Croatia
UEFA·Group L·FIFA #10·30 Big-5 candidates
Squad spots — best by EV per position (4-3-3)
Goalkeeper (0/1)
GK— no candidate —
Defender (1/4)
DF— no candidate —
DF— no candidate —
DF— no candidate —
Midfielder (3/3)
MF19 min · 1G 0A
Ante Palaversa
Troyes · Ligue 1
99¢
Forward (3/3)
FW55 min · 0G 1A
Gabriel Vidovic
Bayern Munich · Bundesliga
93¢
Full candidate pool — sorted by mock EV
| Player | Club | Pos | Mins | G | A | xG | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante Palaversa | Troyes | MF | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 99¢ |
| Mario Mandžukić | Milan | FW,MF | 18,916 | 96 | 37 | 13.2 | 96¢ |
| Andrej Kramarić | Hoffenheim | FW,MF | 15,972 | 93 | 40 | 73.5 | 96¢ |
| Gabriel Vidovic | Bayern Munich | FW | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 93¢ |
| Nikola Kalinić | Hellas Verona | FW | 12,069 | 53 | 12 | 23.5 | 92¢ |
| Ante Rebić | Milan | FW,MF | 10,500 | 46 | 19 | 31.4 | 92¢ |
| Ivan Klasnić | Mainz 05 | FW | 3,117 | 21 | 6 | 0.0 | 92¢ |
| Ivica Olić | Hamburger SV | FW | 9,862 | 43 | 18 | 0.0 | 92¢ |
| Ante Budimir | Osasuna | FW | 8,503 | 39 | 4 | 36.3 | 90¢ |
| Ivan Rakitić | Sevilla | MF | 30,831 | 66 | 66 | 16.2 | 89¢ |
| Mladen Petrić | West Ham | FW | 6,722 | 31 | 6 | 0.0 | 89¢ |
| Nikica Jelavić | West Ham | FW | 7,223 | 30 | 7 | 0.0 | 88¢ |
| Ivan Santini | Caen | FW | 6,297 | 27 | 6 | 15.0 | 87¢ |
| Luka Modrić | Real Madrid | MF | 30,634 | 34 | 59 | 12.4 | 87¢ |
| Igor Budan | Atalanta | FW | 2,725 | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 86¢ |
| Petar Slišković | Mainz 05 | FW | 258 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 85¢ |
| Duje Čop | Valladolid | FW | 5,915 | 20 | 6 | 2.2 | 84¢ |
| Srđan Lakić | Paderborn 07 | FW | 5,480 | 22 | 2 | 0.0 | 84¢ |
| Mario Pašalić | Atalanta | MF,FW | 12,754 | 45 | 19 | 28.6 | 83¢ |
| Eduardo da Silva | Arsenal | FW | 1,120 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 80¢ |
| Ivan Perišić | Tottenham | DF | 23,749 | 80 | 52 | 33.3 | 79¢ |
| Marcelo Brozović | Inter | MF | 18,543 | 24 | 30 | 10.6 | 79¢ |
| Milan Badelj | Genoa | MF | 21,593 | 12 | 16 | 6.0 | 77¢ |
| Marko Livaja | Las Palmas | FW | 3,572 | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 76¢ |
| Josip Brekalo | Wolfsburg | MF,FW | 9,152 | 24 | 17 | 17.5 | 76¢ |
| Stipe Perica | Frosinone | FW | 3,329 | 10 | 1 | 3.3 | 74¢ |
| Mate Bilić | Sporting Gijón | FW | 2,620 | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 74¢ |
| Mateo Kovačić | Chelsea | MF | 16,624 | 9 | 27 | 7.1 | 74¢ |
| Lovro Majer | Rennes | MF,FW | 2,293 | 7 | 10 | 6.6 | 73¢ |
| Robert Murić | Pescara | FW | 186 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 72¢ |