Luka Modric has a glittering list of achievements to his name but has the appetite for more as the Real Madrid midfielder prepares to lead Croatia against Scotland.
When the draw for the Nations League was made at the start of the year, many Scots would have looked at the opponents' superstars and hoped that Euro 2024 would be an international swansong for Poland's Robert Lewandowski, Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Croatia's Luka Modric.At the ages of 36, 39 and 39 respectively, the greatest players those countries have ever produced could have been forgiven for calling it a day.
Croatia reaching that showpiece was a surprise, but Modric is the very embodiment of upsetting the odds. Yet, when he made big-money moves to Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid, where he has won anything and everything, he was written off by many. He is currently enjoying his 13th season at the Santiago Bernabeu.
However, their two victories during the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign, including an unexpected triumph in the Croatian capital, came after the qualification horse had long since bolted.
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