Luka Modric still dazzles but behind him Zlatko Dalic has moved on from the stalwarts of 2018 and built a more mobile defence
This article is part of the Guardian’s World Cup 2022 Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 32 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from two countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 20 November.