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| The 2006 Croatian World Cup squad has both veteran campaginers as well as promising young talents. The team has world-class strikers, midfielders and defenders, while it somewhere lacks in quality goalkeepers.
The strength of the current Croatian team lies in its strong midfielders and strikers, who have potential to break and penetrate any kind of defense.
Among key players to watch in Croatian team during 2006 World Cup include veteran campaigners like Igor Tudor, Niko Kovac and Robert Kovac, and star striker Dado Prsa who is being compared to the legendry Davor Suker. Robert Kovac is regarded as an insurmountable defender, one of the best in the world.
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There are many emerging young talents in the Croatian team, who hold great promise for their team in the forthcoming world cup. The talented midfielders Niko Kranjcar, Darijo Srna and Luka Modric; strikers Ivica Olic, Eduardo da Silva and Bosko Balaban would be players to watch during the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Niko Kranjcar has been regarded as the next Zinedine Zidane, and has the capacity to change his team's fortune in its favor. Other key players in Croatian World Cup squad include midfielders Marko Babic and Jerko Leko; goalkeepers Tomislav Butina and Stipe Pletikosa; and defenders Joseph Simunic and Stjepan Tomas.
Considering all facts and recent performances of the Croatian team, the ideal starting XI in the 2006 World Cup can be: Goalkeeper-Tomislav Butina; Defenders- Robert Kovac, Joseph Simunic, Stjepan Tomas, Igor Tudor; Midfielders- Niko Kovac Darijo Srna, Marko Babic and Niko Kranjcar; and Strikers- Dado Prso, Ivica Olic (or Ivan Klasnic). Croatia may not be a favorite contender to win the World Cup, but the team has great surprises for you. The recent performance of the Croatian team makes it a dark horse in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, starting on June 09, 2006 in Munich, Germany.
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