Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pamwero wenyika yose, Kovač akatamba kuCroatia mumitambo mishanu yekugadzirira ye2002 World Cup uye akawana chinangwa chimwe muCroatia 4 <unk> 0 kukunda kure neSan Marino. Mumutambo wekupedzisira, akaonekwa semutambi anotanga mumitambo yese mitatu yeboka Croatia isati yabviswa mumutambo nekupedza nzvimbo yechitatu muboka ravo. Akanga ariwo wenguva dzose muEFAFA Euro 2004 kukodzera, achiita mitambo minomwe uye achiwana zvibodzwa zviviri mumitambo yekunze, iyo 1<unk>0 inokunda neEstonia uye chinangwa chekuvhura mukukunda kwechikwata che3<unk>0 pamusoro peAndorra. Akatambawo mitambo yose mitatu yeboka yakatambwa nechikwata cheCroatia pa
Final Euro 2004 mutambo muPortugal uye scored wokutanga chinangwa yokupedzisira boka mutambo pamusoro England. Zvisinei, Croatia yakarasikirwa nemutambo 4<unk>2 uye yakadzingwa zvakare kubva mumutambo senyika yechitatu muboka rayo.