| Mislav Orsic of Croatia. AP news |
Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb), former professional footballer of the Korean K-League, was included in the squad of the 2022 World Cup finals of the Croatian national football team.
Orsic was named on the final list of 26 men announced by the Croatian Football Association on the night of the 9th (Korean time). It was the first time in his career that Orsic was included in the final entry for the World Cup. Orsic made his match A debut in 2019, scoring one goal in 20 games.
Orsic is familiar with national fans. Orsic made his K-League debut with Jeonnam Dragons in 2015 under the registered name of Orsha and played for Ulsan Hyundai until 2018. Orsic left for Zagreb, Croatia in May 2018.
37-year-old Croatian veteran Luka Modric (Real Madrid) is also on tour in the Qatar World Cup. Modric played an important role in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, taking Croatia to second place and winning the Ballon d’Or for best player.
Additionally, some of the World Cup runners-up in Russia have been named such as Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) teammates Ivan Perisic, Andrei Kramaric (Hoffenheim), Dejan Lovren (Zenit) and Tomagoi Vida (Athens). Croatia are drawn in Group F with Morocco, Canada and Belgium.
The reporter Heo Jong-ho
