크로아티아는 아르헨티나, 나이지리아, 아이슬란드 등 강팀들이 포진한 D조에 속했지만 7득점 1실점을 하며 3연승을 기록, 조 1위로 조별리그를 통과했다.
Croatia belonged to Group D, which included strong teams such as Argentina, Nigeria and Iceland, but it recorded seven goals and one goal-allowed to win three consecutive games. It qualified the group stage as a top team of the group.