Croatia it is framed in group F along with Belgium, Morocco and Canada. In zlatko dalic As a coach, his goal is to try to go to Qatar as much as possible.
The Croatian team comes to this championship having finished first in Group H in the qualifying phase and is dreaming of repeating the success of Russia 2018, where they finished in second position after losing in the final against France.
Croatia team list
Goalkeepers: Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb CRO), Ivica Ivusic (Osijek CRO), Ivo Grbic (Atletico Madrid SPA).
Defenses: Domagoj Vida (AEK GRE), Dejan Lovren (Zenit RUS), Borna Barisic (Rangers SCO), Josip Juranovic (Celtic SCO), Josko Gvardiol (Leipzig GER), Borna Sosa (Stuttgart GER), Josip Stanisic (Bayern GER), Martin Erlic (Sassuolo ITA), Josip Sutalo (Dinamo Zagreb CRO).
Midfielders: Luka Modric (Real Madrid SPA), Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea ENG), Marcelo Brozovic (Inter ITA), Mario Pasalic (Atalanta ITA), Nikola Vlasic (Torino ITA), Lovro Majer (Stade Rennes FRA), Kristijan Jakik (Eintracht GER) , Luka Sucic (Salzburg AUS).
Forward: Ivan Perisic (Tottenham ENG), Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim GER), Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb CRO), Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb CRO), Ante Budimir (Osasuna SPA), Marko Livaja (Hajduk Split CRO).
The ‘eleven’ man from Croatia
Lineup: Grbic; Stanisic, Vida, Guardiol, Sosa; Kovacic, Modric, Brozovic, Perisic; Kramaric and Budimir.
Croatian star: Luka Modric
To speak of Croatia is to speak of Luka Modric. At 37 years old, Real Madrid’s indomitable player continues to be a great figure in the Balkan team and is looking to say goodbye to what will be his last World Cup. He has amassed 154 caps in which he has scored a total of 23 goals and is looking to hang up another medal before giving way to new generations.
Croatia Match Schedule
November 23, Al Bayt Stadium, Morocco-Croatia at 11:00 am
November 27, Khalifa International Stadium, Croatia-Canada at 5:00 pm
December 1, Al Rayyan Stadium, Croatia-Belgium at 4:00 pm
Source: La Verdad
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