The Vatreni Squad for the matches against Andorra and England  October 2006
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
Babić, Marko	28 January 1981	25	M	Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Germany	38	3
Balaban, Boško	15 October 1978	27	F	Club Brugge KV, Belgium	30	10
Ćorluka, Vedran	5 February 1986	20	D	NK Dinamo Zagreb	3	0
da Silva, Eduardo Alves	25 February 1983 born in Brazil	23	F	NK Dinamo Zagreb	8	2
Klasnić, Ivan	29 January 1980 born in West Germany	26	F	SV Werder Bremen von 1899, Germany	26	8
Knezević, Dario	20 April 1982	24	D	AS Livorno Calcio, Italy	2	1
Kovač, Niko	15 October 1971 born in West Germany	34	M	Red Bull Salzburg, Austria	64	10
Kovač, Robert	16 April 1974 born in West Germany	32	D	Juventus FC, Italy	60	0
Kranjčar, Niko	13 August 1984	22	M	Portsmouth FC, England	27	4
Leko, Jerko	9 April 1980	26	M	AS de Monaco FC, France	41	2
Modrić, Luka	9 September 1985	21	M	NK Dinamo Zagreb	10	2
Olić, Ivića	14 September 1979	27	F	PFC Central Sports Club of Army, Moskva, Russia	40	6
Petrić, Mladen	1 January 1981	25	F	FC Basel 1893, Switzerland	10	5
Pletikosa, Stipe	8 January 1979	27	G	FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine	56	0
Pranjić, Danijel	2 December 1981	24	M	SC Heerenveen, Netherlands	2	0
Rapaić, Milan	16 August 1973	33	M	Royal Standard de Liège, Belgium	47	6
Runje, Vedran	10 February 1976	30	G	Beşiktaş JK, Turkey	0	0
Sablić, Göran	8 October 1979	26	D	FC Dynamo Kyiv, Ukraine	5	0
Šerić, Anthony	15 January 1979 born in Australia	27	D	PanAthínaikos AO 1908, Greece	16	0
Šimić, Dario	12 November 1975	30	D	AC Milan, Italy	84	3
Šimunić, Josip	18 February 1978 born in Australia	28	D	Hertha, Berliner SC von 1892, Germany	47	3
Skender, Marin	12 August 1979	27	G	NK Osijek	0	0
Srna, Darijo/Dario	1 May 1982	24	M	FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine	40	10
	Darijo Srna pulled out of the squad on 4 October due to a ruptured muscle.
Vejic, Hrvoje	8 June 1977	29	D	FC Tom' Tomsk, Russia	0	0

Squad details correct up to and including Croatia's match against Andorra on 7 October 2006.

Diary

Wednesday, 21 September 2006 -  Croatia coach Slaven Bilić has recalled three expelled players in his squad for next month's Euro 2008 qualifiers against Andorra and England in Zagreb.  Midfielder Darijo Srna and forwards Boško Balaban and Ivića Olić were fined and dropped from the squad earlier this month after they left a training camp in Slovenia to go to a nightclub.  All three were named in the 24-man squad, although Srna was doubtful due to an ankle injury.  "We want to win both games as we need to clinch maximum points at home if we want to take the first place in the group," Bilić told reporters.   Defenders Dario Šimic of AC Milan and Josip Šimunic of Hertha Berlin, who were suspended after earning red cards on the World Cup in Germany, also return.

Wednesday, 4 October 2006 -  Croatia's offensive midfielder Darijo Srna will not play against Andorra on Saturday and may also miss the match against England four days later.  Srna had to leave the team's training session because of a muscle rupture.  CSKA Moscow forward Ivića Olić is also uncertain for the coming qualifiers in Zagreb because of a knee injury.  If Olić is ruled out, Slaven Bilić said he would call up uncapped Parma striker Igor Budan.  Concerns are also shown over Milan Rapaic, who cold also miss both qualifiers.

Croatia Form: last six games
L D D W D W   f 11:a 3  success: 58%
-	13 June 2006 - Brazil 1 Croatia 0 [1-0] Olympiastadion, Berlin	Kaká	WCF	NL
-	18 June 2006 - Japan 0 Croatia 0 [0-0] Frankenstadion, Nürnberg			ND
-	22 June 2006 - Croatia 2 Australia 2 [1-1] Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart	Srna, Kovać Moore (pen), Kewell		ND
		Šimić, Šimunić Emerton
-	16 August 2006 - Italy 0 Croatia 2 [0-2] Stadio Armando Picchi, Livorno	Eduardo, Modrić	Fr	AW
-	6 September 2006 - Russia 0 Croatia 0 [0-0] Lokomotiv Stadion, Moskva		ECP	AD
-	7 October 2006 - Croatia 7 Andorra 0 [2-0] Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb	Petrić (4), Klasnić, Balaban, Modrić		HW

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