The club that created Croatia’s World Cup team - Dinamo Zagreb’s Amazing Sold Players XI

Full-backs - Šime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid) and Domagoj Vida (Besiktas)

Vrsaljko plays for Atletico Madrid

The fact that Šime Vrsaljko plays for Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid alone speaks volumes about the player because if you are good enough to play for Europe’s best defence, then you are surely a top defender.

Vrsaljko also came through the Zagreb academy and won 6 trophies including four league titles with the senior team before joining Genoa in the Serie A. After a year with Genoa, Vrsaljko played for two more seasons in the same league with Sassuolo before joining Atletico Madrid in 2016.

Vrsaljko has been a Croatian international since 2011 but he has only been a regular in the national team following the retirement of former captain Darijo Srna.

Vida is capable of playing anywhere across the backline

As for Domagoj Vida, he is a central defender by trade but versatility is one of his strengths as he is capable of playing anywhere across the backline.

Vida came through the Academy of Croatian club NK Osijek before spending one season with Bayer Leverkusen in 2010/11. After playing just one league game for Leverkusen, he returned to Croatia the following season and played for Zagreb for two years.

After leaving Zagreb in 2012, he spent most of his time with Dynamo Kyiv before recently moving to Besiktas.

The 29-year-old has played 58 games for Croatia and is currently the first choice central defender for his national team along with Dejan Lovren.