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Wednesday August 26, 2009

Croatia at full-strength for England tie

ZAGREB: Coach Slaven Bilic named a full-strength Croatia squad on Monday for upcoming World Cup 2010 qualifiers against Belarus and England early next month.

Croatia face Belarus at home on Sept 5 before travelling to London for a showdown with England four days later.

Bilic’s 24-man squad features several players from the English Premier League, including the in-form Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric and Brazil-born Arsenal striker Eduardo Da Silva.

The only player missing is defender Robert Kovac due to an injury.

After seven matches, Croatia sit second in World Cup qualifying Group Six on 14 points, seven behind leaders England.

Croatia’s final World Cup group qualifier is against Kazakhstan on Oct 14. — Reuters

CROATIA SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa (Spartak Moscow), Vedran Runje (Lens), Danijel Subasic (Hajduk Split).

Defenders: Vedran Corluka (Spurs), Hrvoje Vejic (Hajduk Split), Dino Drpic (Karlsruhe, Ivica Krizanac (Zenit Saint Petersburg), Josip Simunic (Hoffenheim), Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk), Hrvoje Cale (Trabzonspor).

Midfielders: Nikola Pokrivac (Red Bull Salzburg), Ivan Juric (Genoa), Ognejn Vukojevic (Dinamo Kiev), Jerko Leko, Ivan Rakitic (Schalke 04), Danijel Pranjic (Bayern Munich), Niko Kranjcar (Portsmouth), Luka Modric (Spurs).

Strikers: Anas Sharbini (Hajduk Split), Mladen Petric (Hamburg), Ivica Olic (Bayern Munich), Eduardo Da Silva (Arsenal), Mario Mandzukic (Dinamo Zagreb), Ivan Klasnic (Nantes).

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