Coach Zlatko Dalić of the Croatian national football team announced the list of candidates for the upcoming European Championship, which will take place in Germany from June 14th to July 14th.
Dalić revealed a list with 26 names. In accordance with the competition rules, all teams must submit a list of at least 23 and a maximum of 26 players to UEFA by June 7th.
The team will gather on May 26th, followed by a trip to Rijeka where the team will train until June 3rd, when they will play a preparatory match against North Macedonia at Rujevica Stadium. Additionally, on June 5th, the team will travel to the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis.
The team will remain in Rijeka until June 7th, when they will travel to Portugal. On the following day, they will play their final preparatory match against Portugal in Lisbon ahead of the European Championship.
The silver and bronze medalists from the last two World Cups will arrive at their base in the German town of Neuruppin on June 9th. The team will hold an open training session for the public on June 10th at 6 pm.
Croatia will compete in Group B at the European Championship, with their first match against Spain in Berlin on June 15th. Four days later, they will face Albania in Hamburg, followed by a match against Italy in Leipzig on June 24th.
The top two teams from each of the six groups, as well as the four best third-placed teams, will advance to the knockout stage.
The Croatian team was eliminated in the round of 16 by Spain with a score of 3-5 after extra time in the last EURO.
In their six previous appearances at the European Championships, the Croatian national team has reached the quarterfinals twice (2008, 1996), the round of 16 twice (2020, 2016), and failed to advance from the group stage twice (2012, 2004).
Here is the list of players:
Goalkeepers: Dominik Livaković (Fenerbahçe), Ivica Ivušić (Pafos), Nediljko Labrović (Rijeka)
Defense: Josip Juranović (Union Berlin), Josip Stanišić (Bayer Leverkusen), Martin Erlić (Sassuolo), Josip Šutalo (Ajax), Domagoj Vida (AEK), Marin Pongračić (Lecce), Joško Gvardiol (Manchester City), Borna Sosa (Ajax)
Midfield: Luka Modrić (Real Madrid), Marcelo Brozović (Al Nassr), Mateo Kovačić (Manchester City), Lovro Majer (Wolfsburg), Mario Pašalić (Atalanta), Luka Ivanušec (Feyenoord), Martin Baturina (Dinamo), Luka Sučić (Salzburg), Nikola Vlašić (Torino)
Forward: Ante Budimir (Osasuna), Andrej Kramarić (Hoffenheim), Bruno Petković (Dinamo), Ivan Perišić (Hajduk), Marko Pjaca (Rijeka), Marco Pašalić (Rijeka)
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