Scotland boast strong record against Croatia
Luka Modric inspired Croatia to a first win over Scotland at the delayed Euro 2020 finals at Hampden in June 2021
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Scotland's Nations League contest with Croatia in Zagreb on Saturday will be only the seventh time the sides have met.
And it is the Scots who boast the better head-to-head record over the past 24 years.
A 3-1 victory over Scotland at Hampden in 2021, when the delayed Euro 2020 took place, was Croatia's first win against the Scots.
Back in 2000, a Kevin Gallacher goal denied hosts Croatia victory after Alen Boksic had given them the lead.
Next came a 0-0 stalemate at Hampden in 2001 then a 1-1 friendly draw at Hampden in 2008, where Kenny Miller replied for the Scots after Niko Kranjcar's opener.
The sides were again drawn together in a World Cup qualifying group for the 2014 finals. Robert Snodgrass' goal gave Scotland a surprise away win in the first group encounter and Gordon Strachan's side followed that up with a 2-0 victory at Hampden, Snodgrass again on target and Steven Naismith also scoring.
Eight years on and a Luka Modric masterclass eased Croatia past Steve Clarke's Scots, with the Real Madrid man scoring after Callum McGregor had cancelled out Nikola Vlasic's opener. Ivan Perisic clinched it.