#10
FIFA Rank
1/3
Group games played
0
Points
2:4
GF : GA
GD -2
The team
Projected starting XI
A probable 4-3-3 drawn from the squad - lower squad numbers in each line are likelier starters. Confirmed XIs land on each match page.
CRO · projected 4-3-3
Stanišić
Sosa
Gvardiol
Posch
Brozović
Majer
Kovačić
Kramarić
Budimir
Matanović
Livaković
The squad
24-man squad
Projected for the 2026 finals - final lists are submitted close to kickoff. Grouped by position. Gold numbers mark the projected XI.
GK
Goalkeepers
3
- 1 Dominik LivakovićGirona
- 12 Ivica IvušićPafos
- 23 Nediljko LabrovićRijeka
DEF
Defenders
8
- 2 Josip StanišićBayer Leverkusen
- 3 Borna SosaTorino
- 4 Joško GvardiolManchester City
- 5 Joel PoschHoffenheim
- 13 Josip ŠutaloAjax
- 14 Martin ErlićSassuolo
- 15 Marin PongračićFiorentina
- 22 Josip JuranovićUnion Berlin
MID
Midfielders
7
- 6 Marcelo BrozovićAl-Nassr
- 7 Lovro MajerWolfsburg
- 8 Mateo KovačićManchester City
- 10 Luka ModrićMilan
- 14 Petar SučićInter
- 17 Martin BaturinaComo
- 18 Luka SučićReal Sociedad
FWD
Forwards
6
- 9 Andrej KramarićHoffenheim
- 11 Ante BudimirOsasuna
- 16 Igor MatanovićFrankfurt
- 19 Bruno PetkovićDinamo Zagreb
- 20 Ivan PerišićPSV
- 21 Marko PjacaRijeka
Squad analytics
By the numbers
Composition · 24 players · 21 clubs
Goalkeepers
3
Defenders
8
Midfielders
7
Forwards
6
Most-represented clubs
Hoffenheim
Manchester City
Rijeka
Ajax
Al-Nassr
Group stage
Croatia's three matches
Group-stage host cities: Dallas · Toronto · Philadelphia.
Group L
Standings
Phase 3
Manager profile, route to the final, and historical head-to-heads against group rivals light up once the tournament begins. Squad lists are projected and will be locked when each nation submits its final 26-man roster.