National team
Croatia
5-4-1Croatia lines up in a 5-4-1, with a settled leadership group and Livakovic in goal. This page pulls the shape, the player-by-player list and the full squad into one view before you open the lineup in the builder.
Croatia starters come from 11 different clubs and opens with a back 5.
Squad
27 players
- GK Livakovic
- DEF Caleta-Car
- DEF Stanisic
- DEF Sutalo
- DEF Vuskovic
- MID Baturina
- MID Kramaric
- MID Modric
- MID Sucic
- ATT Budimir
- ATT Perisic
- GK Kotarski
- GK Letica
- GK Pandur
- DEF Erlic
- DEF Pongracic
- DEF Smolcic
- MID Fruk
- MID Jakic
- MID Majer
- MID Moro
- MID Pasalic
- MID Pasalic
- MID Sucic
- MID Vlasic
- ATT Matanovic
- ATT Musa
Team info
Croatia
- Formation
- 5-4-1
- Avg starter age
- 29.5
- Starter value
- ~154.3 million
- Starter clubs
- 11
- Country
- Croatia
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Common questions
Common questions
What formation does Croatia use?
Croatia is currently shown in a 5-4-1. The pitch above plots every starter in that shape, and the builder lets you switch to any other formation in seconds.
Who is the captain of Croatia?
The current captain is not labelled in the dataset for this page yet, but the XI and squad are still available to edit in the builder.
How old is the Croatia starting XI?
The average age of the starters shown here is 29.5.
How much is the Croatia lineup worth?
The combined market value of the starting XI is roughly 154.3 million.
How often is the Croatia lineup refreshed?
We refresh the MyLineups team dataset whenever a newer recorded XI is available for Croatia, so this page is built to stay focused on the latest usable lineup rather than old season-by-season archives.
Can I edit the Croatia lineup?
Yes. Open Croatia in the free MyLineups builder to swap any of the players, change the 5-4-1, pick a captain and export a clean image or share link.
Can I save more than one Croatia lineup?
The web builder keeps the last lineup on the same device. For multiple saved versions, custom players, extra kits and deeper editing tools, the free MyLineups mobile app picks up where the web builder stops.
Does Croatia have a 2026 World Cup page?
Croatia is already included in the 2026 World Cup section on MyLineups, with direct links back to the tournament hub and builder.
About
About Croatia
Croatia is a national team representing Croatia.
Croatia is shown in a 5-4-1 with a back 5 and Livakovic in goal. The full squad on this page covers 27 players.
Goalkeepers: Livakovic (Croatia, Dinamo Zagreb), Kotarski (Croatia), Letica (Croatia), and Pandur (Croatia). Defenders: Caleta-Car (Croatia, Real Sociedad), Stanisic (Croatia, Bayern München), Sutalo (Croatia, Ajax), Vuskovic (Croatia, Hamburger SV), Erlic (Croatia), Pongracic (Croatia), and Smolcic (Croatia).
Midfielders: Baturina (Croatia, Como), Kramaric (Croatia, Hoffenheim), Modric (Croatia, Milan), Sucic (Croatia, Inter), Fruk (Croatia), Jakic (Croatia), Majer (Croatia), Moro (Croatia), Pasalic (Croatia), Pasalic (Croatia), Sucic (Croatia), and Vlasic (Croatia). Forwards: Budimir (Croatia, Osasuna), Perisic (Croatia, PSV Eindhoven), Matanovic (Croatia), and Musa (Croatia).
The average age of the starting XI is 29.5. The starters carry a combined market value of roughly 154.3 million. Those starters currently come from 11 different clubs.
Croatia also appears in the 2026 World Cup section, with a direct route back to the tournament hub.
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