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Croatia

Croatian Football FederationFIFA ranking #11

Group Fixtures

Full Group L

Wed, Jun 17

4:00 PM ET

🇭🇷vs🇬🇧England

AT&T Stadium · Dallas

Tue, Jun 23

7:00 PM ET

🇭🇷vs🇵🇦Panama

BMO Field · Toronto

Sat, Jun 27

5:00 PM ET

🇭🇷vs🇬🇭Ghana

Lincoln Financial Field · Philadelphia

Squad

World Cup Squad

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Zlatko Dalić

Croatian · Since 2017

Tournament midfield manager

Key Players

MID#10

Luka Modrić

AC Milan · 40y

Captain and midfield controller

DEF#4

Joško Gvardiol

Manchester City · 24y

Elite left-sided defender

MID#8

Mateo Kovačić

Manchester City · 32y

Press-resistant midfielder

Goalkeepers (3)

GK#23

D. Kotarski

Club not listed

Goalkeeper · 25y

GK#1

D. Livakovic

Club not listed

Goalkeeper · 31y

GK#12

I. Pandur

Club not listed

Goalkeeper · 25y

Defenders (8)

DEF#4

Joško Gvardiol

Manchester City

Defender · 24y

DEF#5

D. Caleta-Car

Club not listed

Defender · 29y

DEF#25

M. Erlic

Club not listed

Defender · 27y

DEF#4

J. Gvardiol

Club not listed

Defender · 23y

DEF#3

M. Pongracic

Club not listed

Defender · 28y

DEF#2

J. Stanisic

Club not listed

Defender · 25y

DEF#6

J. Sutalo

Club not listed

Defender · 25y

DEF#22

L. Vuskovic

Club not listed

Defender · 18y

Midfielders (15)

MID#10

Luka Modrić

AC Milan

Midfielder · 40y

MID#8

Mateo Kovačić

Manchester City

Midfielder · 32y

MID#16

M. Baturina

Club not listed

Midfielder · 22y

MID#19

T. Fruk

Club not listed

Midfielder · 24y

MID#18

K. Jakic

Club not listed

Midfielder · 28y

MID#8

M. Kovacic

Club not listed

Midfielder · 31y

MID#10

L. Modric

Club not listed

Midfielder · 40y

MID#7

N. Moro

Club not listed

Midfielder · 27y

MID#15

M. Pasalic

Club not listed

Midfielder · 30y

MID#21

L. Sucic

Club not listed

Midfielder · 23y

MID#17

P. Sucic

Club not listed

Midfielder · 22y

MID#13

N. Vlasic

Club not listed

Midfielder · 28y

MID#9

A. Kramaric

Club not listed

Midfielder · 34y

MID#24

M. Pasalic

Club not listed

Midfielder · 25y

MID#14

I. Perisic

Club not listed

Midfielder · 36y

Forwards (3)

FWD#11

A. Budimir

Club not listed

Forward · 34y

FWD#20

I. Matanovic

Club not listed

Forward · 22y

FWD#26

P. Musa

Club not listed

Forward · 27y

From The Journal

2026-05-12

Forty and Eighteen

Modrić at 40, heading to a fifth World Cup after a broken cheekbone ended his season. Vušković at 18. Dalić bridges two eras.