World Cup 2018 Qualifiers : Croatia beats Kosovo 6-0
SHKODëR, Oct. 6, 2016 (AMP) — Russia 2018 (European Qualifiers) : Croatia defeated Kosovo by a big score of 6-0 (halftime: 3-0), in a qualifying game for the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Thursday night at the Loro Boriçi Stadium in Shkodër.
Mario Mandžukić scored tripple goals
Croatia dominated the first half thanks to goals from Mandžukić ('6, '24, '35). Leading 3-0 at the break, the Croatians further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Mitrović '68, Perisic '83 and N. Kalinić '90).
The result put the Croatians top of Group I with 4 points. Kosovo is bottom with one point. In their next game, Croatia will meet Finland at the Loro Boriçi Stadium on October 9, while Kosovo will face Ukraine.
Fixtures and Results : Group I
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Overview
Kosovo at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 1 participation in the qualifications
Croatia at the World Cup
- 4 appearances (first in 1998)
- 6 participations in the qualifications (first in 1998)
- Statistics: Third Place (1998)
- 6 October 2016
- 20:45
- Shkodër
Group I
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Croatia | 4 |
 Iceland | 4 |
 Turkey | 2 |
 Ukraine | 2 |
 Finland | 1 |
| Kosovo | 1 |
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