Breaking: AC Milan striker to get sent home from World Cup
In fact, as reported by football journalist Ronan Murphy, Kalinic wasn't happy with getting benched against Nigeria, to the extent where he refused to come on as a substitute in the second half, claiming to have a back problem.
There will be a press conference at 16:15, where the manager most likely will announce Kalinic's departure from the squad.
Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic is expected to send Milan forward Nikola Kalinic home from the #WorldCup today. Kalinic was unhappy in the squad and refused to come on as a sub vs Nigeria, claiming he had a back problem. Croatian pess conference at 16:15 CET. #CRO
— Ronan Murphy (@swearimnotpaul) 18 juni 2018