The Vatreni Squad for the matches against Spain and England  November 2018
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Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
all born in Croat area of Yugoslavia or in Croatia (8 October 1991), except where stated
Badelj, Milan	25 February 1989	29	M	SS Lazio, Italy	44	1
Bradarić, Filip	11 January 1992	26	M	Cagliari Calcio, Italy	6	0
Brekalo, Josip	23 June 1998	20	RM	VfL Wolfsburg, Germany	1	0
Brozović, Marcelo	16 November 1992	25	M	FC Internazionale Milano, Italy	43	6
Ćaleta-Car, Duje	17 September 1996	22	CD	Olympique de Marseille, France	2	0
Jedvaj, Tin	28 November 1995	22	D	Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Germany	17	2
Kalinić, Lovre	3 April 1990	28	GK	KAA Gent, Belgium	15	0
Kovačić, Mateo	6 May 1994 in Linz, Austria	24	CM	Chelsea FC, England, on loan from Real Madrid CF, Spain	49	1
Kramarić, Andrej	19 June 1991	27	F	TSv 1899 Hoffenheim, Germany	41	11
Letica, Karlo	11 February 1997	21	GK	Club Brugge KV, Belgium	0	0
Livaković, Dominik	9 January 1995	23	GK	Gnk Dinamo Zagreb	3	0
Lovren, Dejan	5 July 1989 in Zenica, Yugoslavia	29	CD	Liverpool FC, England	49	2
Milić, Antonio	10 March 1994	24	DM	RSC Anderlecht, Belgium	2	0
Mitrvić, Matej	10 November 1993	24	CD	Club Brugge KV, Belgium	12	2
Modrić, Luka	9 September 1985	33	CM	Real Madrid CF, Spain	117	14
Pašalić, Mario	9 February 1995 in Mainz, Germany	23	AM	Atalanta, Italy, on loan from Chelsea FC, England	8	0
Perišić, Ivan	2 February 1989	29	AM	FC Internazionale Milano, Italy	77	21
Pivarić, Josip	30 January 1989	29	LB	FC Dynamo Kyiv, Ukraine	26	0
Pjaca, Marko	6 May 1995	23	F	AC Fiorentina, Italy, on loan from Juventus FC, Italy	24	1
Rakitić, Ivan	10 March 1988 in Rheinfelden, Switzerland	30	M	FC Barcelona, Spain	102	15
				four appearances with Swiss U21
	Rakitić withdrew from the squad on 16 November because of an injury.
Rebić, Ante	21 September 1993	25	F	Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany	25	2
Rog, Marko	19 July 1995	23	M	SSC Napoli, Italy	15	0
Vida, Domagoj	29 April 1989	29	CD	Beşiktaş JK, Turkey	70	4
Vlašić, Nikola	4 October 1997	21	F	PFC Central Sport Club of the Army, Moscow, Russia, on loan fromerton FC, England	3	0
Vrsaljko, Šime	10 January 1992	26	RB	FC Internazionale Milano, Italy	44	0

Squad details correct up to and including Croatia's match against Spain on 15 November 2018.
Tallies taken from HNS-CFF

Diary

Friday, 2 November 2018 - Zlato Dalić has announced his 25-man squad for the finals Nations League matches against Spain and England. Josip Brekalo has earned his first call-up to the squad. The Wolfsburg forward, who is among the nominees for the best U21 player in Europe, has been rewarded for his form for the U21 side. Duje Ćaleta-Car and Nikola Vlašić have earned recalls, while Ivan Santini, Marko Livaja and Duje Čop have all been left out. Milan Badelj is involved, despite carrying an injury.

Thursday, 15 November 2018 - Croatia 3 Spain 2: Croatia gained a dramatic late winner to beat Spain in the Nations League. It means all three countries can finish top of Group A4, with England taking on Croatia in the last match on Sunday. Two goals from Tin Jedvaj, including one in the 93rd minute, gave the World Cup finalists the victory in Zagreb. Andrej Kramarić scored the hosts' opener, with Spain's goals coming from Dani Ceballos and Sergio Ramos. Whoever wins at Wembley will finish top of the group and advance to June's finals, to have a chance of becoming Nations League champions and also to earn a place at Euro 2020. However, if Sunday's game ends in a draw, then Spain will finish top. A goalless draw on Sunday would mean England finish second, with Croatia relegated. A score draw, however, would take Croatia above England on the head-to-head record - by virtue of having scored more away goals in the matches between the sides - and drop the Three Lions into the second tier.

Friday, 16 November 2018 - Croatia will be without Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitić on Sunday because he is "not 100%". Rakitić, 30, has returned to his club because of an unspecified injury. If Croatia win Sunday's game, they will qualify for the semi-finals - but an England victory will send the Three Lions through to the last four. Croatia manager Zlatko Dalić said: "We have the solutions and we go to Wembley to enjoy the football."

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