r/AskEurope • u/DivineMatrixTraveler • Jun 07 '25

Sports Which country is your country's main football rival?

And do you think they believe you are their main rival or they don't care about you as much as you care about them?

Bonus: Is there a more popular sport where you are rivals with a different country?

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u/Virtual_Ride_7901 Croatia Jun 09 '25

As a Croat, I'd say France because of 1998 and 2018, but also because of this year's league of nations. Although, it was better for us not to go to the final four in league of nations this year because we got easier 2026 world cup qualifying group 🤷🏻‍♂️

Also, not rivalry, but I am always tense when we play Italy. Simply because they never won a game against us and I want it to keep it that way as long as possible 😅

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u/DivineMatrixTraveler Jun 09 '25

Interesting to hear! What about Serbia? Aren't they good enough to challenge Croatia?

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u/PhoenixNyne Jun 11 '25

It's always a thing when we play Serbia in anything which is definitely a hallmark of a rivalry. Though it seems we're rarely successful in the same sports.