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Slaven Bilic, who announced the preliminary composition of the Croatian national team, confirmed that he will step down from his position after the European Championship.
"This will be my last tournament leading the national team," said the 43-year-old specialist. "I have always given my all, so now I am fully focused on the upcoming competition. After that, I will be the national team's biggest fan."
Croatia will play in Group C of the continental championships alongside Ireland, Italy, and Spain.
"Back in 2008, we proved that we know how to play, so we will be ready this time as well," added the specialist.
Preliminary composition:
Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa ("FC Rostov"), Danijel Subasic ("AS Monaco FC"), Ivan Kelava (Zagreb "GNK Dinamo"), Goran Blazevic (Split "Hajduk").
Defenders: Vedran Corluka (Bayer Leverkusen), Josip Simunic (GNK Dinamo), Gordon Schildenfeld (Eintracht Frankfurt), Darijo Srna (Donetsk Shakhtar), Sime Vrsaljko (GNK Dinamo), Domagoj Vida (GNK Dinamo), Danijel Pranjic (Bayern Munich), Dejan Lovren (Olympique Lyonnais), Jurica Buljat (Maccabi Haifa), Ivan Strinic (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
Midfielders: Luka Modric (Tottenham), Ognjen Vukojevic (Kiev Dinamo), Tomislav Dujmovic (Moscow Dinamo), Ivan Perisic (Borussia Dortmund), Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla), Niko Kranjcar (Tottenham), Milan Badelj (GNK Dinamo).
Forwards: Eduardo (Shakhtar), Mario Mandzukic (Wolfsburg), Nikica Jelavic (Everton), Ivica Olic (Bayern), Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Ivo Ilicevic (Hamburg).
