Čačić announced the list of players for both games
Mario Mandžukić, one of Croatia’s top football players, won’t be able to help his teammates in the upcoming qualifying matches against Bulgaria and Malta due to an injury.
MAndžukić, who is currently playing for Juventus, injured himself during their last game against Genoa and after a full exam, doctors confirmed an injury to the right thigh muscle. He will be off the field for three weeks.
Croatia is playing against Bulgaria in Zagreb on October 10th and against Malta three days later.
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Here are the players on Ante Čačić’s short list for both games, as announced during today’s press conference:
Goalkeepers: Danijel Subašić (Monaco), Lovre Kalinić (Hajduk), Ivan Vargić (Rijeka)
Defenders: Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Doneck), Šime Vrsaljko (Sassuolo), Marko Lešković (Rijeka), Vedran Ćorluka (Lokomotiv Moscow), Domagoj Vida (Dinamo Kijev), Dejan Lovren (Liverpool), Danijel Pranjić (Panathinaikos), Josip Pivarić (Dinamo Zagreb)
Midfielders: Luka Modrić, Mateo Kovačić (both Real Madrid), Milan Badelj (Fiorentina), Marcelo Brozović (Inter Milan), Ivan Rakitić (Barcelona)
Strikers: Nikola Kalinić (Fiorentina), Marko Pjaca (Dinamo Zagreb), Ivan Perišić (Wolfsburg), Ivica Olić (HSV), Mario Mandžukić (Juventus), Andrej Kramarić (Leicester City), Duje Čop (Malaga)
