After Croatia's withdrawal from the World Cup earlier this year, national team captain Lino Cervar resigned live.

- This is a disappointment and I take responsibility.

I have given what I can and I can no longer, Cervar said then.

His successor will be Hrvoje Horvat, who was previously assistant league captain to Lino Cervar.

It will be a tough task for Horvat, who in mid-March will lead Croatia during the Olympic qualifiers, where they will face France, Portugal and Tunisia.

Croatia went out in the main round of the World Cup tournament and thus missed the playoffs.

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Sweden lost the World Cup final against Denmark.

Photo: Bildbyrån.