Croatia are governed by the Croatian Football Federation, and the kit references two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the tricolour, which is why the team is known as the Kockasti, the Checkered Ones, as well as the Vatreni. Admitted to FIFA in 1994 ranked 125th, Croatia rose to third after their debut World Cup campaign in 1998 — the fastest ascent in the ranking’s history. They have finished second at a World Cup once, in 2018, and third twice, in 1998 and 2022. Davor Šuker took the Golden Shoe in 1998 and Luka Modrić the Golden Ball in 2018. Croatia have qualified for every major tournament except Euro 2000 and the 2010 World Cup.
The listing runs from 1998 to the current season, with the 2000s the best-covered decade. Home shirts form the largest group, with away shirts behind them and a couple of goalkeeper shirts, a training top and a jacket making up the rest. Printed shirts include Modrić at 10 and Olić at 18.
Around a quarter of this listing is marked Player Issue, meaning squad-specification rather than the replica sold in shops — a closer cut and lighter fabric, and in several cases long-sleeve versions that were never sold at retail. The Player Issue goalkeeper shirts from 2002–05 are among the more distinctive items here. Condition grades run from 5/10 to 10/10 with a typical item around 7/10. Women’s sizes and a Euro 1996 bucket hat also appear, so not everything in the listing is a shirt.
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