The Croatia Euro 2024 squad is starting to take shape, with the 2022 World Cup semi-finalists stepping up preparations for their latest major tournament.
There's a familiar look to this Croatia side, with Zlatko Dalic still managing an experienced group of players including national hero Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic and Ivan Perisic.
With younger stars like Josko Gvardiol and Josip Sutalo also in the mix, there's plenty to get excited about with the current Croatian crop ahead of Euro 2024, where they find themselves in the group of death alongside Spain, holders Italy and outsiders Albania.
Their latest round of internationals saw them involved in the ACUD Cup, a friendly competition in Egypt which they won by defeating the hosts and Tunisia.
As with every team at the tournament, FourFourTwo will bring you all the latest on Croatia as we report live from the European Championship.
Croatia's squad
Croatia Euro 2024 squad: The squad for the ACUD Cup
GK: Dominik Livakovic (Fenerbahce)
GK: Nediljko Labrovic (Rijeka)
GK: Ivica Ivusic (Pafos)
GK: Dominik Kotarski (PAOK)
DF: Josip Stanisic (Bayer Leverkusen)
DF: Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City)
DF: Martin Erlic (Sassuolo)
DF: Josip Sutalo (Ajax)
DF: Borna Sosa (Ajax)
DF: Domagoj Vida (AEK Athens)
DF: Marin Pongracic (Lecce)
DF: Josip Juranovic (Union Berlin)
MF: Lovro Majer (Wolfsburg)
MF: Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb)
MF: Luka Sucic (Red Bull Salzburg)
MF: Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
MF: Marcelo Brozovic (Al Nassr)
MF: Nikola Vlasic (Torino)
MF: Luka Ivanusec (Feyenoord)
MF: Mario Pasalic (Atalanta)
MF: Nikola Moro (Bologna)
MF: Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City)
FW: Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim)
FW: Marko Pjaca (Rijeka)
FW: Ante Budimir (Osasuna)
FW: Ivan Perisic (Hajduk Split on loan from Tottenham)
FW: Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb)
Croatia Euro 2024 squad numbers
Squad numbers are yet to be confirmed for Euro 2024.
Appointed in 2017, Zlatko Dalic is looking to take Croatia to a fourth major tournament.
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During his first, he led the national team to new heights, reaching the 2018 World Cup final – where they were beaten by France in a thrilling contest.
Going out of Euro 2020 in the last 16 was disappointing, but Dalic and Croatia almost repeated their achievement of 2018 at last year's World Cup – losing to eventual winners Argentina in the semi-finals, having knocked out Brazil on the way, before winning the third place play-off.
Croatia's star player
Luka Modric
Luka Modric is Croatia's most-capped player of all-time (Image credit: Getty Images)
Euro 2024 looks set to be the final major tournament for Croatia's greatest ever player, Luka Modric – who is now up into the 170s for caps.
The Real Madrid midfield maestro won't be far off his 39th birthday by the time the finals in Germany roll around – not that age has impeded him so far.
Still a top-quality operator in the middle of the park, Modric continues to methodically pull the strings for his country – who he's represented for the best part of two decades.
FAQs
How many players are Croatia allowed to take to Euro 2024?
UEFA confirmed in February that each competing nation will be able to name a final squad of 23 players in their Euro 2024 squads, including a mandatory three goalkeepers.
After a couple of tournaments featuring 26-player teams, UEFA have now reverted from the expanded squad.
National managers were allowed to bring 26 players to 2021's European Championship for the first time at a major tournament, as a special measure brought in due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the fixture congestion, the expanded squads returned for the World Cup. Without those same issues, 23-player squads have made a return.
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Tom Hancock started freelancing for FourFourTwo in April 2019 and has also written for the Premier League and Opta Analyst, among others. He supports Wycombe Wanderers and has a soft spot for Wealdstone. A self-confessed statto, he has been known to watch football with a spreadsheet (or several) open...
