World Cup Corner

Croatia coach Zlatko Kranjcar named an unchanged 21-man squad on Wednesday for the World Cup Group Eight qualifiers against Sweden in Zagreb on October 8 and Hungary in Budapest four days later.

The team:

Tomislav Butina (Club Bruges),
Joseph Didulica (Austria Vienna),
Stipe Pletikosa (Hajduk Split);

Robert Kovac (Juventus),
Josip Simunic (Hertha Berlin),
Igor Tudor (Juventus),
Stjepan Tomas (Galatasaray),
Mario Tokic (Austria Vienna),
Dario Simic (AC Milan);

Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk),
Anthony Seric (Panathinaikos),
Ivan Bosnjak (Dinamo Zagreb),
Marko Babic (Bayer Leverkusen),
Niko Kovac (Hertha Berlin),
Jerko Leko (Dynamo Kiev),
Niko Kranjcar (Hajduk Split),
Ivan Leko (Club Bruges),
Jurica Vranjes (Werder Bremen);

Dado Prso (Rangers),
Ivan Klasnic (Werder Bremen),
Bosko Balaban (Club Bruges);