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	S. Sluga	I. Grbić
L. Kalinić
Defenders
D. Bradarić	B. Barišić	F. Uremović
M. Pongracic	D. Lovren Goals: 1	D. Ćaleta-Car
J. Juranović	D. Melnjak
Midfielders
N. Vlašić Goals: 2	M. Rog	J. Brekalo Goals: 1
T. Bašić	M. Badelj	M. Pašalić
I. Perišić	M. Brozović	M. Kovačić
L. Modrić
Attackers
A. Budimir	B. Petković Goals: 1	M. Oršić
A. Čolak

#	Name	Age								A
Goalkeepers
1	D. Livaković	25	450	5	5	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
	S. Sluga	27	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		0	0	0
	I. Grbić	24	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		0	0	0
12	L. Kalinić	30
Defenders
	D. Bradarić	20	28	2	0	2	0	3	0		0	0	0
	B. Barišić	28	270	3	3	0	0	1	0		0	1	0
	F. Uremović	23	278	4	4	0	2	0	0		0	1	0
	M. Pongracic	23	77	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0
6	D. Lovren	31	360	4	4	0	0	0	1		0	2	0
13	D. Ćaleta-Car	24	270	3	3	0	0	2	0		0	2	0
	J. Juranović	25	49	1	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0
	D. Melnjak	28	177	3	2	1	1	3	0		0	0	0
Midfielders
13	N. Vlašić	23	440	5	5	0	1	0	2		0	1	0
17	M. Rog	25	13	1	0	1	0	3	0		0	0	0
22	J. Brekalo	22	300	5	3	2	3	2	1		2	1	0
	T. Bašić	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0
19	M. Badelj	31	46	1	1	0	1	4	0		0	0	0
15	M. Pašalić	25	187	5	2	3	2	3	0		0	0	0
4	I. Perišić	31	348	5	4	1	3	1	0		1	0	0
11	M. Brozović	27	209	3	2	1	0	1	0		0	2	0
8	M. Kovačić	26	362	5	4	1	2	1	0		1	1	0
10	L. Modrić	35	270	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
Attackers
	A. Budimir	29	92	2	1	1	1	4	0		0	0	0
	B. Petković	26	95	4	1	3	1	4	1		0	0	0
	M. Oršić	27	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		0	0	0
	A. Čolak	27	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		0	0	0

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Modric and Co. host Fernando Santos' men for the final matchday knowing that a defeat could get them relegated. Live Soccer TV's match preview provides match facts, team news, and global broadcast listings for Croatia vs Portugal.

Zlatko Dalic's side will face tough opposition from the likes of Argentina, Iceland and Nigeria in Group D. Qualification, as a result, will not come on a silver platter knowing the prowess of their opposition.

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