1 Dejan Lovren in action for Southampton

Southampton defender Dejan Lovren and Hull striker Nikica Jelavic have been named in Croatia’s preliminary World Cup squad.

The Premier League pair are among a 30-man party that also includes QPR’s on-loan midfielder Niko Kranjcar and former Arsenal forward Eduardo da Silva.

There is no place for veteran defender Josip Simunic in the squad, which boasts some big names in Real Madrid star Luka Modric and Bayern Munich hitman Mario Mandzukic.

Croatia boss Niko Kovac, whose side will face hosts Brazil, Mexico and Cameroon in Group A, will trim the squad to 23 after a friendly with Mali on May 31.

Croatia’s preliminary 30-man squad for the World Cup:

Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa (Rostov), Danijel Subasic (Monaco), Oliver Zelenika (Locomotive)

Defenders: Dario Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk), Dejan Lovren (Southampton), Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow), Gordon Schildenfeld (Panathinaikos), Danijel Pranjic (Panathinaikos), John Strinic (Dnipro), Domagoj Vida (Dinamo Kiev), Sime Vrsaljko (Genoa) Igor Bubnjic (Udinese)

Midfielders: Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla), Niko Kranjcar (QPR), Ognjen Vukojevic (Dynamo Kiev), Ivan Perisic (Wolfsburg), Mateo Kovacic (Internazionale), Sean Lynch (HSV), Ivo Ilicevic ( HSV), Marcelo Brozovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Ivan Mocinic (River), Mario Pasalic (FC), Sammir (Getafe)

Forwards: Mario Mandzukic (Bayern Munich), Ivica Olic (Wolfsburg), Eduardo da Silva (Shakhtar Donetsk), Nikica Jelavic (Hull City), Ante Rebic (Fiorentina), Duje Cop (Dinamo Zagreb)