
The Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic dropped Matej Mitrovic (FC Brügge) on Monday as the last man from the preliminary squad, which was reduced to 24 players two weeks ago. Jedvaj, with eleven full international caps to date, is one four Bundesliga players with Croatia at the World Cup in Russia alongside Andrej Kramaric (1899 Hoffenheim), Ante Rebic (Eintracht Frankfurt) and Marko Pjaca (Schalke 04; on loan).
Croatia are in Group D at the World Cup along with Argentina, newcomers Iceland and Nigeria. Croatia play World Cup participants Senegal in a friendly on 8 June.


The international break produced a full range of emotions for Bayer 04’s women. While four Leverkusen players were in play-off action to try and reach the World Cup, including two important goals, there were others in friendly action. Here’s a round-up of all the results…
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The NB Vintage Collection is here and available now! Members enjoy an exclusive priority purchase period (online shop only). Non-members will then be able to purchase items from Saturday 17 October (10:00 CEST). Sales will also begin at the same time at the Bayer 04 Fanwelt.
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Intercultural exchange: a youth team from Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso, visited Leverkusen in the last few days. The players and staff from AD DUHA FC enjoyed a varied programme including training, a friendly - and a very special experience on Saturday afternoon.
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There will be a change at the top of the Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH shareholder committee at the end of the year, with Werner Wenning stepping down from the Bundesliga club's control committee on 31 December 2026. Wolfgang Nickl, who has been part of the committee since March of this year, will take over the chairmanship on 1 January 2027.
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