. Crazy bold attempt from halfcourt but he ALMOST made it, Schmeichel managed to tip it out - and then a mutual sign of respect 👍 - such a moment, pure sport!
Hey, you're lucky you even had a remote lol
"they call them the European Brazilians", said the commentator. It seems to mean that lots of new people coming up in the world of football don´t know so much about this past. This nickname goes back lots of decades.
what a team Croatia... those guys with Modric-Rakitic... oh boy...
@Dennis Rodic He is Croat
@@bangi2757 i am agree with your statement maybe they were even better...Asanovic was pretty good too.
Boksic,Mandzukic,Perisic,N i R. Kovač,Dudu,Pršo,Šimunić......and more more
@@bangi2757 No one is better than Modric, Modric is greatest Croatian footballer ever.
@@bangi2757 Suker najbolji napadac ali Modric je najbolji igrac opcenito.
Ovo sam gledao uzivo na TV. Najjaca hrvatska nogometna recrezentacija.
Davor Suker was a classy left footed genius of a forward!!
Oh my god... Suker is reaaallly goood
This tournament was the peak of the original Vatreni in terms of the quality of the football they played. Came through qualifying on top in a group with Baggio's Italy, put on this brilliant second half and were unlucky/stupid in the quarter-final against the Germans. The eternal question remains what would've happened had the coach Blazevic decided to play for top spot in the last group game against Portugal. I'd love to have seen the reaction of fans and the football public had a coach of England, Italy, Germany etc. made such a huge mistake. He copped heat for it in Croatia but still kept his job.
Two years later the team had a great run at the WC but did so without playing too great. Blazevic made some changes, by the end of the group stage he dropped Prosinecki again, giving the midfield more balance and being prepared to outfox teams rather than try to play them off the park. Real pity we never got to see Boksic (apart from 45 minutes in the opener at Euro 96) in this team at a major tourney. He didn't play his best for Croatia but he could've been the difference in some big games.
The Modric generation similarly played its best football before the WC final run in 2018. For a lot of people the performance in the group stage at Euro 2016 was the best football ever played by a Croatian national team. Unfortunately, they ran into Portugal in the second round where Santos was simply too smart for Croatia's non-league standard coach Cacic. They just killed the game, pressed Modric and Rakitic high, isolated Perisic and the Croatian coach sat there and watched it all unfold. From memory his first change came with 2-3 minutes to go in the 90.
Under Dalic at Russia things finally came together, Rakitic was played deep and Modric pushed up into an attacking midfield role. Brozovic was played in a position that most suited him and these changes were key. The rest was a bit of luck and an unbelievable spirit within the team.
Comparing the two teams I still favour the 1996-98 team. I think it was more well-rounded. Modric the best individual from both generations but generally there was more quality in the team in 1996-98 with Suker, Boban, Asanovic, Prosinecki, Jarni, Stanic, Bilic...
The original Vatreni were a genuine mix of the old Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb schools. The more refined Dinamo style (Suker, Boban, Prosinecki) combined with the more robust, direct, physical-type produced by Hajduk (Boksic, Jarni, Asanovic, the whole defence).
The 2018 generation was very much a product of Dinamo's school with the odd standout coming from elsewhere.
That was great comment, Thomas!
What do you think of their chances in Euro 2024?
That team was unbelievable Croatia 🇭🇷 a great sporting nation for small population
Ako ovo vide komšije brzo će te razuvjeriti😂😂
Gordan Mijatovic 😂😂😂😂
True in skiing with the Kostelic they also where insane.
After a 24 hour flight from Sydney , we travelled from London to Sheffield for this game on the first full day of our honeymoon in 1996. The previous day we jumped on an open top bus to witness English and Scottish supporters chant at each other across Trafalgar Square. All marriages should start this well.
Yes, but only if you support the winning team. You always wanna start your honeymoon with a victory lol
Great squad in the 90s Croatia. Suker was brilliant especially. Brilliant team.
This is the first golden generation of Croatia, along with the team at 2018.
Koji su ovo giganti bili..samo fali Alen Bokšić.🇭🇷🇭🇷
Legendarni Davor Šuker
Treci gol Sukera , ofsajd cist..
Po meni uz Srnu na desnom boku i Bokšićem uz Šukera niko nam ne bi mogo pera odbit.
bero zg Onda neko od nas ne vidi dobro..
Bokšić stalno falio.
9:56 That celebration is badass; just in line with that chip. Greetings from Denmark!
Hej från Kroatien
Only player in the world at the time that could score that kind of goal.
Check out Poborsky's goal against Portugal from the same tournament.
Just to remember that this team from Denmark was European champion and one hell of a team!
