CROATIA
2022
CROATIA 2022 WORLD CUP THIRD PLACE
Standing: Lovren, Gvardiol, Livaja, Sosa, Livaković and Perišić.
Bended: Brozović, Kovačić, Juranović, Kramarić and Modrić.
2022
CROATIA 2022 WORLD CUP THIRD PLACE
Standing: Lovren, Gvardiol, Livaja, Sosa, Livaković and Perišić.
Bended: Brozović, Kovačić, Juranović, Kramarić and Modrić.
MANAGER: Zlatko DALIĆ
GOALKEEPERS:
1 Dominik LIVAKOVIĆ
12 Ivo GRBIĆ
23 Ivica IVUŠIĆ
DEFENDERS:
2 Josip STANIŠIĆ
3 Borna BARIŠIĆ
5 Martin ERLIĆ
6 Dejan LOVREN
19 Borna SOSA
20 Joško GVARDIOL
21 Domagoj VIDA
22 Josip JURANOVIĆ
24 Josip ŠUTALO
MIDFIELDERS:
4 Ivan PERIŠIĆ
7 Lovro MAJER
8 Mateo KOVAČIĆ
10 Luka MODRIĆ ©
11 Marcelo BROZOVIĆ
13 Nikola VLAŠIĆ
15 Mario PAŠALIĆ
25 Luka SUČIĆ
26 Kristijan JAKIĆ
FORWARDS:
9 Andrej KRAMARIĆ
14 Marko LIVAJA
16 Bruno PETKOVIĆ
17 Ante BUDIMIR
18 Misla ORŠIĆ
4-5-1/4-3-3 FORMATIONS:
Morocco Vs Croatia - Group Stage Game (23/11/2022)
GK LIVAKOVIĆ
CB LOVREN
CB GVARDIOL
RB JURANOVIĆ
LB SOSA
DMF BROZOVIĆ
CMF MODRIĆ
CMF KOVAČIĆ
RMF VLAŠIĆ
LMF/LWF PERISIĆ
CF KRAMARIĆ
Substitutions: Pašalić for Vlašić (46 mn - Injury), Livaja for Kramarić (70 mn), Majer for Kovačić (78 mn) and Oršić for Perišić (89 mn)
Note: Majer played as RMF at first, relocating Pašalić in the center, he would then move to the left wing, relocating Perišić as RMF, Pašalić as right CMF and Modrić as left CMF
Captain: Luka Modrić
Short Free Kick: Luka Modrić
Long Free Kick: Luka Modrić/Marcelo Brozović (Taken with both feet)/Joško Gvardiol/Borna Sosa/Josip Juranović/Dominik Livaković
Free Kick 2: Lovro Majer
Left Corner: Luka Modrić/Mateo Kovačić
Right Corner: Luka Modrić
Penalty: Luka Modrić
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Dejan Lovren, Joško Gvardiol, Borna Sosa
Team Strategy
★Change Sides: Modrić - 1st Half | Pašalić/Modrić - 2nd Half (When Pašalić played as CMF)
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT - 2nd Half
★Ball Possession DEF
Croatia Vs Canada - Group Stage Game (27/11/2022)
GK LIVAKOVIĆ
CB LOVREN
CB GVARDIOL
RB JURANOVIĆ
LB SOSA
DMF BROZOVIĆ
CMF MODRIĆ
CMF KOVAČIĆ
LMF/LWF PERISIĆ
SS KRAMARIĆ
CF LIVAJA
Substitutions: Petković for Livaja (60 mn), Vlašić for Kramarić (72 mn), Oršić for Perišić (85 mn), Majer for Kovačić (85 mn) and Pašalić for Modrić (85 mn)
Captains: Luka Modrić | Dejan Lovren
Short Free Kick: Luka Modrić
Long Free Kick: Luka Modrić/Marcelo Brozović/Dejan Lovren/Joško Gvardiol
Free Kick 2: -
Left Corner: Luka Modrić/Ivan Perišić/Mateo Kovačić
Right Corner: Luka Modrić
Penalty: Luka Modrić
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Dejan Lovren, Joško Gvardiol, Borna Sosa
Team Strategy
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Modrić
★Pressure
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT
Croatia Vs Belgium - Group Stage Game (01/12/2022)
GK LIVAKOVIĆ
CB LOVREN
CB GVARDIOL
RB JURANOVIĆ
LB SOSA
DMF BROZOVIĆ
CMF MODRIĆ
CMF KOVAČIĆ
LMF/LWF PERISIĆ
SS KRAMARIĆ
CF LIVAJA
Substitutions: Petković for Livaja (63 mn), Pašalić for Kramarić (63 mn) and Majer for Kovačić (91 mn)
Captain: Luka Modrić
Short Free Kick: Luka Modrić
Long Free Kick: Luka Modrić/Marcelo Brozović/Joško Gvardiol/Dominik Livaković
Free Kick 2: -
Left Corner: Luka Modrić/Mateo Kovačić
Right Corner: Luka Modrić
Penalty: Luka Modrić
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Dejan Lovren, Joško Gvardiol
Team Strategy
★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Kovačić | Kramarić/Livaja or Kramarić/Livaja/Perišić
★Pressure
★Ball Possession ATT
★Total Defence - Optional
Japan Vs Croatia - World Cup Round of 16 (05/12/2022)
GK LIVAKOVIĆ
CB LOVREN
CB GVARDIOL
RB JURANOVIĆ
LB BARIŠIĆ
DMF BROZOVIĆ
CMF MODRIĆ
CMF KOVAČIĆ
LMF/LWF PERISIĆ
SS KRAMARIĆ
CF PETKOVIĆ
