Modric's Last Dance: Croatia Tests World Cup Readiness Against Colombia and Brazil in Orlando
40-Year-Old Legend Prepares for Final Tournament as Vatreni Secure Comeback Victory
Mar 27, 2026
Croatia
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Modric's Final Dance: Croatia Face Tough Tests in Orlando as World Cup Looms
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Luka Modrić's Final World Cup: Croatia Captain Leads Vatreni Into 2026 Tournament at Age 40
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Fixtures & Results
Squad
HEAD COACH
Zlatko Dalić
Age: 59 • Since: 2017
Goalkeepers
Ivor Pandur
Hull City • 25 years old
#12
Dominik Livakovic
Dinamo Zagreb • 31 years old
#1
Dominik Kotarski
FC København • 26 years old
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Ivica Ivusic
Hajduk Split • 31 years old
#23
Defenders
Josip Juranovic
FC Union Berlin • 30 years old
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Domagoj Bradarić
Hellas Verona • 26 years old
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Borna Sosa
Crystal Palace • 28 years old
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Ivan Smolcic
Como • 25 years old
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Martin Erlić
FC Midtjylland • 28 years old
#22
Marin Pongracic
Fiorentina • 28 years old
#3
Josip Stanisic
FC Bayern München • 25 years old
#2
Josko Gvardiol
Manchester City • 24 years old
#4
Luka Vuskovic
Hamburger SV • 19 years old
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Josip Sutalo
Ajax • 25 years old
#6
Duje Caleta-Car
Real Sociedad • 29 years old
#5
Midfielders
Lovro Majer
VfL Wolfsburg • 28 years old
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Luka Sucic
Real Sociedad • 23 years old
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Mateo Kovacic
Manchester City • 31 years old
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Martin Baturina
Dinamo Zagreb U21 • 23 years old
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Toni Fruk
Rijeka • 24 years old
#19
Nikola Vlašić
Torino • 28 years old
#13
Andrej Kramaric
TSG Hoffenheim • 34 years old
#9
Petar Sučić
Inter • 22 years old
#17
Nikola Moro
Bologna • 27 years old
#8
Luka Modrić
AC Milan • 40 years old
#10
Mario Pašalić
Atalanta • 31 years old
#15
Kristijan Jakic
FC Augsburg • 28 years old
#18
Forwards
Marco Pašalić
Orlando City • 25 years old
#7
Mislav Orsic
Pafos FC • 33 years old
#16
Petar Musa
Dallas • 27 years old
#11
Franjo Ivanović
Benfica • 22 years old
#20
Igor Matanovic
SC Freiburg • 22 years old
#21
Ante Budimir
Osasuna • 34 years old
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Ivan Perišić
PSV • 37 years old
#14
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