Croatia World Cup 2022 guide: Key players, injuries, tactics & tournament prediction

Croatia will play in their first World Cup in 2018. They lost to France in the final in Moscow. Croatia have a wealth of tournament experience.

Dominik Livakovic, Ivica Ivusic and Ivo Grbic are Croatia's goalkeepers.

Domagoj Vida, Dejan Lovren, Borna Barisic, Josip Juranovic, Martin Erlic, Josko Gvardiol, Branislav Stanisics, and Josipe Sutalo are Croatia's key players for the 2022 World Cup.

Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, Marcelo Brozovic, Mario Pasalaic and Nikola Vlasic are the key players for Croatia's World Cup 2022 squad. Ivan Perisic is a Tottenham player.

Luka Modric won the Ballon d'Or in 2018. He is still going strong at 37 and will be crucial to Croatia's World Cup 2022 chances.

Marcelo Brozovic will be helping Luka Modric and Croatia in the middle of the park again. Inter star brings experience and energy. Croatia take on Kevin De Bruyne and Belgium on matchday three.

Ivan Perisic is a key player for Croatia. He plays for Tottenham and is listed as a forward for his country but plays at wing-back for club. Only Modric and Darijo Srna have more caps for the nation than Periksic.

Josko Gvardiol will play for Croatia at the 2022 World Cup. Chelsea were interested in signing him in the summer. Croatia's current centre-back options are in their late 20s. Dalic has favoured a 4-3-1 system in 2022.

Croatia booked a spot in the UEFA Nations League finals prior to this year's World Cup. They will play a friendly before the tournament kicks off on Sunday. Their next match is against Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.

Croatia won the World Cup in 2018. Croatia's last five results are: 1-1 France, 2-0 Denmark, 1 -0 Austria, 3-2 Croatia, and 2 -1 Croatia.