04 June 2018•Update: 08 June 2018
By Can Erozden
ANKARA
Besiktas defender Domagoj Vida will play for Croatia in the international football tournament in Russia.
Coached by Zlatko Dalic, Croatia announced its 23-player squad for the FIFA World Cup on Twitter Monday.
Vida, who arrived in Istanbul from Ukraine's Dynamo Kiev mid-season, scored one goal in 13 Turkish Spor Toto Super Lig appearances.
In the World Cup, Croatia will take on Argentina, Iceland and Nigeria in Group D.
The World Cup will be held between June 14 and July 15.
Croatia squad for the World Cup:
Goalkeepers: Danijel Subasic (Monaco), Lovre Kalinic (Gent), Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb)
Defenders: Domagoj Vida (Besiktas), Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moskova), Josip Pivaric (Dinamo Kiev), Ivan Strinic (Sampdoria), Sime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid), Tin Jedvaj (Bayer Leverkusen), Dejan Lovren (Liverpool), Duje Caleta-Zar (Salzburg)
Midfielders: Milan Badelj (Fiorentina), Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), Marcelo Brozovic (Inter), Mateo Kovacic (Real Madrid), Filip Bradaric (Rijeka), Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Forwards: Ivan Perisic (Inter), Ante Rebic (Eintracht Frankfurt), Marko Pjaca (Schalke 04), Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), Mario Mandzukic (Juventus), Nikola Kalinic (AC Milan)
