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    Croatia Croatia at the 2026 World Cup – Squad, Stats, Fixtures & History

    FIFA Ranking9th
    ConfederationUEFA
    ManagerZlatko Dalić
    CaptainLuka Modrić
    NicknameVatreni (The Blazers)
    World Cup Titles0
    World Cup Appearances7
    Best FinishRunners-up (2018)
    2022 World Cup3rd place — beat Morocco
    2026 GroupGroup L (England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama)
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    Full roster and player list for Croatia at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

    Official 26-man squads will be announced in late May 2026. The roster below is projected based on Zlatko Dalić's most recent call-ups and is subject to change.

    Goalkeepers

    PlayerClubAgeCapsGoals
    I. IvušićPafos30150
    D. KotarskiPAOK2510—
    K. LeticaLausanne28——
    D. LivakovićFenerbahçe3100
    I. PandurHull City2500

    Defenders

    PlayerClubAgeCapsGoals
    D. BradarićHellas Verona2610
    D. Ćaleta-CarSouthampton2912—
    M. ErlićSassuolo276—
    J. GvardiolManchester City2310—
    M. PongračićLecce2811—
    I. SmolčićComo2530
    J. StanišićBayern München II2560
    J. ŠutaloAjax2511—
    L. VuškovićRadomiak Radom1850

    Midfielders

    PlayerClubAgeCapsGoals
    M. BaturinaDinamo Zagreb22102
    T. FrukHNK Rijeka24164
    K. JakićFC Augsburg2850
    M. KovačićManchester City3191
    L. MajerVfL Wolfsburg2743
    L. ModrićReal Madrid4010
    N. MoroBologna2770
    M. PašalićAtalanta3010
    L. SučićReal Sociedad23102
    P. SučićDinamo Zagreb2252
    N. VlašićTorino2831

    Forwards

    PlayerClubAgeCapsGoals
    A. BudimirOsasuna3421
    F. IvanovićUnion St. Gilloise22104
    A. Kramarić1899 Hoffenheim3460
    I. MatanovićEintracht Frankfurt2270
    P. MusaFC Dallas2720
    M. OršićTrabzonspor3300
    M. PašalićHNK Rijeka2521
    I. PerišićPSV Eindhoven3643

    Squad profile

    Squad overview

    Squad Size33
    Average Age27.3
    Youngest PlayerL. Vušković (18)
    Oldest PlayerL. Modrić (40)

    Players by position

    Goalkeepers5
    Defenders9
    Midfielders11
    Forwards8

    Squad age distribution

    Age GroupCountPlayers
    Under 235L. Vušković, M. Baturina, P. Sučić, F. Ivanović, I. Matanović
    23–2714D. Kotarski, I. Pandur, D. Bradarić, M. Erlić, J. Gvardiol, I. Smolčić, J. Stanišić, J. Šutalo, T. Fruk, L. Majer, N. Moro, L. Sučić, P. Musa, M. Pašalić
    28–319I. Ivušić, K. Letica, D. Livaković, D. Ćaleta-Car, M. Pongračić, K. Jakić, M. Kovačić, M. Pašalić, N. Vlašić
    32+5L. Modrić, A. Budimir, A. Kramarić, M. Oršić, I. Perišić
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