Croatia National Football Team

Governing body Croatian Football Federation Affiliated 1992 Stadium Stadion Maksimir (37,168 seats) Manager Z. Dalić

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Goalkeepers
D. Livaković	D. Subašić	L. Kalinić
Defenders
D. Vida	V. Ćorluka	T. Jedvaj
D. Lovren	D. Ćaleta-Car	Š. Vrsaljko
I. Strinić	J. Pivarić
Midfielders
M. Badelj	F. Bradarić	I. Perišić
M. Brozović Assists: 1	M. Kovačić Assists: 1	I. Rakitić Goals: 1
L. Modrić Goals: 2
Attackers
M. Pjaca	A. Rebić Goals: 1	N. Kalinić
M. Mandžukić	A. Kramarić

#	Name	Age								A
Goalkeepers
1	D. Livaković	23	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
23	D. Subašić	33	180	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	L. Kalinić	28	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
21	D. Vida	29	180	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	V. Ćorluka	32	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
13	T. Jedvaj	22	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
6	D. Lovren	28	180	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	D. Ćaleta-Car	21	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Š. Vrsaljko	26	180	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3	I. Strinić	30	180	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	J. Pivarić	29	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
19	M. Badelj	29	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
14	F. Bradarić	26	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	I. Perišić	29	172	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	M. Brozović	25	120	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
8	M. Kovačić	24	20	2	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
7	I. Rakitić	30	180	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
10	L. Modrić	32	180	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Attackers
20	M. Pjaca	23	4	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
18	A. Rebić	24	135	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0
16	N. Kalinić	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
17	M. Mandžukić	32	176	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
9	A. Kramarić	27	93	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

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Coach's Objective

Argentina endured a tough test to secure qualification from the South American region, Iceland still have the fighting spirit they exhibited at the Euros unblemished whereas Nigeria has the status of continental champions of Africa. For Croatia, progressing to the Round of 16 and subsequently to the quarterfinal will be nothing short of a commendable achievement.

New Faces

Duje Caleta-Car, Tin Jedvaj and Ante Rebic are among the notable young guns in the side.

Veterans

Goalkeeper Danijiel Subasic, Vedran Corluka, Luka Modric, Mario Mandzukic and Ivan Rakitic can be listed as the band with immense experience in the side.

Absentees

Marco Rog, Matej Mitrovic, and Mario Pasalic will not be on the plane to Russia after failing to make the final 23-man list.

Croatia's Full squad list:

Goalkeepers: Lovre Kalinic, Dominik Livakovic, Danijiel Subasic

Defenders: Duje Caleta-Car, Vedran Corluka, Tin Jedvaj, Dejan Lovren, Josip Pivaric, Ivan Strinic, Domagoj Vida, Sime Vrsaljko

Midfielders: Milan Badelj, Filip Bradaric, Marcelo Brozovic, Mateo Kovacic, Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic

Forwards: Nikola Kalinic, Andrej Kramaric, Mario Mandzukic, Ivan Perisic, Marko Pjaca, Ante Rebic

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Croatia Football Association Info & Statistics

History	Founded: 1912, Affiliated: 1992
Uniform	Jerseys: Red/white, Shorts: White, Stockings: Blue
Website	www.hns-cff.hr
World Cup Appearances	5: 1998, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018
World Cup Results	Third: 1998