According to unofficial information, Croatia head coach Mato Stanković selected 15 players that will represent Croatian in the play-off matches against the Czech Republic (7th and 10th November). Due to positive tests on COVID-19, Stanković cannot count on 8 players: Filip Bašković and Duje Bajrušović (Novo Vrijeme Makarska), Davor Kanjuh (Futsal Dinamo), Stjepan Perišić, Antonio Sekulić, Josip Jurlina, Duje Kustura and Valerije Jurić (Olmissum), according to CROFutsal.
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Croatia will try to qualify for the first World Cup since 2000 with 15 players:
Goalkeepers: Žarko Luketin (Olmissum, CRO), Zoran Primić (Square, CRO), Marko Vuković (Vrgorac, CRO)
Players: Dario Marinović (Jimbee Cartagena, ESP), Ante Daničić (Saviatesta Mantova, ITA), Matej Horvat (Olmissum, CRO), Franco Jelovčić (PH Halle Gooik, BEL), Marko Kuraja (Saviatesta Mantova, ITA), Tihomir Novak (Dobovec, SLO), Vedran Matošević (Dobovec, SLO), Kristijan Postružin (Olmissum, CRO), Josip Suton (Meta Catania, ITA), Luka Suton (Saviatesta Mantova, ITA), Maro Đuraš (TSV Weilimdorf) and Luka Perić (Dobovec, CRO).
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