Substitutions: Budimir for Petković (61 mn), Pašalić for Kramarić (67 mn), Majer for Modrić (98 mn), Vlašić for Kovačić (98 mn), Oršić for Perišić (106 mn) and Livaja for Budimir (106 mn)
Note: Pašalić played more centrally as an AMF on the right
Captains: Luka Modrić | Ivan Perišić | Dejan Lovren
Short Free Kick: Luka Modrić
Long Free Kick: Luka Modrić/Marcelo Brozović/Borna Barišić/Joško Gvardiol (Taken with both feet)/Dejan Lovren/Josip Juranović
Free Kick 2: Marcelo Brozović
Left Corner: Luka Modrić/Mateo Kovačić/Mislav Oršić
Right Corner: Luka Modrić
Penalty: Luka Modrić
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Dejan Lovren, Joško Gvardiol, Borna Barišić
Team Strategy
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Modrić | Perišić | Kramarić/Perišić - Optional
★Ball Possession ATT
Croatia Vs Brazil - World Cup Quarterfinals (09/12/2022)
GK LIVAKOVIĆ
CB LOVREN
CB GVARDIOL
RB JURANOVIĆ
LB SOSA
DMF BROZOVIĆ
CMF MODRIĆ
CMF KOVAČIĆ
LMF/LWF PERISIĆ
AMF/SS PAŠALIĆ
CF KRAMARIĆ
Substitutions: Vlašić for Pašalić (72 mn), Petković for Kramarić (72 mn), Majer for Kovačić (106 mn), Budimir for Sosa (110 mn) and Oršić for Brozović (114 mn)
Captain: Luka Modrić
Short Free Kick: Luka Modrić
Long Free Kick: Luka Modrić/Marcelo Brozović/Mateo Kovačić/Joško Gvardiol/Dejan Lovren
Free Kick 2: -
Left Corner: Luka Modrić
Right Corner: Luka Modrić
Penalty: Luka Modrić
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Dejan Lovren, Joško Gvardiol, Mateo Kovačić
Team Strategy
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Opposite Side Attack
★Pressure - Optional
★Counter Attack
Argentina Vs Croatia - World Cup Semifinals (13/12/2022)
GK LIVAKOVIĆ
CB LOVREN
CB GVARDIOL
RB JURANOVIĆ
LB SOSA
DMF BROZOVIĆ
CMF MODRIĆ
CMF KOVAČIĆ
LMF/LWF PERISIĆ
AMF PAŠALIĆ
CF LIVAJA
Substitutions: Oršić for Sosa (46 mn), Vlašić for Pašalić (46 mn), Petković for Brozović (50 mn - Injury), Livaja for Kramarić (71 mn) and Majer for Modrić (80 mn)
Notes: Oršić played as LWF, this relocated Perišić as LB
With Petković on the pitch, Croatia changed their starting 4-5-1/4-3-3 formation into a 4-4-1-1 lined up with Modrić and Kovačić as CMFs, Vlašić as RMF, Oršić as AMF, Kramarić as LMF and Petković as CF
Livaja played as left SS/AMF, this relocated Oršić back as LMF/LWF
Captains: Luka Modrić | Ivan Perisić
Short Free Kick: Luka Modrić
Long Free Kick: Luka Modrić (Taken with both feet)/Josip Juranović/Marcelo Brozović/Dejan Lovren/Mateo Kovačić/Ivan Perišić
Free Kick 2: Borna Sosa/Mislav Oršić
Left Corner: Luka Modrić
Right Corner: Luka Modrić/Lovro Majer
Penalty: Luka Modrić
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Dejan Lovren, Joško Gvardiol, Ivan Perišić, Nikola Vlašić
Team Strategy
★Centre Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Modrić/Kovačić - Between the 50th mn and Modrić's substitution
★Ball Possession ATT
★Ball Possession DEF
Croatia Vs Morocco - World Cup Third/Fourth Place Game (17/12/2022)
GK LIVAKOVIĆ
CB ŠUTALO
CB GVARDIOL
RB STANIŠIĆ
LB PERISIĆ
DMF/CMF MODRIĆ
DMF/CMF KOVAČIĆ
RMF MAJER
LMF ORŠIĆ
SS/CF KRAMARIĆ
CF LIVAJA
Substitutions: Vlašić for Kramarić (61 mn), Pašalić for Majer (66 mn), Petković for Livaja (66 mn) and Jakić for Oršić (95 mn)
Captains: Luka Modrić
Short Free Kick: Luka Modrić
Long Free Kick: Luka Modrić/Lovro Majer/Ivan Perišić/Joško Gvardiol/Dominik Livaković
Free Kick 2: Lovro Majer
Left Corner: Luka Modrić/Mislav Oršić
Right Corner: Lovro Majer
Penalty: Luka Modrić
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Josip Šutalo, Joško Gvardiol, Ivan Perišić
Team Strategy
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Majer - To the center | Livaja/Kramarić
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT - 1st Half
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