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ZAGREB, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Two days after he announced the list of 18 players that will represent Croatia at inaugural China Cup in Nanning on January 11-15, Croatian national head coach Ante Cacic had to make two changes.
Due to legitimate reasons talented 19-year-old midfielder Nikola Vlasic from Hajduk Split and 27-year-old Rijeka midfielder Mate Males canceled their participation at China Cup.
Ante Cacic decided to replace Vlasic with his teammate from Hajduk and Croatian U-21 national team 21-year-old Fran Tudor. Instead of Mate Males, Cacic recruited 18-year-old Luka Ivanusec, midfielder from Lokomotiva Zagreb who is a member of Croatia U-19 national team.
Croatian national team will fly to China on January 7 from Zagreb. In the first match of the tournament Croatia will play against Chile before facing the winners between China and Iceland in the final.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Andrej Prskalo (Rijeka), Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb)
Defenders: Matej Mitrovic (Rijeka), Josip Pivaric (Dinamo Zagreb), Borna Barisic (Osijek), Mateo Barac (Osijek), Josip Juranovic (Hajduk Split), Jakov Filipovic (Inter Zapresic), Toni Datkovic (Koper).
Midfielders: Josip Misic (Rijeka), Luka Ivanusec (Lokomotiva Zagreb), Franko Andrijasevic (Rijeka), Mario Situm (Dinamo Zagreb), Domagoj Antolic (Dinamo Zagreb), Fran Tudor (Hajduk Split), Filip Ozobic (FC Gabala)
Forwards: Antonio Perosevic (Osijek), Mirko Maric (Lokomotiva Zagreb).
