#11
WC 2026 · Group L
Croatia
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FIFA#11
Titles–
Appearances6
Best result🥈 Finalist (2…
Fixtures
Community stats
Supporters0
Tips4
Croatia win25%
Avg goals2.0
Style of play
4-3-3Coach: Zlatko Dalić
Croatia under Dalić (since 2017, finalists 2018, third in 2022) lives through midfield. Modrić (40, AC Milan) is still the conductor, Kovačić the second anchor. A generation at the end of its cycle — but dangerous to the last match.
Tournament odds3%
Group winner35%
Quarter-final36%
Semi-final20%
Final11%
Champion3%
Squad
26 players- Coach
- Zlatko Dalić
- Avg age
- 27.9
- Founded
- 1912
Goalkeepers
- Dominik Kotarski26 yrs
- Dominik Livaković31 yrs
- Ivor Pandur26 yrs
Defenders
- Duje Ćaleta-Car29 yrs
- Josip Stanišić26 yrs
- Josip Šutalo26 yrs
- Joško Gvardiol24 yrs
- Luka Vušković19 yrs
- Marin Pongračić28 yrs
- Martin Erlic28 yrs
Midfielders
- Kristijan Jakić29 yrs
- Luka Modrić40 yrs
- Luka Sučić23 yrs
- Mario Pašalić31 yrs
- Martin Baturina23 yrs
- Mateo Kovačić32 yrs
- Nikola Moro28 yrs
- Nikola Vlašić28 yrs
- Petar Sucic22 yrs
- Toni Fruk25 yrs
Forwards
- Andrej Kramarić34 yrs
- Ante Budimir34 yrs
- Igor Matanovic23 yrs
- Ivan Perišić37 yrs
- Marco Pašalić25 yrs
- Petar Musa28 yrs
Source: football-data.org. Refreshed hourly.
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By the numbers
- 114+Years of history
- 6WC appearances
- –WC titles
- 🥈 FinalistBest result
- UEFAConfederation
National teamUEFA
- Founded
- 1912
- Nickname
- Vatreni
- FIFA
- #11
- Group
- WM26 · L
- WC appearances
- 6 (incl. 2026)
- Best WC
- 🥈 Finalist (2022)
- Last WC
- 2022
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