Monday 21 May 2018 17:12, UK
Croatia have named an experienced squad for the World Cup, with Real Madrid's Luka Modric and Barcelona's Ivan Rakitic included in the party.
Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren is the only Premier League player to have been named in the squad by head coach Zlatko Dalic.
He has included 24 players in his squad - cutting eight from the preliminary list - and Dalic confirmed he will cut one defender from the party before the June 4 deadline.
Modric and Rakitic, with 194 caps between them, headline a squad rich in experience, and are joined by the likes of 97-cap Vedran Corluka, 82-cap Mario Mandzukic and 64-cap Ivan Perisic.
Monaco goalkeeper Danijel Subasic, Atletico Madrid full-back Sime Vrsaljko and Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic have also been retained by Dalic.
The eight players dropped from the squad are Karlo Letica, Borna Barisic, Zoran Nizic, Borna Sosa, Marko Rog, Mario Pasalic, Duje Cop and Ivan Santini.
Red Bull Salzburg's 21-year-old centre-half Duje Caleta-Car is the only uncapped name in the squad.
After announcing his selections, Dalic said: "I didn't have many dilemmas ... I firmly believe in these players."
Croatia play a pre-World Cup friendly against Brazil at Anfield on June 3, before hosting Senegal in Osijek five days later.
Goalkeepers: Danijel Subasic (Monaco), Lovre Kalinic (Gent), Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb)
Defenders: Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow), Domagoj Vida (Besiktas), Ivan Strinic (Sampdoria), Dejan Lovren (Liverpool), Sime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid), Josip Pivaric (Dinamo Kiev), Tin Jedvaj (Bayer Leverkusen), Matej Mitrovic (Club Brugge), Duje Caleta-Car (Salzburg)
Midfielders: Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), Mateo Kovacic (Real Madrid), Milan Badelj (Fiorentina), Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan), Filip Bradaric (Rijeka)
Forwards: Mario Mandzukic (Juventus), Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan), Nikola Kalinic (AC Milan), Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), Marko Pjaca (Schalke), Ante Rebic (Eintracht Frankfurt)
