Ivan Rakitić to skip Turkey visit

Croatia completed Kosovo qualifier (1:0) on Sunday, and left for Turkey on Monday. The Eskisehir encounter is scheduled at Tuesday evening.

Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitić will miss this match due to minor hamstring injury, sustained during the Kosovo clash, that prevents him from playing just two days later. 

Na preporuku liječnika, zbog lakše ozljede zadnje lože i malo vremena do utakmice, @ivanrakitic nije otputovao u Tursku. #EuroQualifiers

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"We would risk too much with Rakitić playing again", explained Croatia head coach Ante Čačić.

With three round left, Croatia tops Group I. Ukraine is trailing two points, Iceland three, and Turkey five points.

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