Legende u momčadi,sanjali uspjeh i napravili to,ma nezaboravno,budi jake emocije ti originalni Vatreni,proud to be Croat,kao klincu taj Euro mi je bio poseban,počeo igrati nogomet i svjestan da smo mala zemlja s lošim uvjetima smo jebeno talentirani,srčani,ponosni,inatljivi borci,respekt Dancima jbga naletili na nas ha ha
I think this '96/'98 Croatia team is even better than the 2018 World Cup one: Suker is a unique striker, plus we had a better defence. Also we had more players with technical skills who could pass the ball.
absolutely agree! Just 2018. generation had much more luck in draw.... Germany 98 was much stronger team than Russia and England 2018...
Suker was a gem, but as for defense I think we just finally dialed in with youngsters against France. If Petkovic would return to his old self, sku would be limit in Qatar
Hmm, not sure about that.
Šuker is the best striker we've ever had, and Boban and Prosinečki were fantastic midfielders.
But Modrić's quality is on another level altogether, not to mention also that Perišić is the finest winger we've produced.
A combination of the two teams picked with players in their prime would be unstoppable though.
@@Zoso_1990 the 1998 team had leaders all over the pitch, both Boban and Zuti were leaders, also Bilic and Stimac were solid at the back....I would equate Perisic to Stanic, yes Perisic is slightly better.
I would say Modric is the absolute standout in 2018 team vs 1996/8
But then there is Suker to equal that.
Man these were the Glory days of danish and Croatian football.. iconic players for both sides. Both teams could of won Gold if they had a touch of luck as the skill set, grit and heart were there. When small nations like this dominate it truly is something special. We could only admire the players of this time. Some legends of the sport.
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WC 2018 is only a step to it...
Yup I remember schmeichel and laudrup from the 90s
DAVOR SUKER goleador en FRANCIA 1998. saludos friens.
Heh, Schmeichels are just unlucky against Croatia.
Not 96, they were just outplayed. 2018 Yes, It could've gone either way. By the way awesome goalkeepers the father and the son, probably Danes best ever
@@bayridge3569 you literally responded to a 1 year comment.
@@eduard000o72 you too
@@eduard000o72 why not?
@@bayridge3569 they were lucky in 2018, croatia was better, that rebic fail and modric penalty miss gave a huge boost for danmark, and still croatia won
I watched this game on live television. I was full on supporting Hrvatska, as a fellow Balkan :)
Schmeichel had nightmares when facing Suker or Rivaldo
Yeah Rivaldo and Suker had similar technic and built.
Wow! Davor Suker touched heaven with his hands! What class!
two great nations
True...greetings from Croatia
Together against Islam.
I prefer the Danish team of ´86.
If I remember any football match I remember this one
. Regards from Bosnia!
this was my first big game i watched as a kid. at least one i can remember
yeah, my first cup was the wc in france 98. It was great, i was young and happy. I wish i could go back in these good old days to enjoy again.
@@eridu2100 if u want a song to nostalgicly sing about it look up twentyonepilots Stressed Out
@d. marko Same!
Men when i was kid, Boban was my idol. God i loved to watch him in milan or croatia.
Ja sam imao tu srecu gledati ga 2 puta uzivo i to izvedju 1989 i 1990. Dva puta na Grbavici protiv Zelje i na Kosevu 1990/91 protiv Sarajeva. Takodjer ga vidio sa svojih 12ak godina "face to face"u Holiday Inn-u u Sarajevu (prije tekme sa Zeljom) i dobio autogram od njega, Andeja Panadica, Shalle i Igora Cvitanovica. Cvita je te sezone po 1. puta zaigrao za Dinamo. Usao sa klupe u 88. minuti na maksimiru protiv Sarajeva (6-0) i zabio 2 gola u 2 minute!!! Da li si ti iz Sarajeva? ja sam dio djetinjstva proveo na Grbavici (od 3 do 13te).... Skoro da nisam propustio utakmicu na Grbavici, iako oduvijek Dinamovac, zbog cega sam dobio toliko puta batina u istom Sarajevu ;p
@@gorangorart881 jesam jaro iz sa sam. Zeljovac sam isto :) blago tebi sto si imo tu privilegiju gledati legendu taku. Za mene najbolji igrac svih vremene i briga me sto ce reci, necu promjeniti misljenje.
@@Rastajevo ja mislim da je za njega prosincki maradona a to zna i on:)
I really missed Alen Boksic at EC '96 and WC '98. He was injured both times :( and couldn't help Croatia. What a player
he have played first match against turkey
@@markokozul5835 yes you are right but he couldnt play whole match because he got head injury during that match (collided with a turkish player)
Damn, Davor was on another level in this game. Very underrated player, had two great tournaments in a row. The commentator is having seizures watching Suker's brilliance here. ...
