Athletistic / Football. Croatian national team captain Luka Modric shared his emotions from the match and Italy in the 3rd round of the Euro 2024 group stage in Germany. The match ended in a draw with a score of 1:1 – the Croats missed the victory in the 8th minute added to the second half.
“We knew our fans would be with us no matter what. They are always there, for which we are very grateful. It is sincerely regrettable that we could not defeat Italy to reach the playoffs In the match with Albania we missed the goal in the 95th minute, and today in the 98th minute, football is a cruel sport, and it seems that we are simply not destined to reach the playoffs. playoffs in this tournament,” quotes Modric.
The Croatian national team scored two points in three matches and took third place in group B. To get to the playoffs, the Croatians must wait for the result of the other quartets. With a high probability, the bronze medalists of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will not reach the 1/8 finals of the tournament.
Note that it was Luka Modric who scored the goal for the Italian national team. The Croatian became the oldest scorer in the European Football Championships. At the time of the match against the Italians, he was 38 years and 289 days old. The Real Madrid midfielder surpassed the feat of former Austrian national team player Ivica Vastic, who scored at home during Euro 2008 at the age of 38 years and 257 days.
Source: Sport
I’m Scott Moore, a professional writer and journalist based in the US. I’ve been writing for various publications for over 8 years now, and have been working as an author at athletistic for the past five years. My work has been featured by some of the leading sports websites and magazines across Europe.
