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Lovren left out of provisional Croatia squad

As expected, Dejan Lovren has been left out of Croatia's provisional Euro 2016 squad, with rising Barcelona star Alen Halilovic included.

Croatia boss Ante Cacic made few surprise calls in his provisional squad for Euro 2016, with defender Dejan Lovren left out as expected.

The Liverpool center back was excluded from the international setup after making demands over his place in the starting lineup, although Cacic said last month that a return for the World Cup qualifying campaign would be possible.

Real Madrid duo Luka Modric and Mateo Kovacic are included in the 27-man squad, alongside Barcelona's Ivan Rakitic and Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic.