Luka Modric

13 articles tagged with "Luka Modric"

Oct 5, 2026

Croatia lost 7-0 without their fans, and now they face Spain’s 41-game unbeaten run back in front of them in Split

Croatia’s supporters return at the Poljud on Tuesday night after a one-match UEFA ban, three days after the heaviest defeat in the country’s history....

Oct 4, 2026

Croatia’s worst defeat had been 6-0, and England beat them 7-0 in Rijeka

England were four up by half-time in Rijeka and handed Luka Modric’s Croatia the heaviest defeat in their history in the Nations League.

Oct 3, 2026

Croatia’s fans are banned from Rijeka, and up to 6,000 schoolchildren will watch them take on England

Croatia and England are both on three points in League A Group 3, and Saturday’s game is being played without home supporters after a UEFA sanction.

Sep 29, 2026

Spain have gone 39 games unbeaten, and Croatia go to Seville without three players

Slaven Bilic says England showed Spain can be got at. Croatia test that theory at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan on Tuesday night, with Luka Modric still p...

Sep 27, 2026

Modric became Croatia’s oldest scorer at 41, and Bilic’s return began with a win in Prague

Croatia beat Czechia 2-1 in their Nations League opener with goals from Modric and the substitute Pasalic, and no Croatia fans were allowed in to see...

Aug 24, 2026

Amorim sent two substitutes on at 57 minutes, and Milan had won it by 67

Ruben Amorim’s first Serie A match in charge of Milan was goalless for an hour. Luka Modric and Adrien Rabiot came on, and Torino were beaten inside t...

Jul 29, 2026

Croatia national football team players: Bilic’s 27 after the 7-0, and Modric at 206 caps

One win, three defeats and the heaviest loss in Croatia’s history. Every player in Slaven Bilic’s first squad back, with caps and goals after Split, a...

Jul 3, 2026

Goncalo Ramos strikes late to send Portugal past Croatia and end Modric’s World Cup

Portugal came from behind to beat Croatia 2-1 in Toronto, with Goncalo Ramos heading in the winner deep in stoppage time to reach the last 16. Cristia...

Jun 29, 2026

Ronaldo meets Modric in Toronto, and the loser may have played his last World Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo is 41, Luka Modric is 40, and the World Cup’s round of 32 has thrown them together in Toronto. For the loser, it could be the final...

Jun 27, 2026

Vlasic header sends Croatia second as Ghana also reach the last 32

A late Nikola Vlasic header settled a tense Group L finale in Philadelphia, and the expanded World Cup format sends both Croatia and Ghana into the ro...

Jun 13, 2026

England begin their World Cup against the Croatia side that knocked them out in 2018

Eight years after Croatia ended their run in Moscow, England open their World Cup against the same opponent in Arlington, with Luka Modric chasing a f...

Jun 3, 2026

Tielemans and Lukaku give Belgium a 2-0 win over Croatia in Rijeka

Belgium beat Croatia 2-0 in Rijeka on Tuesday, Youri Tielemans striking before the break and Romelu Lukaku adding a late second in their World Cup bui...

Jun 2, 2026

Modric meets De Bruyne as Croatia host Belgium in a World Cup tune-up

Croatia welcome Belgium to Rijeka on Tuesday for a final friendly before the World Cup, with Zlatko Dalic set to trial a back three and both veteran p...