croatian national team one of the strongest teams in World Cup 2022. Here is the profile of the Croatian national team at the 2022 World Cup.
Based on history, Croatia first participated in the World Cup in 1998 in France. They immediately created an upset at that point by finishing in third place.
The Yugoslav Fractional State immediately became a respected team. But in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, Croatia could only finish in the preliminary round.
In the 2010 World Cup, Croatia didn’t even qualify. Croatia returned to the 2014 World Cup but again found themselves in the preliminary round.
The 2018 World Cup was a turning point for Croatia. Appearing as the underdog team, they successfully qualified for the finals. Unfortunately, Croatia were beaten by France, so they had to settle for second place.
They are now among the participants of the 2022 World Cup. Croatia joined Group F along with Belgium, Morocco and Canada.
star player
Luka Modric is still a mainstay of the Croatian national team to this day. The Real Madrid player is the player with the most caps for the Croatian national team (154).
Coach
Zlatko Dalic has been coaching the Croatian national team since 2017. He previously had experience coaching several local Croatian clubs and captained Al-Hilal. Dalic managed to take the Croatian national team to the 2018 World Cup final.
Croatia squad at the 2022 World Cup
Goalkeepers: Dominik Livakovic, Ivica Ivusic, Ivo Grbic
Back: Domagoj Vida, Dejan Lovren, Borna Barisic, Josip Juranovic, Josko Gvardiol, Borna Sosa, Josip Stanisic, Martin Erlic, Josip Sutalo
Midfielders: Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, Marcelo Brozovic, Mario Pasalic, Nikola Vlasic, Lovro Majer, Kristijan Jakic, Luka Sucic
Attackers: Ivan Perisic, Andrej Kramaric, Bruno Petkovic, Mislav Orsic, Ante Budimir, Marko Livaja.
Match schedule:
1. Croatia vs Morocco Wednesday November 23, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. WIB
2. Croatia vs Canada Sunday November 27, 2022 at 11:00 p.m. WIB
3. Croatia vs Belgium Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 10:00 p.m. WIB
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