10:20 Brilliant 1st touch by Suker b4 scoring the 3rd
What a great player he was
Yes but that was offside!
2021 Croatia needs a center forward like Šuker desperately
My goodness. Croatia's golden generation in its finest form as they began to hit their stride towards France 98, which they came close to winning as a debutante nation. And the world began to appreciate Suker, who was sublime here. Schmeichel (and now his son) must still have nightmares of the Croatian spectre.
Beautiful commentary
Tu smo rasturili Dansku a gle čuda sa,o godinu dana kasnije upravo zahvaljujući Danskoj a prije svega Schmeichelu smo otišli u Francusku ( spasio nasu kvalifikacijma svojim obranama u zadnjoj tekemi protiv Grčke). Što ti je sudbina.
Ne samo to, nego smo ko picke igrali s rezervnom postavom protiv portugala jer je picka ciro isa na njemacku umisto cesku i usput izbacili tako dansku
@@aliexpress96
Ne vrijedaj Ciru, on nije picka nego peder
SPASAVAO JE ON DANSKU, DA ODU U FRANCUSKU - BEZ KVALIFIKACIJA!!!!
@@nikolasmiljanic1403 Slažem se i dodao bih detalj koji se ne priča. U finišu kval za SP98 u Sarajevu su Danci izgubili 3-0, a da nisu izgubili u Ateni bi Danci igrali opušteno i popušili. Ovako su tražili taj 1 bod i ugurali HR u baraž. Hvala DK, ali možda i više hvala BiH !!! Navodno je uoči te tekme u Bih Ćiro posjetio njihov savez🙂
Dobio covjek prsut za to poslije..znaci prsut dobijes kad se zenis ili obranis kljucnu stvar ili daj 100€
CROATIA❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Davor Šuker perfomance here was absolutely perfect. Whatever he did, it worked
Nezaboravna utakmica i vrhunska izvedba Hrvatske. Šuker je dugo bio noćna mora Schmeichel.
Amazing match, and Denmark were also the reigning Euro champions.
Delija sam od glave do pete ali Suker u to vteme je bijo Kralj
Druže piše se bio a ne bijo.
Uvik možeš prići u Torcidu 😊😉 svako dobro care
@@leopoldcroato4141 propali i torcida i delije u ku....
I am croatian, watched this team and our team from 2018, and I can say this without any doubt: Modrić is our best player ever, but Prosinecki is our most talented player ever. Period. Remember that Maradona once said for Prosinecki; "he has better dribling skills than me". Cheers
It's a crime we never got to properly see Boksic and Suker together in tournament football
スーケルは本当に芸術的な技術の持ち主だったな
9:43 holy
To chip a prime form Schmeichel...Brilliant goal👏
Aljoša Asanović and Davor Šuker :)!
What a Great Duo!
My favourite team!
Šuker,Boban,Bokšić,Prosinečki today......800.000,000 €
hahahah ti si bolestan
Minimum...
Šuker sam 100 - 120 M
@@DjordjeMomcilovic-bg6tz hahah a ti si srbin
Sounds right, but they don't make them like that anymore, I'm not sure you could even price them in today's football.
This was my first ever euro to watch when i was 9 and the games were soo entertaining..i named 1 of my first childhood friends Boban cause they looked almost alike and cause we played in the same team and he was a striker and scored so many goals...will never forget this croatian team!!!
From zambia...you know where it is?
Oliver much appreciated brother....keep safe.....
Germans stole the EURO from us with the help of the referees but we got our revenge 2 years later
Smrvili smo bubasvabu
Not a total revenge since Croatia did not win the world cup 98
@@flykicksdj we knocked out the Germans 3:0 in the quarter final and won a bronze medal, in our first World cup ever, a country of only 4 million people. And last year in Russia we won a silver medal ;)
@@flykicksdj
Reaching semis in a world cup is harder than winning euro (especially when you are helped by refs). The revenge was delayed, but sweet.
This was the day the commentator did NOT know who SUKER really is and claims he wanted to do a Pele. And yes, in reality he is MUCH better than Pele.
Kakvi su naši tehničari bili. Pravi studenti i kohezivnost u igri. Profesionalni.
Beautiful victory, beautiful Suker
Generacija 1996-1998...Šuker,Boban,Prosinečki,Jarni,Bokšić...I don't forever this team. Go Croatia🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷
31.10.2019.
Šuker je tada bio među top 5 napadača... najjača lijeva noga na planeti.
Bravo. Tako je. ZIVJELA Hrvatska. 👏😘🙏❤️❤️🇭🇷
BEST GOAL EVER
For the 3rd goal, Suker was OFFSIDE clearly!!!
