In the third round of Group B of the European Championship, Modrić missed a penalty before scoring, Zaccagni equalised in the dying seconds of stoppage time, and Croatia were eventually held to a 1-1 draw by Italy. After the game, Croatia captain Modrić spoke to the media.
Modrić said: “I don’t know what to say. Football is always cruel, it showed it today, this is how it is. I don’t know where the referee found the basis for adding eight minutes, we don’t agree. We know our fans are behind us, they have been there the whole time, I want to thank them.”
“In the last game we were held to a draw in the 95th minute, and in this one it was the 98th minute, we proved that football is cruel. We’ll see if it’s time to say goodbye, it’s not the time to tell that story.”
“I would like to play forever, but there will be a day when I have to stop. But for now I’ll continue, I don’t know for how long, so we’ll see. The pressure is high, we fought like lions until the end. We didn’t lose, but it was really tough, it’s hard to find words to describe how I feel right now. We gave everything for Croatia, this is how Croatia plays, whatever the result. We deserved more.”
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