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Croatia World Cup 2022 squad and preview: Zlatko Dalic announces final 26-man team
The Croatia World Cup 2022 squad has been announced, with Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric set to lead his nation for the tournament in Qatar.
With a healthy mixture of seasoned veterans and exciting newcomers – not all necessarily young guns – Croatia may actually have a squad that is better than the team that reached the 2018 final.
The Vatreni are also highly unstable, as capable of imploding in the group as reaching the final. Modric is up for one last World Cup dance and still reigns supreme, with Ivan Perisic, Marcelo Brozovic and Dejan Lovren by his side, but much of the squad is redesigned and reinvigorated. Croatia World Cup squad 2022
Head coach Dalic named his final squad on November 9. The most notable inclusion was that of midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, who had been an injury doubt in the weeks leading up to the tournament.
He suffered a hamstring issue in late September, and missed all of October. Having made his return to club action with Inter just in time, playing a handful of minutes in the November 6 Derby d’Italia against Juventus, he has been included in the final squad.
Defender Domagoj Vida had also been under discussion after reportedly also being an injury doubt but he appears fine and will look to surpass 100 caps for his country in Qatar.
By far the most important name on the list is Luka Modric, who is captain and talisman for the 2018 finalists. It’s yet to be confirmed, but at 37 years old it’s highly likely this will be his last World Cup. He is joined in the squad by fellow veteran Ivan Perisic.
Duje Caleta-Car of Southampton and Antonio Colak of Rangers have not made the final cut and are arguably the most surprising omissions from the list. Milan striker Ante Rebic was a mainstay of that 2018 run in Russia, but was not part of the preliminary list from which Dalic selected his final 26.
Croatia start their challenge in Qatar by facing Morocco on November 23, but first they’ll play one final friendly fixture against fellow World Cup hopefuls Saudi Arabia, on November 16.
Position Player Club Age Caps
Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) 27 33
Goalkeeper Ivo Grbic Atletico Madrid (SPA) 26 2
Goalkeeper Ivica Ivusic Osijek (CRO) 27 5
Defender Josip Stanisic Bayern Munich (GER) 22 6
Defender Borna Barisic Rangers (SCO) 29 27
Defender Martin Erlic Sassuolo (ITA) 24 3
Defender Dejan Lovren Zenit St Petersburg (ITA) 33 71
Defender Borna Sosa VfB Stuttgart (GER) 24 8
Defender Josko Gvardiol RB Leipzig (GER) 20 12
Defender Domagoj Vida AEK Athens (GRE) 33 99
Defender Josip Juranovic Celtic (SCO) 27 21
Defender Josip Sutalo Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) 22 3
Midfielder Lovro Majer Rennes (FRA) 24 10
Midfielder Mateo Kovacic Chelsea (ENG) 28 83
Midfielder Luka Modric Real Madrid (SPA) 37 154
Midfielder Luka Sucic RB Salzburg (AUS) 20 3
Midfielder Marcelo Brozovic Inter Milan (ITA) 29 76
Midfielder Nikola Vlasic Torino (ITA) 25 41
Midfielder Mario Pasalic Atalanta (ITA) 27 42
Midfielder Ivan Perisic Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) 33 115
Midfielder Kristijan Jakic Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) 25 4
Forward Andrej Kramaric Hoffenheim (GER) 31 73
Forward Marko Livaja Hadjuk Split (CRO) 29 14
Forward Bruno Petkovic Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) 28 22
Forward Ante Budimir Osasuna (ENG) 31 15
Forward Mislav Orsic Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) 29 20
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