He was offside by at least almost one metre!
Suker is still my favorite striker :)
Kad se sjetim ovoga suze krene🙌🙌🙌
Meni osobno najdraza generacija. Falio kao i uvijek na velikim natjecanjima Boksic. 😭 ubija u kvalifikacijama i onda se ozlijedi. A protiv Njemacke nas suci pokrali .... jos uvijek mi u glavi taj nesudjeni faul
Zamirisu uspomene....
@@miljenkobaran6966 Najjaca hrvatska generacija, definitivno!
What a year that madness in the cities happiness can not be described, there is no one who did not rejoice, everyone was crazy old and young, you do not know who is crazier
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What a goal by SUKERMAN
just great master Davor Suker!
Today mondrich,perisich,mendzooki world class level team is craotia..I am good fan of craotia.especialy Luka mondrich.craotian's every goals proves their players skill.always they are earns good goals.
joooj narode, ovo EP 96 i SP 98 su mi najdrazi. Druga su tada bila vremena i dosta ljepse nego sad, iako se rat tek zavrsio bio a rane jos bole.
What the Croats could have done in US '94. We'll never know...
This generation waited for almost 5 years to go on big tournament
It's not Davor Suker. It's Davor Super :-0
sukerman
CR7 the best of the best shut the hell up...
@@IVIagicful CR7? You mean Penaldo??
@@boaowov8779 lol. This 'Retro lover' guy's name was 'CR7 the best of the best' when I wrote that comment....
@@IVIagicful there are so many icons that r awesome
And just 2 years later we beat Netherlands for 3rd place in the world. Great 2 years for our people
you dont get it croatia won a war before a year
Davor Sucker........an absolute genius 😁👍👍
Davor Suker wonderful!
Tko to može? Samo Šuker 🙋
Amazing performance by Sucker
Only one player was missing. The classical left-winger and attacker.That would be nr 11, Alen Boksic. The one and only. Totally overall-skilled. Find him a match nowadays;)
Golman Hrvatske Danijel Subašić je tek drugi golman u istoriji Svetskih prvenstava koji je uspeo odbraniti 3 penala tokom penal serije.
Treci ja mislin. Subasic, onaj Portugalac 2006 i jos jedan
Obranio je 4 na kraju
Mislis na Srbina Danijela Subasica koji je branio za Hrvatsku.
@@grassgreen9178 aj pasi travu.,zelenU...zimzeleni🙌💪🇭🇷
@@grassgreen9178 haha čedo bjedo...
Not sure who was faster that summer, Schmiechel sprinting back to.his goal, or Michael Johnson in Atlanta. Lol
That was an awesome summer anyway😊
Never again team like that. Superb on every position.
Croatia having a white away kit seems pretty pointless. I've also just realised that Denmark were defending Euro champions!
@Tom_ Santo_zgd but WASChamp
@Tom Santo zgd
It came in place for a reason, they where "best of losers" but they grabed their given oportunity and won. Yugoslavia had good team (as usual) but i doubt they could be champions ... Balkan mentality is like ... well ... Balkan itself - explosive 💣
@@Kyrichenko
Balkan very explosive, eating too much beans (PASULJ), cabbage and bacon creates overwhelming combustion, light up one little match and everything goes u 3 PM
@Johnny Hash
There's alot of great players in serbia and bosnia, Oblak from slovenia would be no 1
@Johnny Hash
In the end yeah, but in 60's twice 2nd on euro and once 4th in world... They were on fire. Then 70's were bad and after Tito died, Yugoslavia died also.
Watched him through my youth regularly, SUker was indeed a very special player, no hype needed, he was the real deal.
Truly unbelievable!
what a match! 👏
I remember Croatia outplayed us, but watching the highlights again... Oh dear, oh dear. That Croatia team was world class in Euro 96 and Denmark were in very poor shape
Probably the most entertaining player in France 1998. This is a genious at work.
Suker was pure class.
Good god that croatian team was godlike
Croatia go!!!
uvek su imali kvalitetniji fudbal od nas to se mora priznati :)
Šteta za 82'. Tad je Jugoslavija mogla komotno osvojiti turnir. Uvijek mi je bilo čudno da Miljanić nije zvao Kranjčara i Mlinarića - prvake s Dinamom. Da se nije raspala uzeli bi ''čileanci' Euro 96' i WC 98' pod uvjetom selekcije odrađene po formi i statusu igrača neovisno o nacionalnosti. Pozdrav iz Pule i sretno u Katru!
スーケル凄いわ
Ima li nas Hrvata 2021🇭🇷
Chip with the tip of his boot while running. Suker's technique is unreal.