Having finally shaken off their World Cup hangover, finalists Croatia are aiming for their first Nations League victory when they face Spain on Thursday, the side who inflicted a 6-0 drubbing in September.
The 19-year-old made the cut for the FIFA FIFPro World XI 2018 on Monday.
The 49-year-old Frenchman on Monday succeeds countryman Zinedine Zidane.
No Mohamed Salah or Antoine Griezmann in the XI, despite excelling for club and country for the past year.
Croatian footballer Luka Modric was named the world’s best male player at the Best Fifa Football Awards here. The Real…
Brazil was the most-mentioned team of the World Cup, followed by France and Argentina.
The 25-year-old midfielder was instrumental in Les Blues' success in Russia.
France beat Croatia 4-2 in Sunday's final in Moscow, but with a team featuring number players of African heritage.
Hallgrimsson was the co-coach with Lars Lagerback of Sweden at the European Championship in 2016.
Croatia's national football team rode through this capital in triumph aboard an open-top bus for more than five hours on their return from the 2018 World Cup in Russia, where they reached the final before succumbing 2-4 to France.
