Croatia World Cup 2026 squad: every player, position by position

Goalkeepers

Dominik Livakovic GK

Ivor Pandur GK

Dominik Kotarski GK

Defenders

Josip Stanisic DEF

Marin Pongracic DEF

Josko Gvardiol DEF

Duje Caleta-Car DEF

Josip Sutalo DEF

LV Luka Vuskovic DEF

Martin Erlic DEF

Midfielders

Nikola Moro MID

Mateo Kovacic MID

Luka Modric MID

Nikola Vlasic MID

Mario Pasalic MID

Martin Baturina MID

Petar Sucic MID

Kristijan Jakic MID

TF Toni Fruk MID

Luka Sucic MID

Forwards

Andrej Kramaric FWD

Ante Budimir FWD

Ivan Perisic FWD

IM Igor Matanovic FWD

Marco Pasalic FWD

Petar Musa FWD

23 of 26 players carry a free-licensed photograph; the rest show a monogram until one is available. Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free licence.

• 27.9avg age
• 19youngest (Luka Vuskovic)
• 40oldest (Luka Modric)

Position counts from the ESPN roster retrieved 7 June 2026. Ages at the data verification date.

Croatia went out in the round of 32, beaten by Portugal. The top two teams in each group went straight into the round of 32, with the eight best third-placed teams joining them. The final Group L table is on the group page.

Final Group L table →

Source: ESPN roster, retrieved 7 June 2026, before the tournament kicked off. Club affiliations are not in the verified roster feed; we do not list them here.

Croatia are ranked 11 in the FIFA Men's World Ranking , the 11th highest-ranked of the 48 teams at the tournament. Ranking as of 1 April 2026, per FIFA via Wikipedia.