World Cup 2026 · Group L
Croatia
AT&T Stadium
#11
FIFA Ranking
as of Apr 2026
7
World Cup Appearances
Runner-up
Best Finish
2022
Last Appearance
3rd place
Group Stage Schedule
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If Croatia Advances…
Potential host cities and match numbers for each knockout round.
How 3rd-place qualification works
After the group stage, all 12 third-place finishers are ranked together by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. The top 8 advance to the Round of 32 — finishing best among 3rd-place teams does not earn a better slot or path, it just confirms qualification.
Which specific R32 match they play in is determined by a FIFA bracket table based on which 8 groups produced the qualifying teams — not by how they ranked among 3rd-place finishers. That means the exact city and match number can't be known until all group stage matches are complete.
The scenarios below show every possible R32 slot for Croatia if they qualify as a 3rd-place team. Once the group stage ends, exactly one of these will apply.
Paths and match numbers are based on the official bracket. Actual results will vary.
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Squad
Official rosters are due June 2. We'll update this page once confirmed by FIFA.
| Goalkeepers | ||
| Dominik Livaković | Age 31 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Dominik Kotarski | Age 26 | Copenhagen |
| Defenders | ||
| Josip Šutalo | Age 26 | Ajax |
| Joško Gvardiol | Age 24 | Manchester City |
| Josip Stanišić | Age 26 | Bayern Munich |
| Martin Erlic | Age 28 | Midtjylland |
| Marin Pongračić | Age 28 | Fiorentina |
| Duje Ćaleta-Car | Age 29 | Real Sociedad |
| Midfielders | ||
| Ivor Pandur | Age 26 | Hull City |
| Luka Vušković | Age 19 | Hamburger SV |
| Petar Sucic | Age 22 | Inter Milan |
| Martin Baturina | Age 23 | Como |
| Toni Fruk | Age 25 | Rijeka |
| Luka Sučić | Age 23 | Real Sociedad |
| Kristijan Jakić | Age 29 | FC Augsburg |
| Nikola Moro | Age 28 | Bologna |
| Nikola Vlašić | Age 28 | Torino |
| Mario Pašalić | Age 31 | Atalanta |
| Mateo Kovačić | Age 32 | Manchester City |
| Luka Modrić | Age 40 | Milan |
| Igor Matanovic | Age 23 | SC Freiburg |
| Forwards | ||
| Marco Pašalić | Age 25 | Orlando City |
| Petar Musa | Age 28 | FC Dallas |
| Ante Budimir | Age 34 | Osasuna |
| Ivan Perišić | Age 37 | PSV Eindhoven |
| Andrej Kramarić | Age 35 | TSG Hoffenheim |