Luka Modric and Ivan Perisic to lead the line as Croatia announces 26-member squad for the FIFA World Cup

Luka Modric and Ivan Perisic to lead the line as Croatia announces 26-member squad for the FIFA World Cup

Ivan Perisic(left), Mateo Kovacic(middle), Luka Modric(right)

Croatia national football team has finally revealed their 26-member squad that will take the flight to Qatar for the FIFA World Cup and the manager Zlatko Dalić has taken some tough calls by selecting some of the old players and snubbing some young talents. Fans feel that the selections made by their manager can come back to haunt them on the big stage because the majority of the players are past their prime.

Croatia was absolutely unstoppable in the 2018 World Cup as they made it to the finals defying all odds and losing sadly to the champions France. They have a brilliant squad this time as well with some players going to play their final World Cup and would be adamant about making the most of this last title shot.

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A legend of the game Luka Modric who has won almost everything that a player can win at the cub level with Real Madrid will look to lift the golden trophy having missed out on the opportunity last time around. Croatia has a very moderate group and will have to deal with Belgium, Morocco, and Canada and Zlatko Dalic will look to start the tournament with a bang.

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How the final squad looks:

Marcelo Brozovic(left), Dejan Lovren(middle), Andrej Kramaric(right)

Goalkeepers: Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Ivica Ivusic (Osijek), Ivo Grbic (Atletico Madrid)

Defenders: Domagoj Vida (AEK Athens), Dejan Lovren (Zenit Saint Petersburg), Borna Barisic (Rangers), Josip Juranovic (Celtic), Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig), Borna Sosa (Stuttgart), Josip Stanisic (Bayern Munich), Martin Erlic (Sassuolo), Josip Sutalo (Dinamo Zagreb)

Midfielders: Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan), Mario Pasalaic (Atalanta), Nikola Vlasic (Torino), Lovro Majer (Rennes), Kristijan Jakic (Eintracht Frankfurt), Luka Sucic (Red Bull Salzburg)

Forwards: Ivan Perisic (Tottenham), Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb), Ante Budimir (Osasuna), Marko Livaja (Hajduk Split)

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