Modric and Livakovic grew up in Zadar

Dominik Livakovic he did it again. He wants to emulate his friend and neighbor Subbasic and qualify their team for the semifinals of the World Cup. Four penalty shootouts were won by Croatia in the World Cups. The great opponent became the goalkeeper in the match Japanese, stopping three penalties. And his face after winning Croatia the draw said it all: he would do it again. He stopped launching at Rodrygoto the boy who dared to throw the first one, and Marquinhos sent the latter in the post.

came Livakovic in the penalty shootout after making eleven meritorious saves in the match and after seeing how his team tied the goal he scored in 116 neymar Also in extension. He turned to the bench, grabbed a piece of paper with his notes, and headed for the goal he knew he would be the star of.

Luka Modric increased field plays. It was impossible for him to appear to recover a ball in defense and moments later put the ball deep between the lines with great smoothness. Had to clone ’10’, sure enough, he played two Modric the Croatian team, this is the only way to explain why the Croatian is capable of showing not only football, but also tactical work, recovery pressure, tactical fouls and creation. All in one.

Modricat 37 years old, is the age of the father of Rodrygo. At the same age, his father could be. Modric, at 37, has almost won a career that ended with a Ballon d’Or. He led Croatia to play in the final of World Cup in Russia drew Rakitic a balanced and beautiful midfield and when it was his turn to take his penalty he took the ball out of the hands of Casemiro and he threw it well.

The family of Modric take refuge in Zadar during the Balkan War and Luka grew up there. In the same city where he was born Dominik Livakovicthe goalkeeper of the Croatian national team, heir to Subasic who is also from the same city on the Dalmatian coast.

Livakovic He is the son of Zdravko, a prestigious engineer with a high position in the equivalent of the Ministry of Public Works. His grandfather is a radiologist and a basketball lover and his grandmother, an English teacher and a specialist in the art world. Dominik was able to devote himself to basketball because of his height but was influenced more by his mother’s cousin Skoblar, a professional soccer player. At the age of 27, he continues to play in the Dynamo Zagreb while studying institutional relations at the university.

Sanctions work. He stopped three for the Japanese team, stopped one for Rodrygo. Subasic became a hero in two penalty shootouts, against Denmark and Russia in the last World Cup. Against Russia he stopped even when injured.

There’s something about that beautiful Croatian city, with its Roman ruins and Venetian arches, which saw the birth of two Croatian national team penalty shootout greats, Livakovic and Subasic, and where grew up the most determined footballer. CroatiaThe eternal Modric.