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– At 37 years old, Luka Modric secured the bronze medal at the Qatar 2022 World Cup after a 2-1 win over Morocco. The Real Madrid midfielder spoke about his future with Croatia after the match, and ruled out an immediate retirement, at least for now.
– “It may be my last game in a World Cup, but I can’t say anything,” he told Gol Mundial. “But of course, I am very happy with my career for Croatia. Winning two medals is very important. My dream was to win the cup, it didn’t happen, but I am very happy,
– “We showed that Croatia has a great team, with a very good future ahead and we must continue on that path. In the future we will see what happens. I want to continue until the Nations League and then we’ll see what happens.”
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Luka Modrić on next steps for future: “Retirement? I want to play the Nations League with Croatia again, and then we'll see”. 🇭🇷 #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/ZyYiTW6cyU
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– Modric, in his fourth World Cup, highlighted the importance of Croatia’s run in Qatar after finishing as runners-up in Russia 2018.
– “You could see how we celebrated on the pitch,” said Modric. “It means a lot to win two medals in two World Cups, it’s something very important and very big for Croatia. You can no longer talk about Croatia as a team that does something every 20 years.
– “I think with the last World Cup and this one we have put Croatia on the map of great teams and we are very happy. We wanted to be in the final, and even though we couldn’t, we go home as winners, which is also very important.”
