The coach of the Croatian national football team, Zlatko Dalić, presented a wider list of players competing for the World Cup, which will be held from June 11 to July 19 in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
On the eve of Dalić’s census, she was presented at a press conference sponsorship cooperation HNS, while Marijan Budimir revealed the list of U-17 young players for the upcoming European Championship.
You’ve heard the list. Preparations will start soon and on May 29th we should all be at training to do the preparations. On June 1st we will have definitive list. Let’s hope there are no injuries ahead of the games with Belgium and SloveniaDalić said in the introduction.
At the beginning, he was asked about the Dinamo striker Dion Drena Beljawho was invited.
Beljo was close, but there is strong competition in attack. We have Budimir and Kramarić who are unquestionable, and there are Musa and Matanović. Musa is playing great in the USA. Matanović has been excellent in the last year, played in the Europa League final and is the club’s top scorer. Musa and Kramarić currently have an advantage over Belja. The only reason he’s not on the list is competitionDalić said and added:
There were dilemmas about Stojković, Majer, strikers, I know there are a lot of questions, but I stand behind this list. I protect the environmentthat’s the most important thing to me besides quality. I always have to choose the best players and make the hard decisions that are best for us at this time. The national team is not a moment and a current form. I’m looking at a certain cycle and not everything is in shape. I’ve been here for nine years and I know what I’m doing. I stick to my principles and way of thinking and I don’t give up on it. I know there are other opinions, but I stand by itasserted Dalić.
Dalić final list of 26 passengers must report at the latest until June 1it says HRT.
Croatia will open its performance at the World Cup in group Lin which her opponents will be England, Panama and Ghana.
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The preparations of the Croatian national team will begin on May 25, and before going to the WC, the two preliminary games.
On June 2, Croatia will play against Belgium in Rujevica, while five days later they will host Slovenia in Varaždin.
The departure of the national team to the World Cup is planned for June 9.
List of players
- Gatekeepers: Dominik Livaković, Dominik Kotarski and Ivor Pandur
- Defenders: Joško Guardiol, Duje Ćaleta-Car, Josip Šutalo, Josip Stanišić, Marin Pongracić, Martin Erlić and Luka Vušković
- Midfielders: Luka Modrić, Mateo Kovačić, Mario Pasalić, Nikola Vlašić, Luka Sučić, Martin Baturina, Kristijan Jakić, Petar Sučić, Nikola Moro and Toni Fruk
- Strikers: Ivan Perišić, Andrej Kramarić, Ante Budimir, Marco Pašalić, Petar Musa and Igor Matanović
- Prerequisites: Lovro Majer, Franjo Ivanović, Dion Drena Beljo, Ivan Smolčić, Karlo Letica, Adrian Segečić and Luka Stojković
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