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

FIFA Ranking	9th
Confederation	UEFA
Manager	Zlatko Dalić
Captain	Luka Modrić
Nickname	Vatreni (The Blazers)
World Cup Titles	0
World Cup Appearances	7
Best Finish	Runners-up (2018)
2022 World Cup	3rd place — beat Morocco
2026 Group	Group L (England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama)

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Croatia Official Squad — World Cup 2026

26 players · Announced May 18, 2026 by Zlatko Dalić

This is the official 26-man roster submitted by Zlatko Dalić for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Goalkeepers

Player	Club	Age	Caps	Goals
Dominik Livaković	Dinamo Zagreb	31	0	0
Dominik Kotarski	FC Copenhagen	25	10	—
Ivor Pandur	Hull City	25	0	0

Defenders

Player	Club	Age	Caps	Goals
Joško Gvardiol	Manchester City	23	10	—
Duje Ćaleta-Car	Real Sociedad	29	12	—
Josip Šutalo	Ajax	25	11	—
Josip Stanišić	Bayern Munich	25	6	0
Marin Pongračić	Fiorentina	28	11	—
Martin Erlić	FC Midtjylland	27	6	—
Luka Vušković	Hamburger SV	18	5	0

Midfielders

Player	Club	Age	Caps	Goals
Luka Modrić(C)	AC Milan	40	196	28
Mateo Kovačić	Manchester City	31	9	1
Mario Pašalić	Atalanta	30	1	0
Nikola Vlašić	Torino	28	3	1
Luka Sučić	Real Sociedad	23	10	2
Martin Baturina	Como	22	10	2
Kristijan Jakić	Augsburg	28	5	0
Petar Sučić	Inter Milan	22	5	2
Nikola Moro	Bologna	27	7	0
Toni Fruk	HNK Rijeka	24	16	4

Forwards

Player	Club	Age	Caps	Goals
Ivan Perišić	PSV Eindhoven	36	4	3
Andrej Kramarić	TSG Hoffenheim	34	6	0
Ante Budimir	Osasuna	34	2	1
Marco Pašalić	Orlando City	25	0	0
Petar Musa	FC Dallas	27	2	0
Igor Matanović	SC Freiburg	22	7	0

Notable absentees

Luka Modrić (40), Croatia's all-time most-capped player at 196 caps, captains his fifth World Cup despite a fractured cheekbone suffered in April. Four players have 100+ international caps: Modrić, Ivan Perišić, Mateo Kovačić, and Andrej Kramarić. Croatia were runners-up at Russia 2018 (losing 4-2 to France in the final) and third at Qatar 2022. Igor Matanović was a notable inclusion after scoring 15 Bundesliga goals at Freiburg. Group L opens vs England on June 17 in Arlington, Texas.