Republic of Croatia (1991-)
The national team announced its final 26-man squad for Euro 2024 today, led by Real Madrid's central midfielder Modric. Croatia will face Spain, Albania and Italy in the group stage.
Croatia's 26-man Europa League roster is as follows:
Goalkeeper:
1 - Livakovic (Fenerbahce) 12 - Labrovic (Rijeka) 23 - Ivuchic (Paphos)
Linebacker:
2 - Stanišić (Leverkusen) 3 - Pongračić (Lecce) 4 - Gwadior (Manchester City) 5 - Erlić (Sassuolo) 6 - Schutalo (Ajax) 19 - Sousa (Ajax) 21 - Vidar (AEK Athens) 22 - Juranović (Union Berlin)
Center field:
7 - Majer (Wolfsburg) 8 - Kovacic (Manchester City) 10 - Modric (Real Madrid) 11 - Brozovic (Riyadh Victory) 13 - Vlasic (Torino) 14 - Perisic (Hajduk) 15 - Pasalic (Atalanta) 25 - Sučić (Red Bull Salzburg) 26 - Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb)
Forward:
9 - Kramaric (Hoffenheim) 16 - Budzimir (Osasuna) 17 - Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) 18 - Ivanuszcz (Feyenoord) 20 - Pjaca (Rijeka) 24 - Marko Pasalic (Rijeka)
Group stage fixtures:
Croatia will face tough opponents in the Europa League group stage with the following schedule:
June 16
: Against Spain
June 19
: Against Albania
June 25
: Against Italy
Key Player Analysis:
Modric (Real Madrid, No. 10):
As the heart of the team, his experience and leadership will be key for Croatia at this Euro.
Gwadior (Manchester City, 4):
The young and talented backbone of the defense will be a great asset to the team with his defensive prowess and ability to get to the ball.
Kovacic (Manchester City, #8) and Brozovic (Riyadh Victory, #11):
These two midfielders play important roles in both offense and defense and are the pivot of the team's midfield.
Looking ahead to the Europa League:
Croatia will face strong opponents and challenges in this year's Euro. But with the experience and strength of Modric, Gwadior, Kovacic and other core players, they are expected to show excellent performance in the group stage, and strive for the group to get out of the line and go farther in the knockout stage. Croatian fans are looking forward to this team and hope that they can create another brilliant performance on the field of the European Cup.
