The coach of the Croatian national team, Lino Cervar, cut the list of his team to 18 names, before their departure to the Interwetten cup in Wiener Neustadt, where besides the european vice-champion, also compete the home team of Austria, then Hungary and Poland. From the list of 21 players, dropped were the goalkeeper Vlado Bozic, and the players Duje Miljak and Zeljko Musa.
The current team of Croatia, if there will be no unexpected injuries, is probably the final:
Goalkeepers: Mirko Alilović (Ademar Leon), Goran Čarapina (Poreč), Marin Šego (CO Zagreb)
Left wingers: Vedran Mataija (Poreč), Manuel Štrlek (CO Zagreb)
Right wingers: Ivan Čupić (Gorenje Velenje), Vedran Zrnić (Gummersbach)
Pivots: Marino Marić (CO Zagreb), Igor Vori (HSV Hamburg)
Backs: Ivano Balić (CO Zagreb), Damir Bičanić (Ademar Leon), Denis Buntić (Ademar Leon), Domagoj Duvnjak (HSV Hamburg), Jakov Gojun (CO Zagreb), Marko Kopljar (CO Zagreb), Blaženko Lacković (HSV Hamburg), Tonći Valčić (CO Zagreb), Drago Vuković (Gummersbach)
