How are Croatia preparing for the tournament?
The squad will meet up in Rovinj, a small city in the North-west of Croatia on May 20 where they will work on their fitness for five days before travelling to Rijeka to face Estonia in a friendly on May 25. From there they will move to Bad Tatzmannsdorf in Austria for further training before travelling to Oslo to play Norway on June 2 in their final friendly before the Euros. After returning to Austria for a few days, the squad will then make their way to Poland on June 5 where they will stay in Hotel Sielanka and train in Warka, near Warsaw.

What are Croatia's realistic chances?
Despite a short history as a footballing nation, Croatia have already earned the reputation as perennial dark horses and it is with that tag they enter Euro 2012. Saying that, their group is incredibly difficult and at best they could snatch second spot from Italy. If they do advance past the group stages - and that's a big if - they could face England or France in the quarter-finals with neither side unbeatable. So a semi-final appearance may not be completely out of their grasp.

What is their toughest group game?
A lot of people will point towards the meeting with Spain on June 18 yet the fact is that Slaven Bilic's men will need three points versus the Republic of Ireland in their opening group match. Anything other than victory in Poznan and Croatia may as well pack their bags there and then.

Are there any injury or fitness concerns?
There are not many major injuries coming into the Euros although it's more a case of too many injury-prone players. Dejan Lovren is now expected to miss the tournament but he hasn't featured regularly for Croatia for nearly a year. The likes of Eduardo da Silva and Ivica Olic are both fit but are severely lacking match fitness, which could be a particular worry.

Are there any surprise picks who could go to the Euros?
There have been some calls in the Croatian media for Dinamo Zagreb wonderkid Mateo Kovacic to be included but it may be a tournament too soon for the 17-year-old midfielder. Slaven Bilic has already admitted that his biggest dilemma is choosing whether to take four or five strikers. The four would be Olic, Mario Mandzukic, Nikica Jelavic and Eduardo. The fifth, if needed, would be Dnipro forward Nikola Kalinic, who was once called the future of Croatian football. This was, of course, before his miserable spell at Blackburn Rovers.

What is the biggest issue for the coach to resolve?
Slaven Bilic's biggest issue will be getting the whole camp confident ahead of the tournament. Around nine of his likely squad have been used sparingly by their clubs during the current campaign and while they may be physically fresh, they will certainly lack the match fitness and sharpness required. Somehow, the 43-year-old trainer will need to find a way around this.