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Croatia squad for the September–October 2026 international break
27 players · coach Slaven Bilić · announced 7 September 2026 · as of 21 September 2026
Slaven Bilić’s Croatia squad for the September–October 2026 international break was announced on 7 September 2026 by HNS. Since then 3 players have been called up and 2 players have left the squad, so 27 players are in the squad as of 21 September 2026. The highest-rated of them in Perfect Eleven are Joško Gvardiol (90), Luka Modrić (86) and Mateo Kovačić (86).
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The squad
Players are grouped by position as our sources list them; the role is the one each player fills in the game. Ratings are Perfect Eleven game ratings, the numbers the game deals, not an official or statistical measure: how our ratings work.
Goalkeepers 3
| Player · club | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Dominik LivakovićBarcelona | GK | 81 |
| Dominik KotarskiDinamo | GK | 75 |
| Ivor PandurRangers | GK | 73 |
Defenders 7
| Player · club | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Joško GvardiolManchester City | CB | 90 |
| Josip StanišićBayern | RB | 83 |
| Josip ŠutaloLazio | CB | 81 |
| Luka VuškovićBrighton & Hove Albion | CB | 78 |
| Ivan SmolčićComo | RB | 76 |
| Marin PongračićFiorentina | CB | 76 |
| Kristijan JakićPAOK | CDM | 74 |
Midfielders 9
| Player · club | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Luka ModrićMilan | CM | 86 |
| Mateo KovačićManchester City | CM | 86 |
| Petar SučićInter | CM | 83 |
| Martin BaturinaComo | CAM | 82 |
| Mario PašalićAtalanta | CAM | 81 |
| Luka SučićReal Sociedad | CM | 81 |
| Lovro MajerAEK | CAM | 81 |
| Nikola VlašićTorino | CAM | 77 |
| Josip MišićDinamo | CDM | 74 |
Forwards 8
| Player · club | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Ivan PerišićPSV | LW | 85 |
| Andrej KramarićHoffenheim | ST | 78 |
| Ante BudimirOsasuna | ST | 78 |
| Petar MusaDallas | ST | 77 |
| Marco PašalićOrlando City | RW | 75 |
| Franjo IvanovićLens | ST | 75 |
| Dion Drena BeljoDinamo | ST | 75 |
| Igor MatanovićFreiburg | ST | 74 |
Squad changes
Changes since the squad was announced, as our sources record them. A player who left the squad is not in the squad above.
- Josip Juranović (Union Berlin) left the squad.
- Martin Erlić (Midtjylland) left the squad.
- Marin Pongračić (Fiorentina) was called up as a replacement on 21 September 2026.
- Kristijan Jakić (PAOK) was called up as a replacement on 21 September 2026.
- Lovro Majer (AEK) was called up as a replacement on 21 September 2026.
Croatia in the September–October 2026 international break
4 fixtures, 1 with a result so far. Kick-off times are Eastern Time (ET); a score appears once two published sources confirm it. All 205 international fixtures and results →
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sat 26 Sep 14:45 ET | Czechia v Croatia UEFA Nations League A · Matchday 1 · Eden Arena, Prague | 1–2 |
| Tue 29 Sep 14:45 ET | Spain v Croatia UEFA Nations League A · Matchday 2 · Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, Seville | no score yet |
| Sat 3 Oct 12:00 ET | Croatia v England UEFA Nations League A · Matchday 3 · Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka | no score yet |
| Tue 6 Oct 14:45 ET | Croatia v Spain UEFA Nations League A · Matchday 4 · Stadion Poljud, Split | no score yet |
Sources
Where this page comes from: the federation’s own announcements first, then the other sources our research used.
- HNS · published 7 September 2026 · federation
- HNS · published 21 September 2026 · federation
- Wikipedia · secondary source
The squad Croatia took to the 2026 World Cup is kept in the World Cup 2026 archive.