Watch out, Englishmen.. Modric is forty years old and not done yet.

In the world of football, there are players who retire when their bodies say their time is up, and there are players who retire after their legs lose their ability to make a difference. But Luka Modric belongs to a completely different category. A rare group that does not recognize age and does not believe in the traditional boundaries of time.

As Croatia prepares for another clash against England at the 2026 World Cup, memories of the famous night in Moscow in the summer of 2018, when Modric and his team-mates silenced the English crowd and led their team to the biggest achievement in the country’s history, reaching the World Cup final, are being recalled. Eight years have passed since that night, but one thing hasn’t changed: Luka Modric is still here.

He may be in his forties, wearing a protective mask after his latest injury and he may be closer than ever to bringing the curtain down on his international career, but anyone who knows the Croatia captain knows that prematurely speaking of his demise is a mistake many have made in the past and reportedly paid dearly for. Goals website.