ICONIC ŠUKER CHIP seals CROATIA win over DENMARK at EURO96 

What a performance by Davor Šuker... one of the classiest centre forwards of all time... terribly underrated.

What a fantastic team that Croatia team was - Suker, Boban, Prosinecki, Boksic, Simic... so many world class players.

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! 🇧🇷 🇭🇷

Suker's first touch of the ball was incredible!

Davor celebrates the goal with a torero gesture of dedication to the crowd. His years in Sevilla were not wasted.

what a team croatia had bloody hell

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.

Only player in the world at the time that could score that kind of goal.

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.

Goal was class,but the way he handled the long ball was even more impressive

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. 🤘

This is the first golden generation of Croatia, along with the team at 2018.

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

Davor Suker was a classy left footed genius of a forward!!

Koji su ovo giganti bili..samo fali Alen Bokšić.🇭🇷🇭🇷

Croatia’s golden generation was amazing. Commentary was excellent for this match.

what a team Croatia... those guys with Modric-Rakitic... oh boy...

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.

Just to remember that this team from Denmark was European champion and one hell of a team!

2021 Croatia needs a center forward like Šuker desperately

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.

Ovo sam gledao uzivo na TV. Najjaca hrvatska nogometna recrezentacija.

I really missed Alen Boksic at EC '96 and WC '98. He was injured both times :( and couldn't help Croatia. What a player

Probably the best team in history of Croatia...It was a fantastic generation of footballers and unbelievable EURO performance.

Šuker had a such a technique it seemed so effortless when he does it.

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!

Great squad in the 90s Croatia. Suker was brilliant especially. Brilliant team.

Beautiful commentary

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.

Heh, Schmeichels are just unlucky against Croatia.

Schmeichel had nightmares when facing Suker or Rivaldo

two great nations

DAVOR SUKER goleador en FRANCIA 1998. saludos friens.

Oh my god... Suker is reaaallly goood

スーケルは本当に芸術的な技術の持ち主だったな

Šuker,Boban,Bokšić,Prosinečki today......800.000,000 €

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!

That team was unbelievable Croatia 🇭🇷 a great sporting nation for small population

Delija sam od glave do pete ali Suker u to vteme je bijo Kralj

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.

9:56 That celebration is badass; just in line with that chip. Greetings from Denmark!

10:20 Brilliant 1st touch by Suker b4 scoring the 3rd What a great player he was

I watched this game on live television. I was full on supporting Hrvatska, as a fellow Balkan :)

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

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. ...

Bravo. Tako je. ZIVJELA Hrvatska. 👏😘🙏❤️❤️🇭🇷

Wow! Davor Suker touched heaven with his hands! What class!

Nezaboravna utakmica i vrhunska izvedba Hrvatske. Šuker je dugo bio noćna mora Schmeichel.

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

Amazing performance by Sucker

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.

It's a crime we never got to properly see Boksic and Suker together in tournament football

Ima li nas Hrvata 2021🇭🇷

9:43 holy

To chip a prime form Schmeichel...Brilliant goal👏

If I remember any football match I remember this one . Regards from Bosnia!

What the Croats could have done in US '94. We'll never know...

Davor Sucker........an absolute genius 😁👍👍

Aljoša Asanović and Davor Šuker :)! What a Great Duo! My favourite team!

スーケル凄いわ

Men when i was kid, Boban was my idol. God i loved to watch him in milan or croatia.

this was my first big game i watched as a kid. at least one i can remember

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.

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

CROATIA❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Germans stole the EURO from us with the help of the referees but we got our revenge 2 years later

Generacija 1996-1998...Šuker,Boban,Prosinečki,Jarni,Bokšić...I don't forever this team. Go Croatia🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷 31.10.2019.

Davor Šuker perfomance here was absolutely perfect. Whatever he did, it worked

Šuker je tada bio među top 5 napadača... najjača lijeva noga na planeti.

Davor Suker wonderful!

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;)

Amazing match, and Denmark were also the reigning Euro champions.

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.

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!!!

Kakvi su naši tehničari bili. Pravi studenti i kohezivnost u igri. Profesionalni.

Suker is still my favorite striker :)

Beautiful victory, beautiful Suker

Good god that croatian team was godlike

BoBan ❤️ Suker 💖 Stanic 💕 Prosinecki 💗 Asanović 💞 Jarni 💟

Tko to može? Samo Šuker 🙋

It's not Davor Suker. It's Davor Super :-0

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

just great master Davor Suker!

Not sure who was faster that summer, Schmiechel sprinting back to.his goal, or Michael Johnson in Atlanta. Lol

9:50 perfect control then great finish

Golman Hrvatske Danijel Subašić je tek drugi golman u istoriji Svetskih prvenstava koji je uspeo odbraniti 3 penala tokom penal serije.

uvek su imali kvalitetniji fudbal od nas to se mora priznati :)

Kad se sjetim ovoga suze krene🙌🙌🙌

What a goal by SUKERMAN

BEST GOAL EVER

Croatia having a white away kit seems pretty pointless. I've also just realised that Denmark were defending Euro champions!

They stole his ballon d'or 😢

Como tiraba magia ,davor suker ,dios mio

Suker was pure class.

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.

Hrvatska ✌👍✋🤝👆 🇭🇷❤🇽🇰

The core of the Croatian national team were the u20 world champions from 1987. They were the heart of this team. Already at the 1990 World Cup, these players were proven first division stars in the former Yugoslavia; Prosinečki and Jarni played in the tournament, and Šuker and 20-year-old Bokšić were in the squad. Boban was supposed to be there too, but he was suspended. The then Yugoslav national coach Osim relied on older players (especially experienced defenders from the 80s). That's why young Serbian stars like Mihajloviä and Mijatoviä weren't included at all. If this team had stayed together, they probably would have won one or more tournaments, starting with EURO 1992.

Koja klasa Suker, jebote 😐

Sukerman !!!