Grief did not prevent falling just one step from the final Luka Modric attend the media and praise Leo Messi, the player who for so many times has been his rival in the classics between Barça and Real Madrid.
After being eliminated in the semifinals against Argentina, Modric did not hesitate to say, according to statements collected by the newspaper Olé, that “I hope (Messi) wins this World Cup, he is the best player in history and deserves “It should be him,” Modric said.
“This is not the time to talk about withdrawal”
The Croatian star also spoke to accredited Spanish journalists at the Lusail stadium. Asked about the possibility that the one against Argentina will be the Croatian’s last game with his team, having left the consolation game on Saturday, Modric did not want to confirm it and assured that “this is not the time to talk about it”.
In addition, the captain admitted that the dressing room was “very broken” and “very sad to lose the game” as is normal after a defeat like they experienced against Argentina.
difficult for the referee
Already in the mixed zone, Modric criticized the Italian referee Daniele Orsato, especially for the penalty he whistled in favor of the albiceleste that allowed Leo Messi to open the scoring.
“We were fine, controlling the game and this corner that the referee didn’t give us and the penalty, which is not for me, changes everything. The Argentine shoots and collides with our goalkeeper, he goes for him, I can’t believe he whistled that penalty. It changed the game a bit. But we can’t change it, we have to recover and try to win the next game,” Modric said, referring to Saturday’s consolation final against Morocco or France.
Motivated to play the game for third place
For Modric, playing in third place “is not a punishment”, because “it is never a punishment to play for Croatia. We had a great World Cup and now there is bronze in the game and we have to prepare ourselves , because if we succeed it is also a good success”,
Source: La Verdad
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