Andrej Kramarić

Andrej Kramarić is a forward in Croatia's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, named on 18 May 2026 and listed in the forward group alongside Ivan Perišić, Ante Budimir, Marco Pašalić, Petar Musa and Igor Matanović. The Hoffenheim forward is 34 at kick-off and brings 114 senior Croatia caps and 36 international goals into the tournament, his third senior World Cup after the runners-up finish at Russia 2018 and third place at Qatar 2022.

Croatia meet England, Ghana and Panama in Group L, opening against England at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on 17 June. Dalić's side qualified by winning their UEFA qualifying group on 14 November 2025, and Kramarić is one of the senior forwards in the group, with 36 international goals to his name.

Kramarić is a mobile forward who plays between a number nine and a number ten, liking to receive the ball in space and drop between the lines to link play. He also leads the press from the front, adding off-ball work to a role built around finding pockets between the lines.

His 36 international goals come from that floating role rather than from a fixed target-man position, and at 34 he pairs a scorer's instinct with the movement to create for others. In the 4-2-3-1 he can operate as the central striker or just behind it.

Kramarić is the name that gives a mid-tier Croatia card a genuine scorer: 36 international goals, including strikes at the last two World Cups, from a forward who drifts between the lines to find them. Croatia's place on the card is Tier 3, at £17m within the game's £200m card budget, with Group L first up.

Among Croatia's forwards, his 36-goal international record gives the card a direct scoring route, while the wider team value still rests on how far Croatia go.