Talented youngsters Marko Rog, Ante Ćorić, Duje Ćaleta-Car and Dominik Livaković are among 27 players named by Croatia coach Ante Čačić in his provisional UEFA EURO 2016 squad.
“With these 27 players we want to boost the atmosphere,” said Čačić, who will definitely leave out one of the four goalkeepers. “It is important to enter the fray with the best squad and to play with our best players. We have a tough group.”
A notable absentee is Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren, after some well-publicised tensions between himself and the coach. Čačić said: “I am not saying the national-team doors are closed to Lovren. One day, when he realises that he needs to be a part of …