Barcelona's Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic (L) arrives before a training session at the Sports Center. File Photo: AFP
Croatia's midfield general Ivan Rakitic has pulled out of World Cup qualifiers against Kosovo and Finland because of a painful achilles tendon, his club Barcelona said on Tuesday.
The loss is a major headache for Croatia coach Ante Cacic because his other top midfielder, Real Madrid's Luka Modric, has already been ruled out of the games on Thursday and Sunday by a knee injury.
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