Croatia release squad for World Cup
Croatia have become the latest country to announce their 26-man squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Zlatko Dalic has selected several English Premier League players, including Tottenham forward Ivan Perisic and Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic.
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However, the likes of Southampton defender Duje Caleta-Car has been dropped from the list after being named in the provisional squad in October.
Croatia will be looking to excel at the tournament later this month after finishing second in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
The pressure will be on Dalic's shoulders heading into the tournament and he will be hoping his selected squad will get the job done.
Former Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren has been included in Dalic's 26-man squad. He will be joined by Josko Gvardiol -- who was widely linked with a £78m move to Chelsea in the summer.
The defensive line will also include Domagoj Vida, Borna Barisic, Josip Juranovic, Borna Sosa, Josip Stanisic, Martin Erlic and Josip Sutalo.
The Croatia team includes many players from the English Premier League
Meanwhile, Real Madrid superstar Luka Modric will front-up the Croatian midfield in Qatar. He will be joined by notable names such as Marcelo Brozovic and Kovacic.
Modric -- who has won 154 caps for his country -- will be hoping Croatia can do one better than the 2018 tournament in Russia as he will retire from international football after this year's edition.
Perisic has been selected for the tournament in Qatar and will be joined by the likes of Andrej Kramaric and Ante Budimir up front.
Marko Livaja has also secured a place in the Croatia squad after excelling domestically with Hajduk Split.
