Last Updated on 12/18/2022 by てんしょく飯
The third-place match of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 was held on March 17, and Croatia’s 2-1 win over Morocco gave them their second third-place finish in the tournament.
We must be proud of this bronze medal.
After the match, team captain Luka Modric said, “We played really well. We played tough, we were compact in the midfield, and we created more chances than Morocco. The most important thing is that Croatia won a medal. Just getting to the semifinals was huge, but we said we wanted to finish third. And for the third time in Croatian history, we won a medal (one second place, two third places),” he said, happy to have won the last match of the tournament and earned a medal.
On the other hand, the championship was out of reach. It was really close, and I’m really disappointed. But we have to be proud of this bronze medal. I am sure Croatia will win a big trophy in the future. Whether it is the World Cup, the EURO, or the UEFA Nations League, I believe we will win a big trophy sooner or later,” he said emphatically.
Modric is now 37 years old, and it has been reported that this tournament may be his last as a member of the Croatian national team.
However, “I want to stay with the national team,” he said, “because the UEFA Nations League Final Four tournament is in the summer of 2023. I was part of the team that played in the tournament, and I want to play until it’s over,” he said.
As for his career after that, he said, “I will be 38 soon after that (born in September), so I don’t know if I will be able to play in the next big tournament after that. I’ll just have to play the tournaments and see how I feel. If I can add quality to the Croatian national team, I will continue to play as long as I can continue to play for the national team. Playing for Croatia is the proudest thing in my life, more than playing for any club, and it is not easy to make the final decision to leave the national team. I guess at some moment you realize that you are not there to make the team better. I will retire from the national team when I realize that I am not there to make the team better, but for now I will continue.” Despite the age and physical barriers, he says that he will not leave the national team himself as long as he can maintain his quality for the national team.
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