The Croatian national team has decided on the application for the qualifying matches of the 2018 World Cup against the national teams of Finland and Ukraine.

In the Croats turned out to be two representatives of the Ukrainian Premier League - defenders Dynamo Kiev Domagoi Vida and Josip Pivaric.

The composition of the Croatian national team for the matches against Finland and Ukraine:.

Goalkeepers: Daniel Subasic (Monaco, France), Lovre Kalinich (Ghent, Belgium), Dominik Livakovich (Dinamo Zagreb);.

Defenders: Domagoi Vida, Josip Pivaric (both Dynamo Kyiv, Ukraine), Dejan Lovren (Liverpool, England), Shime Vrsalco (Atletico, Spain), Matei Mitrovic (Besiktas, Turkey), Borna Barisic (Osijek), Zoran Nizic (Hajduk ), Antonio Milic (Ostend, Belgium);.

Midfielders: Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Spain), Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona, ??

Spain), Ivan Perisic, Marcelo Brozovich (Inter, Italy), Milan Badel (Fiorentina, Italy), Marco Rog (Napoli, Italy), Philip Bradaric (Rijeka) ), Mario Pasalich (Spartak Moscow, Russia);.

Forwards: Mario Manjukic (Juventus, Italy), Nicola Kalinich (Milan, Italy), Andrei Kramaric (Hoffenheim, Germany), Douilly Chop (Standard, Belgium), Ivan Santini (Kahn, France).

Croatian home match against Finland will be held on October 6, and a meeting with Ukraine in Kiev will be held on October 9.

Earlier, Andriy Shevchenko announced the application of the Ukrainian national team for the matches against Croatia and Kosovo.