Luka Modric and Mateo Kovacic Among Star Performers Named in Croatia’s FIFA World Cup Squad

• Real Madrid’s Luka Modrić will captain Croatia at the 2022 FIFA World Cup as they look to go one better
• Croatia made it to the last 2 of the 2018 FIFA World Cup but were beaten by France 4-2 in the final
• Dejan Lovren, Modrić, Mateo Kovačić and Ivan Perišić are some of the more experienced names included

Croatia will be looking to go one better at this year’s World Cup tournament.

The European side, captained by Real Madrid’s Luka Modrić, fell short in the 2018 final.

Croatia were beaten by France 4-2 and surprised many people by making it to the final. Luka Modrić’s men will now be looking to shock the world again and take honours in Qatar.

Zlatko Dalic’s side have a good chance, with the coach announcing a strong 26-man squad for the tournament, SportsStar reported.

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Experience players like Dejan Lovren, Luka Modrić, Mateo Kovačić and Ivan Perišić will be counted on to keep the side grounded, while the youngster Joško Gvardiol is definitely one to watch.

Croatia’s 5-man World Cup squad:

Goalkeepers: Dominik Livaković, Ivica Ivušić and Ivo Grbić

Defenders: Domagoj Vida, Dejan Lovren, Borna Barišić, Josip Juranović, Joško Gvardiol, Borna Sosa, Josip Stanišić Martin Erlić, and Josip Šutalo

Midfielders: Luka Modrić, Mateo Kovačić, Marcelo Brozović, Mario Pašalić, Nikola Vlašić, Lovro Majer, Kristijan Jakić, and Luka Sučić

Attackers: Ivan Perišić, Andrej Kramarić, Bruno Petković, Mislav Oršić, Ante Budimir, and Marko Livaja

Croatia are in Group F of the tournament, where they will face strong opposition from Belgium, Morocco and Canada.

Schar, Xhaka in Switzerland's squad

Switzerland have announced their squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, with Newcastle United defender Fabian Schar and Arsenal star Granit Xhaka making the list, Sports Brief has reported.

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Xhaka, who has been impressive this season for Arsenal, is expected to captain the Swiss national team in their campaign in Qatar.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup will kick off on November 20, with France gearing up to defend the title they won last four years in Russia.