Croatia national team coach Zlatko Dalić has announced a 32-man provisional roster for this summer's football festival in Russia ahead of the Fifa deadline for the submission of squad lists.

As you would expect, Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren, Real Madrid's Luka Modrić, Barcelona's Ivan Rakitić , strikers Mario Mandžukić  and Ivan Perišić of Juventus and Inter Milan respectively have been selected in the group.

Croatia have been drawn in a tricky Group D which contains two-time world champions Argentina, three-time African champions Nigeria and Euro 2016 Cinderella team Iceland.

Croatia will start their World Cup campaign against Victor Moses and co. when they take on the Super Eagles at Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad on June 16, followed by games against Argentina (June 21) and Iceland (June 26).

Their next pre-World Cup friendly is against Brazil at Anfield on June 3, before facing Senegal at Gradski Vrt in Osijek five days later.

Croatia's Provisional World Cup Squad

Goalkeepers: Danijel Subašić (Monaco), Lovre Kalinić (Gent), Dominik Livaković (Dinamo), Karlo Letica (Hajduk)

Defenders: Vedran Ćorluka (Lokomotiv), Domagoj Vida (Bešiktaš), Ivan Strinić (Sampdoria), Dejan Lovren (Liverpool), šime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid), Josip Pivarić (Dynamo Kijev), Tin Jedvaj (Bayer Leverkusen), Matej Mitrović (Club Brugge), Borna Barišić (Osijek), Zoran Nižić (Hajduk), Duje Ćaleta-Car (Red Bull Salzburg), Borna Sosa (Dinamo)

Midfielders: Luka Modrić (Real Madrid), Ivan Rakitić (Barcelona), Mateo Kovačić (Real Madrid), Milan Badelj (Fiorentina), Marcelo Brozović (Inter), Marko Rog (Napoli), Mario Pašalić (Spartak), Filip Bradarić (Rijeka)

Strikers: Mario Mandžukić (Juventus), Ivan Perišić (Inter), Nikola Kalinić (Milan), Andrej Kramarić (Hoffenheim), Marko Pjaca (Schalke), Ante Rebić (Eintracht), Duje ÄŒop (Standard Liege), Ivan Santini (Caen)

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