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CROATIARepublic of CroatiaPopulation: 4.3 millionMain language: CroatianLife expectancy: 77 yearsGDP per person: $20500Capital city: Zagreb2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1912No. footballers / registered: 362,514 / 109,799FIFA ranking (May-14): 20Highest FIFA ranking: 3 (Jan-99+)Continental titles: -FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 4 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2014)Best placing: Third 1998Biggest win: 3-0 v Germany (1998)Biggest loss: 1-2 v France (1998)Qualified for 2014 edition as: UEFA play-off winners(v Iceland)Australia's record against Croatia (men's)Team P W D LSenior 5 2 2 1Under-23 1 1 0 0Under-17 1 1 0 0Group ADEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in CroatiaPopulation count (2011 census): 488000.9 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 0.4 3.9 55.5 40.2Median age: 61.2 yearsSex ratio: 101.5 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 57.9 36.1 6.1Australian citizenship rate: 96.8 per centMain localities of residence: Liverpool (NSW),St Albans (Vic), Bell Park (Vic)FORM GUIDE14/08/13 Liechtenstein W 3-2 Vaduz06/09/13 Serbia D 1-1 Belgrade10/09/13 Korea Republic W 2-1 Jeonju11/10/13 Belgium L 1-2 Zagreb15/10/13 Scotland L 0-2 Glasgow15/11/13 Iceland D 0-0 Reykjavik19/11/13 Iceland W 2-0 Zagreb05/03/14 Switzerland D 2-2 St. Gall31/05/14 Mali - Osijek06/06/14 Australia - SalvadorNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 10PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – CROATIAPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubMilan Badelj 25 Mid Hamburger GERMario Pasalic 19 Mid Hajduk Split CROMarcelo Brozovic 21 Mid Dinamo Zagreb CRO Ivan Perisic 25 Mid VfL Wolfsburg GERIgor Bubnjic 21 Def Udinese Calcio ITAStipe Pletikosa 35 GK Rostov RUSDuje Cop 24 For Dinamo Zagreb CRO Danijel Pranjic 32 Def Panathinaikos GREVedran Corluka 28 Def Lokomotiv Moscow RUS Ivan Rakitic 26 Mid Sevilla ESPEduardo 31 For Shakhtar Donetsk UKR Ante Rebic 20 For Fiorentina ITAlvo Ilicevic 27 Mid Hamburger GERSammir 27 Mid Getafe ESPNikica Jelavic 28 For Hull City ENGGordon Schildenfeld 29 Def Panathinaikos GREMateo Kovacic 20 Mid Internazionale ITADarijo Srna 32 Def Shakhtar Donetsk UKRNiko Kranjcar 29 Mid Queens Park Rangers ENG Ivan Strinic 26 Def Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk UKRDejan Lovren 24 Def Southampton ENGDanijel Subasic 29 GK Monaco FRAMario Manozukic 28 For Bayern Muenchen GER Domagoj Vida 25 Def Dynamo Kyiv UKRIvan Mocinic 21 Mid Rijeka CROSime Vrsaljko 22 Def Genoa ITALuka Modric 28 Mid Real Madrid ESPOgnjen Vukojevic 30 Mid Dynamo Kyiv UKRlvica Olic 34 For VfL Wolfsburg GER Oliver Zelenika 21 GK Lokomotiva Zagreb CROCOACH: Nico Kovac (Croatia) age 42 yearsCoach of Croatia since 2013Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 19