The Croatian national team will travel to Hong Kong for the final phase of their preparations for the World Championships in Singapore.

Head coach Ivica Tucak has announced the 15 players who will represent Croatia at the tournament.

Compared to the team that won Olympic silver, two players are absent – veteran Maro Jokovic, who returned to the national team solely for the Paris Olympics, and Jadran’s captain Jerko Marinić Kragić, who has undergone surgery.

Tin Brubnjak (Primorje) is set to make his World Championships debut.

The squad closely resembles the team that won gold at the World Championships in Doha. Only Brubnjak, goalkeeper Toni Popadić, and Luka Bukić were not part of the title-winning side. Popadić and Bukić missed the 2024 tournament due to surgeries.

In total, twelve players from the gold-medal squad will feature in Singapore as Croatia looks to defend their world title.

Croatia’s 2025 World Championships roster
Goalkeepers: Marko Bijač (Jadran S), Toni Popadić (Jug Dubrovnik)
Field players: Luka Lončar, Josip Vrlić (both Mladost), Rino Burić (Pro Recco), Matias Biljaka (Mladost), Filip Kržić (Jug), Luka Bukić (Mladost), Loren Fatović (Jadran), Franko Lazić (Mladost), Tin Brubnjak (Primorje), Konstantin Kharkov (Mladost), Marko Žuvela (Jug), Zvonimir Butić (Jadran), Ante Vukičević (Mladost)

In addition to the 15 selected players, Andrija Bašić will travel to Hong Kong as a reserve in the event of injury.

See Waterpolo 360’s Singapore 2025  World Championship Page

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