Croatia

Gündogan and Modric are indispensable players and the sum of everything | Philipp Lahm

10-Jul-2023 08:49:42 | The Guardian

These two icons are specialists in managing risk on the pitch which allows them to create stability, security and control

I watched the Nations League with interest. This mini-European Championship was a foretaste of Uefa Euro 2024. The emotional highlight for me was Croatia’s victory against the hosts, the Netherlands, in the semi-finals. The stadium was sold out, the Dutch had been unbeaten at De Kuip for 23 years but after extra time 20,000 Croats celebrated in Rotterdam.

Not even 4 million people live in this country, yet Croatia have been to the World Cup semi-finals twice recently.