Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric led his Croatian national team to victory over Brazil (4-2) on penalties, after a draw in the original and extra time (1-1), and qualified for the semi-finals of the World Cup in Qatar
According to the “Opta” statistics network, Modric appeared for the 30th time in the Croatian national team shirt in a major major tournament
And she added, “At the age of 37, Modric has become the oldest midfielder to start in a World Cup quarter-final match, since German Lothar Matthaus, who achieved this number in the 1998 World Cup against Croatia
The Croatian national team advanced to the quarter-finals, after winning a penalty shootout against Japan, while Brazil reached the quarter-finals, by defeating South Korea 4-1
