Croatia squad presented for Nations League encounters in June

Croatia will host Austria (Osijek, 3 June) and France (Split, 6 June), and then visit Denmark (Copenhagen, 10 June) and France (St Denis, 13 June).

"These are four tough matches. We will prepare for the World Cup, but we have objectives in the Nations League as well. It's the end of the club season, and it's a lot to play four matches in ten days. Thus, we have called-up more players and I will have to select tham carefully", said head coach Zlatko Dalić.

"They are the best Croatia has right now, and we'll try to win every match", he added. 

The following players have been selected:

Goalkeepers: Dominik Livaković (Dinamo), Ivica Ivušić (Osijek), Nediljko Labrović (Rijeka).

Defenders: Domagoj Vida (Besiktas), Šime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid), Borna Barišić (Glasgow Rangers), Duje Ćaleta-Car (Olympique Marseille), Josip Juranović (Celtic), Joško Gvardiol (RB Leipzig), Borna Sosa (Stuttgart), Marin Pongračić (Borussia Dortmund), Josip Stanišić (Bayern), Martin Erlić (Spezia), Josip Šutalo (Dinamo).

Midfielders: Luka Modrić (Real Madrid), Mateo Kovačić (Chelsea), Marcelo Brozović (Inter), Mario Pašalić (Atalanta), Nikola Vlašić (West Ham), Lovro Majer (Rennes), Kristijan Jakić (Eintracht Frankfurt), Luka Sučić (RB Salzburg).

Forwards: Ivan Perišić (Inter), Andrej Kramarić (Hoffenheim), Josip Brekalo (Torino), Mislav Oršić (Dinamo), Marko Livaja (Hajduk), Ante Budimir (Osasuna), Petar Musa (Boavista).

Stand-by: Luka Ivanušec (Dinamo), Mile Škorić (Osijek), Ivo Grbić (Lille), Nikola Moro (Dinamo Moscow), Filip Krovinović (Hajduk), Mario Vušković (HSV).

Foto: Drago Sopta/HNS

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