Croatia at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
# Name Games Played Goals
1 Darijo Srna 9 5
1 Dado Pršo 9 4
1 Niko Kovač 9 2
1 Niko Kranjčar 9 2
1 Marko Babić 9 1
6 Igor Tudor 8 2
6 Ivan Klasnić 8 1
6 Josip Šimunić 8 1
6 Tomislav Butina 8 0
6 Robert Kovač 8 0
11 Jerko Leko 7 0
12 Ivan Bošnjak 6 0
13 Boško Balaban 5 2
13 Ivica Olić 5 0
13 Mario Tokić 5 0
13 Stjepan Tomas 5 0
13 Ivica Olić 5 0
18 Dario Šimić 4 0
19 Ivan Leko 3 0
20 Stipe Pletikosa 2 0
Qualifying -- Players
Altogether 23 players appeared in the qualifying games . None of the players played in all 10 qualifying matches . Marko Babić , Niko Kovač , Niko Kranjčar , Dado Pršo and Darijo Srna played in 9 games . Darijo Srna was the top scorer with 5 goals . Ivica Banović and Ivica Mornar that made one appearance in the qualifiers did not make the final World Cup squad , while goalkeeper Joey Didulica and future star Luka Modrić made the squad with out appearing in the qualifying games . Complete list of players in the qualifying matches
Croatia participated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. This was their third appearance. Up to 2006, the country had qualified for every FIFA World Cup which it has been eligible for since independence in 1991.