Ante Čačić, the coach of the Croatian national football team, has selected 23 players for the upcoming national team matches.
The match will be held in Estonia's capital after the 2018 World Cup Qualifying match against Ukraine in Croatia.
The Croatian national football team was defeated in the third place match of China Cup after losing to China in a penalty shootout. The game initially ended in 1:1 with goals by Croatia's Ivanušec and China's Jingbin.
Croatia has lost in the semifinals of the first ever China Cup. Chile will go on to play Iceland in the final.
The Croatian national football team arrived in China on Monday after a lengthy trip to Nanning for the first ever China Cup. On Wednesday, Croatia will play in the semifinals against Chile.
The International Federation of Football History & Statistics announced their list of best coaches and selectors for 2016, with Croatian Ante Čačić in excellent seventh place
The Croatian national football team goes on a Chinese tour in January, and today coach Ante Čačić has announced the names of those that made the roster. It is important to note that during this time, many of the national team’s biggest stars can not leave their club teams, once again giving an opportunity to many of the younger players who participate in MAXtv Prva Liga.
Diego Maradona, who is in Zagreb for Davis Cup, has met with with representatives of the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) on Friday at the DoubleTree hotel.
In the last match for the Croatian national team of 2016, Croatia defeated Northern Ireland 3:0 in Belfast with just a roster of 16 players, and with no major stars Luka Modrić, Ivan Perišić, Vedran Ćorluka and Ivan Rakitić who received exemption after the victory over Iceland on Saturday.
The Croatian National football team tonight faces Northern Ireland in a friendly match in Belfast at 20.45. Coach Ante Čačić went without top players who have now returned to their clubs, using this opportunity to test the players that have had less playing time on the roster.