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Media Guide for the FIFA World Cup 2026

At the following link, you can find the Media Guide for the FIFA World Cup 2026, containing all relevant information regarding the organisation of Croatian national team media activities before and during the FIFA World Cup, including information on accreditation for the camp in Alexandria and on the communication channel with media representatives during the World Cup, as well as the full media activities schedule.

 

ACCREDITATIONS FOR THE MATCHES CROATIA VS BELGIUM AND CROATIA VS SLOVENIA

Applications for accreditations for the friendly matches Croatia vs Belgium (2 June in Rijeka) and Croatia vs Slovenia (7 June in Varaždin) are open until Friday, 22 May at 12:00. Slovenian media should apply directly to NZS.

Match accreditation requests may only be submitted through the HNS web application available at:

https://hns.family/en/media/accreditations/

It is possible to apply for accreditation for both matches simultaneously, so please make sure to carefully select the match(es) for which you are applying.

Please make sure to provide all requested information, including your personal identification number (OIB); otherwise, the request will not be processed. Once you submit your application, you should automatically receive a confirmation email acknowledging receipt of your request (if not, your application has not been successfully submitted; please also check your spam/junk folder). The same email will include information regarding the deadline for receiving notification about the status of your application and, if approved, details regarding the collection of accreditations.

Please note the option of requesting additional accreditations, specifically parking accreditations. We kindly ask that only one person per media outlet requests a parking accreditation on behalf of the editorial team.

Please respect the stated deadline. The application system will automatically close on 22 May at 12:00, after which no late accreditation requests will be accepted, even in exceptional circumstances.

Given the expected high level of media interest in these matches and the limited capacity of the media tribune, HNS will not be able to approve all requests. Priority will be given to national media outlets that regularly cover the Croatian national team. For the same reason, we kindly ask all media outlets to respect the limit of a maximum of two accredited journalists per outlet.

ACCREDITATIONS FOR THE SUPERSPORT CROATIAN CUP FINAL

The accreditation deadline for the SuperSport Croatian Cup Final expired on 5 May at 12:00.

ACCREDITATIONS FOR THE FIFA WORLD CUP 2026

The FIFA accreditation process was completed on 31 March this year.

INFORMATION ON NATIONAL TEAM ACTIVITIES BEFORE AND DURING THE FIFA WORLD CUP 2026

Media representatives can find here information about the preliminary schedule of preparations and activities of the Croatia national team before and during the FIFA World Cup, in order to plan their own activities, travel, and stay.

Key dates:

18 May – Announcement of the provisional squad for the World Cup
25 May – Start of training camp (Rijeka)
1 June – Announcement of the final squad for the World Cup
2 June – Croatia vs Belgium (Rijeka)
6 June – Training in Rijeka and departure for Zagreb
7 June – Croatia vs Slovenia (Varaždin)
9 June – Charter flight from Zagreb to Washington

Key locations:

Preparation camp hotel: Hilton Rijeka Costabella Beach Resort & Spa
Training facilities during preparations: HNK Rijeka Stadium & HNK Rijeka Training Camp “Dean Šćulac”
Group stage hotel: AKA Alexandria
Training centre during the group stage (including media centre): Episcopal High School

The national team will travel to Dallas two days before the match (15 June – afternoon travel / training that morning at the base camp), and to Toronto and Philadelphia one day before the matches (morning travel / afternoon training sessions at the host city training centres). After all three matches, the team will return the same evening to the team base camp in Alexandria, where media activities will take place the following day (most likely in the first part of the day).

After the group stage, all teams leave their base camps and move to the cities where their next matches are played. If Croatia advances, the team will travel to the Round of 16 match two days before the game.

In line with previous major tournaments, the national team will mostly hold training sessions in the afternoon (both during training camp and the tournament). As a rule, the team will have daily media activities (press conferences or mixed zones), generally linked to training times, and held at the media centre organized at the Episcopal High School. During the World Cup, pre-match press conferences will take place at the stadiums where matches are played (independently of training sessions, which will not be held at stadiums).

This schedule is preliminary and subject to change. A detailed plan of activities with exact timings and locations will be published at the end of April or the beginning of May, as is customary for major competitions.

Access to the training centre and media centre at the Episcopal High School will be granted to media accredited by FIFA and/or the Croatian Football Federation. Information about the Croatian FA accreditation process will be published here during April.