5 in and 5 out! Croatia announce their European qualifiers: Luka Modric leads the way and Piatsa returns
In preparation for the two European qualifiers in November, Croatia coach Dalic has announced the latest training camp: Piatsa, Moreau, Sucic, Budimir and Ponggračić have returned, while Belio, Brekalo, Moussa, Vlašić and Bašić have been sent to the waiting list.
Croatia
In the last international break, Croatia lost to Turkey and Wales in the European qualifiers, causing them to slip from first to third place in the group rankings, not only failing to qualify early, but also facing the risk of participating in the play-offs.
Dalic
When Croatia face Latvia and Armenia in the European qualifiers next month's international break, the goal of the 'Plaid Army' is to secure a winning streak and avoid the play-offs: "We have lost the initiative to qualify from the group and of course we want to avoid the play-offs, but we can't focus too much on Wales because we can't influence their results. We're going to try to get six points, just like we did in September. We had a disappointing October and we want to stay humble and stay together," said head coach Dalic.
Piatsa
According to the Croatian Football Federation, the Croatian team will assemble on November 13 (Zagreb), and then fly to Riga to participate in the European qualifiers. After playing against Latvia, he returned to Zagreb to play Armenia.
Croatia European qualifier roster
Goalkeepers: Livakovic (Fenerbahce), Ivušić (Paphos), Rabrovic (Rijeka)
Defenders: Vida (AEK Athens), Juranovic (Union Berlin), Erlic (Sassuolo), Gvardiol (Manchester City), Sosa (Ajax), Josip Shutalo (Ajax), Poncic (Lecce), Stanišić (Bayer Leverkusen)
Midfielders: Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Sucic (Salzburg), Moreau (Bologna), Kovacic (Manchester City), Pashalic (Atalanta), Ivanushets (Feyenoord), Brozovic (Riyadh Victory), Majer (Wolfsburg)
Forwards: Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Piatza (Rijeka), Budimir (Osasuna), Kramaric (Hoffenheim)
Waitlist: Vlašić (Torino), Barisic (Rangers), Brekalo (Fiorentina), Melniak (Hajduk), Moussa (Benfica), Belio (Augsburg), Ivanovic (Rijeka), Kotalski (Theoksaloniki)