A friendly and a qualifier

Coach Čačić selects squads to face Mexico and Iceland

22.05.2017.

Photo by: Drago Sopta/HNS

Croatia head coach Ante Čačić has presented the list of candidates for the upcoming Mexico friendly and Iceland qualifier.

Croatia visits Reykjavik to play Iceland on 11 June (20:45) in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying, with Ante Čačić's men at the top of the Group I (13 points), while Iceland holds the second place (10 points). In November in Zagreb, Croatia celebrated 2:0 victory over Iceland.

Croatia head coach Čačić has selected 23 players for this match. The players will arrive on 5 June in Zagreb, and leave for training camp at Sv. Martin na Muri. Croatia captain Luka Modrić and his Real Madrid teammate Mateo Kovačić meet Mario Mandžukić and his Juventus team in Champions League final in Cardiff on 3 June.

Izbornik Ante Čačić pozvao je 23 igrača za lipanjski susret @EuroQualifiers protiv @footballiceland. #BudiPonosan #Hrvatska #Vatreni pic.twitter.com/y1t34hUfvB
— HNS | CFF (@HNS_CFF) 22. svibnja 2017.

Vedran Ćorluka, Šime Vrsaljko, Marko Pjaca, and Andrej Kramarić all miss out due to injuries, while Mario Pašalić, Franko Andrijašević, and Ivan Santini have earned their call-ups through excellent performances during this season.

Croatia squad vs. Iceland:

Goalkeepers: Danijel Subašić (Monaco), Lovre Kalinić (Gent), Dominik Livaković (Dinamo)

Defenders: Domagoj Vida (Dynamo Kiev), Dejan Lovren (Liverpool), Josip Pivarić (Dinamo), Tin Jedvaj (Bayer Leverkusen), Matej Mitrović (Bešiktaš), Marko Lešković (Dinamo)

Midfielders: Luka Modrić (Real Madrid), Ivan Rakitić (Barcelona), Ivan Perišić (Inter), Mateo Kovačić (Real Madrid), Milan Badelj (Fiorentina), Marcelo Brozović (Inter), Marko Rog (Napoli), Franko Andrijašević (Rijeka), Filip Bradarić (Rijeka), Mario Pašalić (Milan)

Forwards: Mario Mandžukić (Juventus), Nikola Kalinić (Fiorentina), Duje Čop (Sporting Gijon), Ivan Santini (Caen)

One week earlier, on 27 May, Croatia will play an international friendly with Mexico in Los Angeles. As this friendly is played outside the standard FIFA period for friendlies, and due to injuries, coach Čačić has decided to call-up the following 16 players to travel to the United States of America. Croatia travels to Los Angeles on Tuesday, with the match scheduled on Saturday, 17:00 local time (02:00 on Sunday morning Croatian time).

Goalkeepers: Lovre Kalinić (Gent), Antun Marković (Slaven Belupo)

Defenders: Tin Jedvaj (Bayer Leverkusen), Borna Barišić (Osijek), Jakov Filipović (Inter Zaprešić), Nikola Katić (Slaven Belupo), Denis Kolinger (Lokomotiva), Mato Miloš (Istra 1961), Zoran Nižić (Hajduk)

Midfielders: Fran Tudor (Hajduk), Lovro Majer (Lokomotiva), Mile Škorić (Osijek), Ivan Šunjić (Lokomotiva), Nikola Vlašić (Hajduk)

Forwards: Duje Čop (Sporting Gijon), Ivan Santini (Caen)

Danas se u Zagrebu okuplja hrvatska reprezentacija koja će u Los Angelesu odigrati susret protiv @miseleccionmx. Popis izbornika Čačića: pic.twitter.com/lafLz5wKFf
— HNS | CFF (@HNS_CFF) 22. svibnja 2017.

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