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.
Werkself player Montrell Culbreath and Bayer 04 loanee Francis Onyeka are part of Germany's final squad for the U19 European Championships this summer. The tournament is in Wales from 24 June to 12 July.
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Bayer 04 are away to third-division club SV Wehen Wiesbaden in the first round of the 2026/27 DFB Pokal. That was the outcome of the draw on Saturday night, 6 June, at the German Football Museum in Dortmund. The Werkself first round tie will be played between 21 and 24 August. The exact date has yet to be finalised.
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Carles Martìnez is raring to go. The 42-year-old speaks in his first interview in Leverkusen about the club's development to date and how he wants to build on it. He describes his previous work in France, Kuwait, Qatar and his native Barcelona, his experience in developing young players, and the key steps between now and the start of pre-season training.
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New Bayer 04 head coach Carles Martínez has arrived in Leverkusen! At midday on Friday, the 42-year-old spoke in a press conference at the BayArena about his philosophy and his aims. Managing director sport Simon Rolfes also discussed the reasons for appointing the former Toulouse boss.
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