As part of a 25-man squad announced on Monday for two European Championship qualification matches, Luka Modrić is back with the Croatian national team.
The 37-year-old Modrić declared that he wanted to “continue until at least the Nations League and after we will see” after leading Croatia to victory over Morocco in the World Cup third-place match last year.
Luka Modrić has been called up again by Croatia for the upcoming Euro qualifiers — he’s gonna continue with the National team ✨🇭🇷 #Croatia
Never ending Luka. pic.twitter.com/H5Rgq830sT
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 6, 2023
On June 14, Croatia will take the field in Rotterdam against the host Netherlands to open the four-team UEFA Nations League Finals. Four days later, the victor faces either Spain or Italy in the final.
First, Modrić should add to his national record 162 appearances for Croatia in Euro 2024 qualifying. Croatia hosts Wales on March 25 and then plays at Turkey three days later.
Croatia coach Zlatko Dalić’s squad includes 22 players that he took to the World Cup in Qatar.
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The five-nation qualifying group also includes Armenia and Latvia. The top two teams advance to the Euro 2024 tournament in Germany, when Modrić will be approaching his 39th birthday.
The Real Madrid midfielder placed fourth last week in voting for the FIFA best player award. Modrić won that award four years ago after Croatia reached the 2018 World Cup final, losing to France.
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