The Vatreni Squad for Nations League preliminary matches September-October 2026 ←Last Croatian Squad that faced England (1083)
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
Baturina, Martin	16 February 2003 in Zurich, Switzerland	23	M	Como 1907, Italy	23	2
Beljo, Dion ik	1 March 2002	24	F	Gnk Dinamo Zagreb	2	0
Budimir, Ante	22 July 1991 in Zenica, Yugoslavia	35	F	CA Osasuna, Spain	41	7
Erlić, Martin	24 January 1998	28	CB	FC Midtjylland, Denmark	13	1
Gvardiol, Joško	23 January 2002	24	LB	Manchester City FC, England	52	4
Juranović, Josip	16 August 1995	31	RB	1.FC Union Berlin, Germany	40	0
Ivanović, Franjo	1 October 2003 in Schwaz, Austria	22	F	RC de Lens, France, on loan from SL e Benfica, Portugal	9	2
Kotarski, Dominik	10 February 2000	26	Gk	Gnk Dinamo, on loan from FK København, Denmark	4	0
Kovačić, Mateo	6 May 1994 in Linz, Austria	32	CM	Manchester City FC, England	117	5
Kramarić, Andrej	19 June 1991 as part of Yugoslavia	35	F	TSv 1899 Hoffenheim, Germany	119	36
Livaković, Dominik	9 January 1995	31	Gk	FC Barcelona, Spain	79	0
Matanović, Igor	31 March 2003 in Hamburg, Germany	23	F	SC Freiburg, Germany	12	2
				Drena
Mišić, Josip	28 June 1994	32	DM	Gnk Dinamo	2	0
Modrić, Luka	9 September 1985 as part of Yugoslavia	41	CM	AC Milan, Italy	202	29
Musa, Petar	4 March 1998	28	F	FC Dallas, United States	13	2
Pandur, Ivor	25 March 2000	26	Gk	Rangers FC, Scotland	0	0
Pašalić, Marco	14 September 2000 in Karlsruhe, Germany	25	RF	Orlando City SC, United States	18	1
Pašalić, Mario	9 February 1995 in Mainz, Germany	31	AM	Atalanta BC, Italy	89	12
Perišić, Ivan	2 February 1989 as part of Yugoslavia	37	LF	Philips Sport Vereniging, Netherlands	158	39
Smolčić, Ivan	17 August 2000	26	R/CB	Como 1907, Italy	2	0
Stanišić, Josip	2 April 2000 in Munich, Germany	26	FB	FC Bayern München, Germany	35	0
				also has two German U19 appearances
Sučić, Luka	8 September 2002 in Linz, Austria	24	M	Real Sociedad, Spain	22	1
Sučić, Petar	25 October 2003 in Livno, Bosnia & Herzegovina	22	CM	FC Internazionale Milano, Italy	21	2
				also has numerous Bosnia youth appearances
Šutalo, Josip	28 February 2000 in Čaplina, Bosnia & Herzegovina	26	CB	SS Lazio, Italy, on loan from Amsterdamsche FC Ajax, Netherlands	37	0
Vlašić, Nikola	4 October 1997	28	AM	FC Torino, Italy	66	11
Vušković, Luka	24 February 2007	19	CB	Brighton & Hove Albion FC, England	6	1
on standby
Fruk, Toni	9 March 2001	25	AM	HNK Rijeka	7	1
Jakić, Kristijan	14 May 1997	29	DM	Panthessaloníkios Athlitikós Ómilos Konstantinopolitón, Greece, on loan from FC Augsburg 1907, Germany	17	2
Letica, Karlo	11 February 1997	29	Gk	FC Luzern, Switzerland	0	0
Majer, Lovro	17 January 1998	28	M	Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos, Greece	38	9
Moro, Nikola	12 March 1998	28	DM	Bologna FC 1909, Italy	10	0
Pongračić, Marin	11 September 1997 in Landshut, Germany	28	CB	ACF Fiorentina, Italy	23	0
Stojković, Luka	28 October 2003	22	M	Gnk Dinamo	0	0

Squad details correct up to and including Croatia's match against Portugal on 2 July 2026.
Tallies taken from HNS

Diary

Monday, 7 September 2026 - The new head coach of the Croatian national football team, Slaven Bilić, has announced the list of players for the upcoming Nations League preliminary matches at the end of the month, and into October. The biggest surprise is Bilić's inclusion of 41 year-old Luka Modrić

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