Dalic will shorten his list in the following week and publish it on May 21. Five days later the invited players will start the preparation for the World Cup.

Croatia has been drawn in Group D along with two-time World Cup winners Argentina, World Cup debutants Iceland and African powerhouse Nigeria.

After facing Nigeria on June 16, on June 21 Croatia will face Argentina in Nizhny Novgorod and on June 26 they'll face Iceland in Rostov-on-Don.

To get in the right playing form and pick the best team for the games at the World Cup, the Croatian squad will play two friendlies. On June 3, Croatia and Brazil will clash in Liverpool. Five days later Croatia will host Senegal in Osijek.

"I wish that all of our players remain healthy and [I hope they will] be ready when we start the training camp. I know that all of them are eager to get together and start with the preparations. We will do everything in our powers to justify the trust, love and expectations of our fans," Dalic said.

During the World Cup, the Croatian team will stay in the St. Petersburg area, where the 23-man squad and members of staff will arrive on June 11.

GOALKEEPERS: Danijel Subasic (Monaco), Lovre Kalinic (Gent), Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Karlo Letica (Hajduk Split)

DEFENDERS: Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow), Domagoj Vida (Besiktas), Ivan Strinic (Sampdoria), Dejan Lovren (Liverpool), Sime Vrsaljko

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