Moris Valinčić receives a preliminary call-up to the Croatian national team

Dinamo's defender Moris Valinčić is among the 12 players who have received a pre-call for the final matches of the Croatian national team in the World Cup qualifiers next year in North America.

Coach Zlatko Dalić has announced a list of 24 candidates for this mini-cycle. He also revealed another 12 players who have received a pre-call, including 22-year-old Dinamo defender Valinčić.

Croatia will play the final two World Cup qualification matches against the Faroe Islands on November 14 in Rijeka and against Montenegro three days later in Podgorica.

The "Vatreni" are at the top of their qualification group with 16 points and a goal difference of +19. Second-placed Czech Republic has 13 points with one more game played than Croatia and a goal difference of +4. The group winners will directly qualify for the World Cup, while the second-placed teams will participate in additional qualifiers.