Eduardo left out of Croatia squad for qualifier

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -Croatia could be without striker Eduardo da Silva for a World Cup qualifier against Ukraine next month.

The Brazilian-born Eduardo recently injured his ankle while playing for Arsenal and was left out of Croatia coach Slaven Bilic's 24-player squad Monday for the June 6 match in Zagreb.

Eduardo has scored 14 goals in 24 matches for Croatia.

Defender Goran Sablic was also left out due to injury but both players could be called up if passed fit.

Croatia is second in Group 6 with 10 points, five behind England but three in front of Ukraine, which has played one game less.

"Our goals haven't changed,'' Bilic said. "We still want a victory.''

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Squad:

Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa (Spartak Moscow), Vedran Runje (Lens), Danijel Subasic (Hajduk Split).

Defenders: Vedran Corluka (Tottenham), Robert Kovac (Dinamo Zagreb), Josip Simunic (Hertha Berlin), Hrvoje Vejic (Hajduk Split), Dino Drpic (Karlsruhe), Hrvoje Cale (Trabzonspor).

Midfielders: Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk), Luka Modric (Tottenham), Jerko Leko (Monaco), Ivan Rakitic (Schalke), Ognjen Vukojevic (Dynamo Kiev), Nikola Pokrivac (Monaco), Niko Kranjcar (Portsmouth), Ivan Juric (Genoa), Drago Gabric (Hajduk Split), Danijel Pranjic (Heerenveen).

Forwards: Ivica Olic (Hamburger SV), Mladen Petric (Hamburger SV), Ivan Klasnic (Nantes), Nikola Kalinic (Hajduk Split), Mario Mandzukic (Dinamo Zagreb).