Luka Modrić gave his all and was named man of the match, but his final European Championship in his career ended in disappointment during the group stage.
Croatia, after a shocking outcome against Albania, ended up letting down their fans in the last group stage round of Euro 2024. They led against Italy and were on their way to the next phase of the competition, but Italy played until the very end, managing to score a goal for a 1:1 draw!
With only two points, Croatia has virtually no chance of advancing to the round of 16 as one of the four best third-placed teams. Only a slim theoretical chance remains, but several matches still need to be played, and it is hard to believe the Croatians could advance!
Today’s Croatian scorer was captain Luka Modrić, for whom this is the last European Championship of his career.
The pain was evident in Luka Modrić. Although the Real Madrid midfielder won the award for the best player of the match, the pain was clearly visible on his face and in his eyes. The master of the game and the best Croatian footballer of all time knew he was saying goodbye to the European Championships with a group stage exit!