As the top team in qualifying Group I, Croatia seeks to secure World Cup berth against Finland (6 October in Rijeka) and Ukraine (9 October in Kiev).
Croatia head coach Ante Čačić opted for 24 players, scheduled to meet on 2 October in Zagreb.
Croatia squad is led by captain Luka Modrić, who has 99 caps, and expects to join Darijo Srna, Stipe Pletikosa, Josip Šimunić, Ivica Olić, and Dario Šimić in "Club 100".
Izbornik Ante Čačić pozvao je 24 igrača za utakmice Europskih kvalifikacija za SP protiv Finske u Rijeci i Ukrajine u Kijevu. #BudiPonosan pic.twitter.com/Hm0BCpfrWt
— HNS | CFF (@HNS_CFF) 22. rujna 2017.
Croatia squad for Finland and Ukraine qualifiers:
Goalkeepers: Danijel Subašić (Monaco), Lovre Kalinić (Gent), Dominik Livaković (Dinamo)
Defenders: Domagoj Vida (Dynamo Kiev), Dejan Lovren (Liverpool), Šime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid), Josip Pivarić (Dynamo Kiev), Matej Mitrović (Besiktas), Borna Barišić (Osijek), Zoran Nižić (Hajduk), Antonio Milić (Oostende)
Midfielders: Luka Modrić (Real Madrid), Ivan Rakitić (Barcelona), Ivan Perišić (Inter Milan), Milan Badelj (Fiorentina), Marcelo Brozović (Inter Milan), Marko Rog (Napoli), Filip Bradarić (Rijeka), Mario Pašalić (Spartak Moscow)
Forwards: Mario Mandžukić (Juventus), Nikola Kalinić (AC Milan), Andrej Kramarić (Hoffenheim), Duje Čop (Standard Liege), Ivan Santini (Caen)
