Marco Pasalic
Croatia
FWD
Age
25
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Marco Pasalic
Marco Pasalic is a forward in Croatia's preliminary squad for the 2026 World Cup, named by Zlatko Dalić with the final 26 still to be confirmed. The Orlando City forward is 25 at kick-off and has 13 caps and one international goal for Croatia, a winger who plays in wide attacking areas after moving to MLS from Rijeka in 2025.
Croatia won their UEFA qualifying group in November 2025 and have been drawn in Group L, where they take on England. Pasalic is among the forwards in Dalić's provisional squad, a wide attacking option for the 4-2-3-1 should he be named in the final 26 by the squad deadline. Luka Modrić is the Croatia captain, wearing the armband for the side.
Croatia won their UEFA qualifying group in November 2025 and have been drawn in Group L, where they take on England. Pasalic is among the forwards in Dalić's provisional squad, a wide attacking option for the 4-2-3-1 should he be named in the final 26 by the squad deadline. Luka Modrić is the Croatia captain, wearing the armband for the side.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
0
Minutes played
0
Goals
0
Assists
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Shots
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Shots on Target
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Playing Style
Pasalic is a winger and forward who plays in wide attacking areas. For Orlando City and Croatia he lines up out wide on the flank rather than as a central striker. A winger's job is to stretch the play and get forward into the wide attacking areas — the role Pasalic fills for Croatia.
At 25, he is among the forward options in Zlatko Dalić's provisional squad for the 2026 World Cup, an attacker for the wide areas should he make the final 26.
At 25, he is among the forward options in Zlatko Dalić's provisional squad for the 2026 World Cup, an attacker for the wide areas should he make the final 26.
World Cup History
Marco Pasalic has not played at a World Cup before, and the 2026 finals would be his first. At 25, he is named in Zlatko Dalić's preliminary squad, with his place in the final 26 still to be confirmed.
His Croatia experience to date is a small group of senior caps rather than a long international run. Should he be selected, the finals would be a first at this level for the wide forward in Dalić's provisional squad.
His Croatia experience to date is a small group of senior caps rather than a long international run. Should he be selected, the finals would be a first at this level for the wide forward in Dalić's provisional squad.
National Team
Croatia
Tier 3
£17m
📋 Teammates (12)
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Midfielders
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Goal Rush Impact
Marco Pasalic is Croatia's wide forward in Goal Rush, a winger who works the flanks and the wide attacking areas of the pitch. £17m puts Croatia in Tier 3, an outlay contained within the game's £200m card budget while Group L looms.
His wide attacking game on the flank is what he offers at the mid-tier price, the kind of winger Dalić can field out wide in his attack for Croatia.
His wide attacking game on the flank is what he offers at the mid-tier price, the kind of winger Dalić can field out wide in his attack for Croatia.
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Pasalic at the 2026 World Cup
Marco Pasalic is a 25-year-old forward at Orlando City, named in Zlatko Dalić's preliminary squad for 2026 as a wide attacker for Croatia.
Picking Croatia in Goal Rush
On Croatia's card they are a £17m, third-tier Goal Rush team. Marco Pasalic, a forward, is among Dalić's provisional names, the group stage ahead.
Marco Pasalic World Cup 2026 FAQs
Pasalic is one of Croatia's provisional forwards, a winger in a £17m, third-tier Goal Rush side. For managers the quick reference is that squad winger at the mid-card mark, with Croatia yet to name the final 26.
Pasalic is a forward. He is a winger who plays in wide attacking areas for Orlando City and Croatia, an attacker for the flanks rather than a central striker who leads the line through the middle.
No. The 2026 World Cup would be Marco Pasalic's first. He is named in Zlatko Dalić's preliminary squad for Croatia, having not appeared at a senior World Cup before this tournament.
Pasalic plays his club football for Orlando City in MLS, having joined from Rijeka in 2025. He carries that into Croatia's 2026 World Cup picture, named in Zlatko Dalić's preliminary squad with the final 26 to be confirmed.
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