However, he was also eligible to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina before making his full international debut for Croatia, as his parents hailed from Tomislavgrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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He eventually made his full international debut on 14 October 2009, in the nation's final 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan in Astana, coming on as a substitute for Mario Mandžukić in the 63rd minute; Croatia won the game 2–1, but failed to reach the play-offs after finishing third in their group.
running mate | Mate Parlov | Third mate | master's mate | The Surgeon's Mate | Rudolph Maté | Paper Mate | Mate Boban | Yerba mate | Shripad Mahadev Mate | Rudolph Mate | Nanking Theatre in 1934, showing ''Tarzan and His Mate | Mate Meštrović | Mate (horse) | mate (beverage) | Máté | Mate | mate | Fool's Mate (album) | Fool's Mate | Danira Bilić | Boden's Mate |