[2] He was selected by the Croatian national team for the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship.

He scored 8 goals in the opening match against South Korea, settling as the top scorer after the first day.

[3] He also played in the Croatian team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

[4] Čupić missed the Games of XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, after losing his left ring finger in bizarre accident in July 2008.

During a training session, Čupić fell and caught his wedding ring on a wire fence.