CRO BLIMEY! Croatia star dating glamorous student vet and skiing instructor as Modric and Co’s Wags head for World Cup

CROATIA have been the underdog story of the last two World Cups on the pitch, but off it their Wags have always been among the fan favourites.

Finalists in 2018 and third place in 2022, the nation and players were cheered on by their stunning Wags in Russia and Qatar. This could be the last roll of the dice for the nation’s golden generation in the biggest ever tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

England will face them in a repeat of the 2018 World Cup semi-final.

And Group L has also tossed up games against Ghana and Panama for Luka Modric and Co.

SunSport has taken a look at who will be cheering on the Adriatic sea nation. Lu Mastrovic is the stunning blonde who has captured the heart of Manchester City star, Josko Gvardiol.

The couple first sparked romance rumours when they were caught snogging on Christmas Eve 2025, before officially going public in early 2026.

When she’s not cheering the defender on alongside fellow City WAGs, the multi-talented 20-year-old is hitting the books as a veterinary student in Zagreb.

She is also a qualified ski instructor and is a former taekwondo enthusiast Izabel Kovacic is married to Manchester City and Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic.

High school sweethearts, the couple first met at their local church in 2010 and dated for seven years before tying the knot in 2017.

Aside from supporting her husband’s stellar career across Europe, she is a highly successful entrepreneur with a degree in business economics.

She co-founded the eco-friendly organic baby products brand Lunilou in 2015 and has since launched her own sustainable luxury fashion line, IZAKOVA. Vanja Bosnic is the wife and long-term partner of Real Madrid icon and legendary midfielder Luka Modric.

The couple first crossed paths in 2007 while she was working at a prominent sports agency and married three years later in 2010.

Having studied economics, she famously used her professional background to act as Modric’s agent, crucially coordinating his blockbuster move to Real Madrid in 2012.

While she currently focuses on raising their three children away from the limelight, she remains a vital advisor in her husband’s extensive off-field business ventures. Josipa Perisic is the devoted sweetheart of evergreen Croatia winger Ivan Perisic, who currently plies his trade for Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven.

Love blossomed for this adorable pair during their school days in Split, culminating in a beautiful wedding back in 2012.

She has been the ultimate supportive partner, packing her bags and moving across Germany, Italy, England, and the Netherlands to back her man.

These days, the glamorous brunette happily focuses her energy on managing their hectic lifestyle and raising their three beautiful children, while she also recently launched women’s health brand Fem 37. Sizzling stylist Adriana Caleta-Car is married to defender Duje Caleta-Car, who is currently impressing on loan at Spanish side Real Sociedad.

The lovely couple began their romance in 2017, later making things official with a legal ceremony in 2021 followed by a big wedding party in 2022.

Don’t be fooled by her glamorous lifestyle, because this brainy beauty actually holds a law degree and is a fully qualified lawyer.

However, she’s currently putting her legal briefs aside to rule the internet as one of Croatia’s top fashion and lifestyle influencers. Low-profile lovely Marija Grbeša is the stunning wife of Atalanta’s midfield engine Mario Pasalic.

The private pair started dating back in 2014 when his football career was just taking off, eventually tying the knot on a picturesque Croatian island in 2019.

She swapped Croatia for sunny Italy to support her husband’s Serie A dreams, creating a blissful home life for them in Bergamo.

Preferring to stay well out of the showbiz spotlight, Marija currently dedicates her time to being a full-time mum to their adorable young son, Luka. Helena Matić, the gorgeous ice queen who has found a permanent home in the safe hands of Croatia’s star keeper Dominik Livaković, currently starring on loan at Spanish side Girona.

This attractive pair first sparked up their romance back in 2017 and dated for five blissful years before tying the knot in a spectacular, star-studded wedding in Zadar in June 2022. No stranger to the spotlight herself, the athletic beauty spent a whopping 20 years gliding across the rink as a highly competitive figure skater before hanging up her skates in 2017 to hit the books.

After graduating with a clever degree from Zagreb’s Faculty of Textile Technology, the multi-talented babe is now turning heads away from the pitch as a creative fashion and art designer.