Croatian Football for Kids
Mali Kockasti
Color the checkerboard. Meet Croatia's national team. From Croatia's first match in 1990 to legendary kits and world-stage magic — a bilingual coloring book that turns Croatian football into a gift your child can hold, color, and talk about with baka and djed.
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Hrvatska šahovnica
A coloring page from Mali Kockasti - the famous Croatian checkerboard.
First match (1990)
A coloring page from Mali Kockasti - Croatia's first match as an independent nation.
Pronunciation studio
Tap to hear Croatian from the book. Perfect for parents and grandparents helping kids at home.
Our football story
Naša nogometna priča
Mali Kockasti
Mali Kockasti
Prva utakmica
The first match
Kockasti u krugu
Team huddle
Hrvatska šahovnica
The Croatian checkerboard
Navijači reprezentacije
National team fans
Veliki uspjesi
Great achievements
Legendary kits
Legendarni dresovi
Dres iz 1990.
1990 kit
Dres iz 1998.
1998 kit
Dres iz 2008.
2008 kit
Dres iz 2018.
2018 kit
Dres iz 2020.
2020 kit
Dres iz 2026.
2026 kit
Football positions
Nogometne pozicije
Strijelac
The Goal Scorer
Kapetan
The Captain
Maestro
The Playmaker
Vezni dirigent
The Midfield General
Napadač
The Target Forward
Svestrani vezni
The Box-to-Box Midfielder
Brzi napadač
The Fast Striker
Vratar
The Goalkeeper
Krilni branič
The Wing Back
Brzo krilo
The Flying Winger
Great moments
Veliki trenuci
Bronca 1998.
1998 bronze medal
Put do finala 2018.
Road to the 2018 final
Bronca 2022.
2022 bronze medal
Penali i slavlje
Penalties and celebration
Mala država, veliki uspjesi
Small country, big dreams
Nogomet u našim srcima
Football in our hearts
Uvijek iznenadimo svijet
We keep surprising the world
Bonus pages
Bonus stranice
Izdizajniraj svoj dres!
Design your own kit!
Moja slika kao igrač
Me as a national team player
Football words
Nogometne riječi
Nogomet
Football
Gol
Goal
Dres
Kit / shirt
Lopta
Ball
Vratar
Goalkeeper
Kapetan
Captain
Branič
Defender
Napadač
Forward
Navijač
Fan
Reprezentacija
National team
Šahovnica
Checkerboard
Pobjeda
Victory
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Tips for parents
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Croatian Holidays & Traditions
Životinje i priroda Hrvatske
Animals & Nature of Croatia
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