The Vatreni Squad for the matches against Kazakhstan and England  September 2008
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
Ćorluka, Vedran	5 February 1986	22	D	Tottenham Hotspur FC, England	26	0
				Vedran Ćorluka signed from Manchester City FC, England on 1 September 2008.
Kalinić, Nikola	5 January 1988	20	F	HNK Hajduk Split SDD	2	0
Klasnić, Ivan	29 January 1980 Born in West Germany	28	F	FC de Nantes, France	33	10
Knezević, Dario	20 April 1982	26	D	Juventus FC FC, Italy	10	1
Kovač, Niko	15 October 1971 Born in West Germany	36	M	FC Red Bull Salzburg, Austria	81	15
Kovač, Robert	16 April 1974 Born in West Germany	34	D	BV Borussia 1909 Dortmund, Germany	79	0
Krizanac, Ivića	13 April 1979	29	D	FC Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, Russia	1	0
Leko, Jerko	9 April 1980	28	M	AS de Monaco FC, France	55	2
Mandzukić, Mario	21 May 1986	22	F	NK Dinamo Zagreb	1	0
Modrić, Luka	9 September 1985	22	M	Tottenham Hotspur FC, England	30	5
Olić, Ivića	14 September 1979	28	F	Hamburger SV, Germany	59	10
Petrić, Mladen	1 January 1981	27	F	Hamburger SV, Germany	29	10
Pletikosa, Stipe	8 January 1979	29	G	FC Spartak Moskva, Russia	74	0
Pokrivač, Nikola	26 November 1985	22	M	AS de Monaco FC, France	3	0
Pranjić, Danijel	2 December 1981	26	M	SC Heerenveen, Netherlands	17	0
Rakitić, Ivan	10 March 1988 born in Switzerland	20	M	FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, Germany	13	3
Runje, Vedran	10 February 1976	32	G	RC de Lens, France	6	0
Šimić, Dario	12 November 1975	32	D	AS de Monaco FC, France	100	3
Šimunić, Josip	18 February 1978 born in Australia	30	D	Hertha, Berliner SC von 1892, Germany	66	3
Srna, Darijo	1 May 1982	26	M	FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine	60	17
Vejic, Hrvoje	8 June 1977	31	D	FC Tom' Tomsk, Russia	4	0
Vukojević, Ognjen	20 December 1983	24	M	FC Dynamo Kyiv, Russia	8	1

Squad details correct up to and including Croatia's match against Kazakhstan on 6 September 2008.

Diary

Wednesday, 27 August 2008 - Croatia coach Slaven Bilić will be without Niko Kranjcar for next month's World Cup qualifiers with Kazakhstan and England.  Portsmouth midfielder Kranjcar is out for up to 12 weeks after rupturing ankle ligaments during last week's friendly with Slovenia. He is the most notable absentee from Bilić's squad for the qualifying double-header.  Bilić has kept faith with 20 of the players who were part of the Croatia squad which reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2008.  In addition to Kranjcar, goalkeeper Mario Galinović and striker Igor Budan will not be involved in the opening 2010 World Cup qualifiers.  Ivića Krizanac and Mario Mandzukic have been included in the squad as Croatia look to start the road to South Africa on a positive note.

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