Niko Kovač announces Croatia's World Cup squad

Ivan Perišić scored twice to give the Croatian national football team a friendly win over Mali, with Niko Kovač immediately announcing the World Cup squad.

The preliminary squad consisted of 30 players. Strinić, Kranjčar and Iličević were ruled out due to injuries, as was Milan Badelj today. Igor Bubnjić, Mario Pašalić and Duje Čop will also not be travelling to Brazil.

Croatia World Cup squad

Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa (Rostov), Danijel Subašić (Monaco), Oliver Zelenika (Lokomotiva Zagreb)

Defenders: Darijo Srna (Shakhtar), Dejan Lovren (Southampton), Vedran Ćorluka (Lokomotiv), Gordon Schildenfeld (Panathinaikos), Danijel Pranjić (Panathinaikos), Domagoj Vida (Dynamo Kiev), Šime Vrsaljko (Genoa)

Midfielders: Luka Modrić (Real Madrid), Ivan Rakitić (Sevilla), Ognjen Vukojević (Dynamo Kiev), Mateo Kovačić (Internazionale), Marcelo Brozović (Dinamo), Sammir (Getafe), Ivan Močinić (Rijeka)

Strikers: Ivan Perišić (Wolfsburg), Mario Mandžukić (Bayern), Ivica Olić (Wolfsburg), Eduardo Alves da Silva (Shakhtar), Nikica Jelavić (Hull City), Ante Rebić (Fiorentina)

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