October encounters
Croatia squad for Kosovo and Finland qualifers
30.09.2016.
Photo by: Drago Sopta/HNS
Croatia head coach Ante Čačić has presented the squad list for the upcoming qualifiers away at Kosovo and Finland.
Croatia national football team continues the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, and head coach Ante Čačić decided against significant changes in the squad list compared to the September encounter with Turkey in Zagreb (1:1). Youngsters Marko Rog and Ante Ćorić will be available for Croatia U-21.
On 6 October, Croatia visits Shkoder to play Kosovo, and three days later faces Finland in Tampere.
Croatia internationals will arrive in Zagreb on Monday, with head coach Čačić holding a press conference. On Wednesday, the national team travels to Tirana, and the Thursday match at Loro Borici Stadium kicks off at 20:45 CET. On Friday, Croatia travels to Finland to play the hosts at Tampere Stadium at 18:00 CET.
Goalkeepers: Danijel Subašić (Monaco), Lovre Kalinić (Hajduk), Ivan Vargić (Lazio)
Defenders: Šime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid), Vedran Ćorluka (Lokomotiv Moscow), Domagoj Vida (Dynamo Kiev), Dejan Lovren (Liverpool), Ivan Strinić (Napoli), Josip Pivarić (Dinamo), Tin Jedvaj (Bayer Leverkusen)
Midfielders: Luka Modrić (Real Madrid), Ivan Rakitić (Barcelona), Ivan Perišić (Inter), Milan Badelj (Fiorentina), Mateo Kovačić (Real Madrid), Marcelo Brozović (Inter)
Strikers: Marko Pjaca (Juventus), Duje Čop (Sporting Gijon), Mario Mandžukić (Juventus), Nikola Kalinić (Fiorentina), Andrej Kramarić (Hoffenheim)
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