Croatia announce 26-man squad for FIFA World Cup

By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp

ANKARA (AA) - Croatia on Wednesday announced their 26-man squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Luka Modric, the 37-year-old Real Madrid midfielder, who is the most capped Croatian player will be the team’s skipper.

Experienced midfielders Chelsea's Mateo Kovacic, Inter Milan's Marcelo Brozovic and Atalanta's Mario Pasalic are also named in the squad.

Josko Gvardiol, a 20-year-old promising defender of Leipzig, has also been called up for his first World Cup.

Tottenham's 33-year-old midfielder Ivan Perisic, Zenit St. Petersburg defender Dejan Lovren and former Besiktas defender Domagoj Vida, who now plays for AEK, are also among the notables named in the squad.

- Squad:

Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Ivica Ivusic (Osijek), Ivo Grbic (Atletico Madrid), Domagoj Vida (AEK Athens), Dejan Lovren (Zenit Saint Petersburg), Borna Barisic (Rangers), Josip Juranovic (Celtic), Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig), Borna Sosa (Stuttgart), Josip Stanisic (Bayern Munich), Martin Erlic (Sassuolo), Josip Sutalo (Dinamo Zagreb), Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan), Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), Nikola Vlasic (Torino), Lovro Majer (Rennes), Kristijan Jakic (Eintracht Frankfurt) Luka Sucic (Salzburg), Ivan Perisic (Tottenham), Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb), Ante Budimir (Osasuna), Marko Livaja (Hajduk Split)