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National Team

Croatia

FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group L · CRO

Coach

Zlatko Dalić

Squad

34 players

Upcoming Matches

3

This page is the MatchTimes overview for Croatia, with World Cup 2026 fixtures, squad details, coach information, group context, and a projected lineup when lineup data is available.

Team Snapshot

Croatia are in Group L. They are currently 1st in Group L. Zlatko Dalić is listed as head coach. 34 squad players are listed on this page with shirt numbers, birth dates, and club data when available. An auto-generated 4-2-3-1 projected lineup is available.

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Group Overview

Group L standings and remaining fixtures

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#TeamPGDPts
1🇭🇷Croatia000
2🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England000
3🇬🇭Ghana000
4🇵🇦Panama000

Coach

Head Coach

Zlatko Dalić

Qualification & Knockout Path

Practical qualification readout and Round of 32 routes for Croatia.

Current Rank

1

Currently in an automatic Round of 32 place

Points

0

Maximum possible: 9

Matches Left

3

Group-stage matches still to play for Croatia

Rank Range

1-4

Conservative range on current points and remaining matches

Qualification Scenarios

Croatia can still win Group L and claim the group-winner Round of 32 slot.
Croatia can still qualify automatically with a top-two finish.
A third-place finish is still in play, which keeps Croatia in the best-third-place qualification race.
Based on current points only, Croatia can still finish anywhere from 1 to 4.

Likely Knockout Opponent By Finish

Potential Lineup

Projected starting XI for Croatia in a 4-2-3-1 shape.

4-2-3-1
Dominik Livaković
Josip Juranović

#5

Marin Pongračić

#16

Duje Ćaleta-Car
Joško Gvardiol
Kristijan Jakić

#6

Nikola Moro

#9

Petar Musa
Lovro Majer
Ivan Perišić
Ante Budimir

Squad

34 of 34 players

Goalkeepers

?

Dominik Kotarski

2000-02-10

?

Ivica Ivušić

1995-02-01

Defenders

?

Domagoj Bradarić

1999-12-10

16

Duje Ćaleta-Car

Real Sociedad de Fútbol

1996-09-17

?

Josip Juranović

1995-08-16

?

Joško Gvardiol

2002-01-23

6

Martin Erlic

FC Midtjylland

1998-01-24

Midfielders

?

Franjo Ivanovic

2003-10-01

?

Mateo Kovačić

1994-05-06

8

Petar Sucic

FC Internazionale Milano

2003-10-25

Attackers

31

Igor Matanovic

SC Freiburg

2003-03-31

17

Mislav Oršić

Paphos FC

1992-12-29

Other

?

Borna Sosa

1998-01-21

Host Cities on Croatia's Route

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Upcoming Matches

Group Stage Group L#22
England crestEngland
VS
Croatia crestCroatia
Wed, Jun 17 · 20:00● Prime time
AT&T Stadium, Dallas
Match details → --d --h --m
Group Stage Group L#46
Panama crestPanama
VS
Croatia crestCroatia
Tue, Jun 23 · 23:00● Late night
BMO Field, Toronto
Match details → --d --h --m
Group Stage Group L#68
Croatia crestCroatia
VS
Ghana crestGhana
Sat, Jun 27 · 21:00● Prime time
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Match details → --d --h --m
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