World Cup year
Croatia 2026
80 attack · 82 defence
Zlatko Dalić·4-2-3-1
83OVR
Dalić's 2026 Croatia. Modrić still the brain, Gvardiol as the modern wall, and a midfield country that never arrives underdressed.
People open this squad and immediately queue France 2026. That pairing is a rivalry in the catalogue, not a historical fixture unless the years actually met.
Older Croatia sides on the site: 2018, 1998. Use those if the argument is about a peak, not this cycle.
Tags on the page — technical midfield, tournament steel, experience — are shorthand for how the model leans, not a documentary.
Key Players
Hover or tap for player attributes- 01Joško GvardiolLB · HR86PEAKPAC88SHO69PAS82DRI77DEF85PHY83
- 02Luka ModrićCAM · HR86PEAKPAC83SHO77PAS89DRI88DEF61PHY77
- 03Mateo KovačićCDM · HR84PEAKPAC74SHO62PAS86DRI75DEF83PHY79
- 04Dominik LivakovićGK · HR82PEAKDIV85HAN79KIC62REF82SPD60POS80
- 05Josip StanišićRB · HR80PEAKPAC82SHO63PAS74DRI72DEF76PHY77
- 06Josip ŠutaloCB · HR80PEAKPAC67SHO45PAS69DRI59DEF79PHY80
Formation 4-2-3-1Zlatko Dalić
BUDIMIR
80
PERISIC
80
MODRIC
86
PASALIC
80
BROZOVIC
80
KOVACIC
84
GVARDIOL
86
SUTALO
80
ERLIC
76
STANISIC
80
LIVAKOVIC
82
Starting XI
- STAnte Budimir80
- LWIvan Perišić80
- CAMLuka Modrić86
- RWMario Pašalić80
- CDMMarcelo Brozović80
- CDMMateo Kovačić84
- LBJoško Gvardiol86
- CBJosip Šutalo80
- CBMartin Erlić76
- RBJosip Stanišić80
- GKDominik Livaković82
Bench
- STAndrej Kramarić80
- CAMLovro Majer80
- CMLuka Sučić78
- LBBorna Sosa78
- GKIvica Ivušić74
- RWMarco Pašalić74
- CMPetar Sučić74
Ratings
Attack80
Midfield86
Defence82
Goalkeeping82
Chemistry86
Overall83
Not a vibe — ratings
Midfield 86 is where this side actually lives. Possession sits at 56, not a religion.
Style
Technical MidfieldTournament SteelExperienceCompact BlockSet Pieces
Achievements
- Dalić's Croatia at the 2026 World Cup
Dream matches from here
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