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Huge VAR call prolongs Ronaldo's last dance but ends Modric's ○
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Veteran forward Cristiano Ronaldo gets another day on the World Cup stage after Croatia are denied a late equaliser by a huge VAR call.
23 days ago
Modric and Ronaldo reunited at World Cup as Croatia aim to snap Portugal’s streak ⊖
Two of international football’s 200 club have had parallel careers with their countries, but will this be their last meeting?
Can you remember what you were doing on 1 March 2006? Perhaps you were at …
31 days ago
Budimir rescues Croatia with winner against Panama on Modric’s landmark day ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
When it was all done, and Ante Budimir had rescued Croatia’s World Cup campaign with the lone goal in a tight match against Panama, 25 Croatians donned black T-shirts over their match kits and warm-u…
38 days ago
How Modric and Croatia continue to defy the odds ⊕
The child displaced by war who won six Champions League titles and a Ballon d'Or - how Luka Modric and England's opponents Croatia continue to defy the odds.
39 days ago
Luka Modric has been tormenting England for 20 years. Can he do it one more time? ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
From Zagreb to Wembley and Moscow, the Croatia great has derailed the Three Lions on many occasions. Now he’s ready for one last dance in Dallas
When Luka Modric first played against England, Tony Bla…
45 days ago
Croatia World Cup 2026 team guide ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Luka Modric and friends are aiming for one last hurrah but a Tottenham defender is providing hope for the future for England’s group opponents
This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Exp…
47 days ago
Dalic admits Croatia’s World Cup opener against England ‘can destroy everything’ ⊖
Croatia head coach says England game crucial to hopes
Kovacic, Gvardiol and Modric lacking match sharpness
Zlatko Dalic sees Croatia’s World Cup opener against England as pivotal to their summer fortun…
56 days ago
Creaking Cristiano Ronaldo’s presence at World Cup is more a curse than a blessing | Jonathan Wilson ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Veterans such as Messi and Modric are much in evidence at the finals, but an obsession with celebrity may undermine Portugal
It turns out that 2022 wasn’t Lionel Messi’s last dance after all. He will …
88 days ago
Croatia’s Modric undergoes facial surgery but aims to be fit for World Cup ○
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a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English
Luka Modric suffered a facial fracture in AC Milan's game against Juventus and underwent surgery the following day.