Pivarić receives call-up to Croatia NT

Croatia national football team continues the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, and head coach Ante Čačić decided to call-up Dinamo Zagreb left back Josip Pivarić. Pivarić already has 5 caps for Croatian national team, making a debut in summer of 2013 against Lichtenstein.

On 6 October, Croatia visits Shkoder to play Kosovo, and three days later faces Finland in Tampere.

Goalkeepers: Danijel Subašić (Monaco), Lovre Kalinić (Hajduk), Ivan Vargić (Lazio)

Defenders: Šime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid), Vedran Ćorluka (Lokomotiv Moscow), Domagoj Vida (Dynamo Kiev), Dejan Lovren (Liverpool), Ivan Strinić (Napoli), Josip Pivarić (Dinamo), Tin Jedvaj (Bayer Leverkusen)

Midfielders: Luka Modrić (Real Madrid), Ivan Rakitić (Barcelona), Ivan Perišić (Inter), Milan Badelj (Fiorentina), Mateo Kovačić (Real Madrid), Marcelo Brozović (Inter)

Strikers: Marko Pjaca (Juventus), Duje Čop (Sporting Gijon), Mario Mandžukić (Juventus), Nikola Kalinić (Fiorentina), Andrej Kramarić (Hoffenheim)