(GROUP E:)
(Croatia vs Saudi Arabia)
(Venue: Estadio Guadalajara, Mexico)
(Date: June 24th, 2026)
(Time: 19:00)
On the same time that Nigeria took on Canada and ripped them apart through Sam's hattrick, Croatia also took on Saudi Arabia in a game that could potentially decide their FIFA World Cup run.
Against Saudi Arabia, the Croatians were ruthless.
They won convincingly 3-0.
After being shackled in so many ways for the first 2 games of his country's FIFA World Cup campaign, Luka Modric finally exploded in their matchday 3, this time against Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia proved stubborn in the first half, a first half where Luka Modric helped his team dominate the midfield battle, but Saudi Arabia's defense held stubbornly, resulting in the first half ending in a goalless draw.
20 minutes into the second half, it was seemingly following the same script as the first half till Luka Modric rolled back the years with a vintage second half performance.
