Zagreb, May 19 -- Croatian national football team coach Zlatko Dalic has announced a 26-man squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, led once again by captain Luka Modric.
Dalic said he believes Croatia can achieve another strong result at this year's tournament.
"Our first goal is to advance from the group stage and achieve a good result there. I am optimistic, as always. We have a strong national team," Dalic said at a press conference in Zagreb on Monday.
Croatia finished third at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar after reaching the final at the previous tournament in Russia.
Dalic said recent warm-up matches against Colombia and Brazil in March had strengthened his confidence in the team.
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