Luka Modric leads Croatia to Nations League final with 4-2 win over Netherlands
Updated On: 16 June, 2023 07:46 AM IST | Rotterdam | AFP
The Netherlands’s coach Ronald Koeman doffs hat to opposition camp’s midfield maestro who helped Croatia emerge 4-2 victors and enter Sunday’s UEFA Nations League final
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Midfielder Luka Modric scored an extra-time penalty to seal a thrilling 4-2 win for Croatia over the Netherlands and a place in the Nations League final.
Thousands of ecstatic red-and-white clad Croatia fans chanted “Luka! Luka! Luka!” after the 37-year-old completed the scoring from the penalty spot in the 116th minute on Wednesday. “We couldn’t believe how many fans for Croatia there were in the stadium. That was really phenomenal. They give us great support and that’s something that drives us and moves us forward,” said Modric, in his 165th appearance for the national team. After captaining Croatia to victory over Morocco in the third-place game at the World Cup in Qatar, he had said that he wanted to “continue until at least the Nations League and after that we will see.”
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