Niko Kovac finally announced his selection of Croatia's 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Of course, seven of them will not make the final cut.

It seems that Kovac waited until the Court of Arbitration for Sport's decision on Josip Simunic's 10-match ban was announced, which confirmed that the Dinamo Zagreb defender will have to miss the World Cup. The veteran was originally penalised by FIFA for shouting one of the slogans of Croatia's Nazi-backed puppet regime from World War II.

However, Kovac offered no big surprises. He added a couple of new names, mostly young prospects like Oliver Zelenika, Mario Pasalic and Marcelo Brozovic. The newcomer is Dinamo's striker Duje Cop, while Kovac also decided to recall naturalised Brazilian Sammir.

The Croats will have another Brazilian in the form of ex-Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva. However, Kovac omitted one of the biggest homegrown talents—midfielder Alen Halilovic, who moves to Barcelona this summer.

Bleacher Report brings you the World Cup player-by-player guide for Croatia.

Goalkeepers

Name: Stipe Pletikosa

Date of Birth: January 8th, 1979

Position: Goalkeeper

Caps: 109

Club: Rostov (Russia)

Name: Danijel Subasic

Date of birth: October 27th, 1984

Position: Goalkeeper

Caps: 6

Club: Monaco (France)

Name: Oliver Zelenika

Date of Birth: May 14th, 1993

Position: Goalkeeper

Caps: 0

Club: Lokomotiva Zagreb (Croatia)

Defenders

Name: Vedran Corluka

Date of birth: February 5th, 1986

Position: Defender

Caps: 71

Club: Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia)

Name: Dejan Lovren

Date of birth: July 5th, 1989

Position: Defender

Caps: 24

Club: Southampton (England)

Name: Danijel Pranjic

Date of Birth: December 2nd, 1981

Position: Defender

Caps: 47

Club: Panathinaikos (Greece)

Name: Gordon Schildenfeld

Date of Birth: March 18th, 1985

Position: Defender

Caps: 20

Club: Panathinaikos (Greece)

Name: Darijo Srna

Date of Birth: May 1st, 1982

Position: Defender

Caps: 111

Club: Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)

Name: Ivan Strinic

Date of birth: July 17th, 1987

Position: Defender

Caps: 32

Club: Dnipro (Ukraine)

Name: Domagoj Vida

Date of birth: April 29th, 1989

Position: Defender

Caps: 21

Club: Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine)

Name: Sime Vrsaljko

Date of Birth: January 10th, 1992

Position: Defender

Caps: 5

Club: Genoa (Italy)

Midfielders

Name: Marcelo Brozovic

Date of Birth: November 16th, 1992

Position: Midfielder

Caps: 0

Club: Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)

Name: Milan Badelj

Date of Birth: February 25th, 1989

Position: Midfielder

Caps: 9

Club: HSV (Germany)

Name: Niko Kranjcar

Date of Birth: August 13th, 1984

Position: Midfielder

Caps: 81

Club: QPR (England)

Name: Ivan Mocinic

Date of Birth: April 30th, 1993

Position: Midfielder

Caps: 0

Club: Rijeka (Croatia)

Name: Mateo Kovacic

Date of birth: May 6th, 1994

Position: Midfielder

Caps: 8

Club: FC Internazionale (Italy)

Name: Luka Modric

Date of Birth: May 9th, 1985

Position: Midfielder

Caps: 73

Club: Real Madrid (Spain)

Name: Mario Pasalic

Date of Birth: February 9th, 1995

Position: Midfielder

Caps: 0

Club: Hajduk Split (Croatia)

Name: Ivan Rakitic

Date of birth: March 10th, 1988

Position: Midfielder

Caps: 60

Club: Sevilla (Spain)

Name: Jorge Sammir Cruz Campos

Date of Birth: April 23rd, 1987

Position: Midfielder

Caps: 4

Club: Getafe (Spain)

Name: Ognjen Vukojevic

Date of Birth: December 20th, 1983

Position: Midfielder

Caps: 54

Club: Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine)

Forwards

Name: Eduardo Alves da Silva

Date of birth: February 25th, 1983

Position: Attacker

Caps: 61

Club: Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)

Name: Nikica Jelavic

Date of birth: August 27th, 1985

Position: Attacker

Caps: 31

Club: Hull City (England)

Name: Mario Mandzukic

Date of Birth: May 26th, 1986

Position: Attacker

Caps: 48

Club: Bayern Munich (Germany)

Name: Duje Cop

Date of Birth: February 1st, 1990

Position: Attacker

Caps: 0

Club: Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)

Name: Ivo Ilicevic

Date of Birth: November 14th, 1983

Position: Attacker

Caps: 8

Club: HSV (Germany)

Name: Ivica Olic

Date of Birth: September 9th, 1979

Position: Attacker

Caps: 90

Club: Wolfsburg (Germany)

Name: Ivan Perisic

Date of Birth: February 2nd, 1989

Position: Attacker

Caps: 27

Club: Wolfsburg (Germany)

Name: Ante Rebic

Date of Birth: September 21st, 1993

Position: Attacker

Caps: 3

Club: Fiorentina (Italy)