🇭🇷 Croatia — 2026 World Cup Schedule

🏆 World ranking #9

Croatia are in Group L at the 2026 World Cup. Below are all of Croatia's group-stage matches — times in your timezone, opponents and venues, with scores updated after kickoff.

Group: L 📨 Briefs 👔 Head coach: Zlatko Dalić

Results at this World Cup

Jun 17 · 16:00 · Group L

🇭🇷 Croatia vs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Not played

Jun 23 · 19:00 · Group L

🇭🇷 Croatia vs 🇵🇦 Panama

Not played

Jun 27 · 17:00 · Group L

🇭🇷 Croatia vs 🇬🇭 Ghana

Not played

Squad

Goalkeepers

Dominik Livaković · 31 yrs

Croatia's first-choice goalkeeper and the penalty-shootout hero of their 2022 World Cup bronze run.

Ivor Pandur · 26 yrs

Croatian goalkeeper playing in Serie A, a national-team back-up.

Dominik Kotarski · 26 yrs

Goalkeeper at Greek giants PAOK and a Croatia keeping reserve.

Defenders

Duje Ćaleta-Car · 30 yrs

Croatian centre-back in Ligue 1, a physical defensive option for the national team.

Marin Pongračić · 29 yrs

Fiorentina centre-back in Serie A, a Croatia defensive rotation choice.

Martin Erlic · 28 yrs

Serie A defender and a back-line option for Croatia.

Josip Stanišić · 26 yrs

Bayern Munich's versatile defender, a Bundesliga and Champions League winner who covers full-back and centre-back for Croatia.

⭐Joško Gvardiol · 24 yrs

Manchester City's ball-playing left-sided centre-back, a Premier League and Champions League winner and the heart of Croatia's defence.

Josip Šutalo · 26 yrs

Ajax centre-back and a regular in Croatia's back line.

Luka Vušković · 19 yrs

Tottenham-owned Croatian centre-back, a highly rated defensive prospect.

Midfielders

⭐Luka Modrić · 41 yrs

AC Milan's midfield maestro and 2018 Ballon d'Or winner, Croatia's legendary captain.

⭐Mateo Kovačić · 32 yrs

Manchester City midfielder, a multiple Premier League and Champions League winner and Croatia's technical metronome.

Mario Pašalić · 31 yrs

Atalanta midfielder and 2024 Europa League winner, a versatile box-to-box man for Croatia.

Nikola Vlašić · 29 yrs

Torino attacking midfielder and a creative front-half option for Croatia.

Nikola Moro · 28 yrs

Bologna holding midfielder in Serie A and a Croatia midfield rotation option.

Kristijan Jakić · 29 yrs

Croatian defensive midfielder playing in the Bundesliga, a national-team ball-winner.

Luka Sučić · 24 yrs

Real Sociedad midfielder, a technically refined new-generation Croatia international.

Petar Sucic · 23 yrs

Inter Milan's midfield signing and a highly-rated Croatia prospect.

Martin Baturina · 23 yrs

Creative midfielder produced by Dinamo Zagreb, a new-generation Croatia international.

Toni Fruk · 25 yrs

Rijeka's key midfielder, a domestic-league breakout earning Croatia caps.

Forwards

Andrej Kramarić · 35 yrs

Hoffenheim's all-time record scorer and a seasoned Croatia goal threat.

⭐Ivan Perišić · 37 yrs

Croatia's veteran winger and multi-tournament mainstay, a former Inter, Bayern and Tottenham flanker.

Ante Budimir · 35 yrs

Osasuna's tall centre-forward in La Liga, a target-man option for Croatia.

Petar Musa · 28 yrs

FC Dallas marksman in MLS and an efficient centre-forward for Croatia.

Marco Pašalić · 26 yrs

Croatian winger playing abroad, an emerging attacking option for the national team.

Igor Matanovic · 23 yrs

Croatian forward out of Eintracht Frankfurt's setup, an attacking newcomer for the national team.

Squad data from football-data; bios are AI-generated from public info, for reference only.

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