International FootballLuka Modric at 41 is not finished: Croatia confirm Nations League squad and retirement talk evaporates
International Football
Luka Modric at 41 is not finished: Croatia confirm Nations League squad and retirement talk evaporates
Luka Modric sẽ tiếp tục thi đấu cho Croatia tại UEFA Nations League 2026-27, theo Liên đoàn bóng đá Croatia. Tiền vệ 41 tuổi tuyên bố chỉ ra sân nếu đạt thể trạng tốt nhất. Quyết định này chấm dứt tin đồn giải nghệ sau vòng 1/16 World Cup 2026. Key facts: - Liên đoàn bóng đá Croatia xác nhận Modric trong danh sách tháng 9/2026. - Modric có 202 lần khoác áo Croatia, đứng thứ ba lịch sử bóng đá quốc tế. - Croatia bị Bồ Đào Nha loại ở vòng 1/16 World Cup 2026. - AC Milan trượt vé dự Champions League 2026-27. - Modric nói sẽ cống hiến nếu đạt thể lực. Nguồn: Liên đoàn bóng đá Croatia | Cross-checked: VuaBong.vn Related Q&A: Hỏi: Modric có chắc đá chính? Đáp: Anh có tên trong danh sách nhưng chỉ ra sân nếu đạt thể lực. Hỏi: Vì sao có tin giải nghệ? Đáp: Sau thất bại World Cup và việc AC Milan trượt Champions League. Hỏi: Croatia gặp ai tại Nations League? Đáp: Bồ Đào Nha nằm trong nhóm đối thủ cùng bảng.
At 41, with 202 caps, a World Cup round-of-32 exit with Croatia and no Champions League with AC Milan, Luka Modric seemed ready to retire. The Croatian Football Federation disagrees. He is included in the UEFA Nations League squad for September 2026. It is not a sentimental farewell; it is a football decision. After Portugal eliminated Croatia at the World Cup, retirement talk grew. Coach Zlatko Dalić still called up Modric. The midfielder said: “If my fitness allows, I will continue.” Croatia need leadership during a generational transition. Modric is slower, but he reads the game better than almost anyone. I have learned that the television screen does not lie; the person watching it can deceive himself. Keeping a 41-year-old may cost a younger player a place. Yet the Nations League is not a testing ground. If Modric stays fit, Croatia will progress. If not, he will walk away himself. The best teams make the fewest corrections. Croatia just made one by keeping their leader.
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