On Monday, Luka Modric was named “Man of the Match” in the Croatia-Italy match, in the third round of Group B of the UEFA Euro 2024.
Despite missing a penalty kick in the 54th minute, the Croatian midfielder immediately scored the first goal of the match. Captain and leader of the midfield, he hardly missed any passes and also became the oldest player ever to score in European competitions. He ended up leaving after 80 metres, at a time when Croatia still had the advantage.
List of all men of the match:
Germany-Scotland: Jamal Musiala (Germany)
Hungary-Switzerland: Xhaka Granite (Switzerland)
Spain-Croatia: Fabian Ruiz (Spain)
Italy-Albania: Federico Chiesa (Italy)
Poland-Netherlands: Cody Jackbo (Netherlands)
Slovenia-Denmark: Christian Eriksen (Denmark)
Serbia-England: Jude Bellingham (England)
Romania-Ukraine: Nicolae Stanciu (Romania)
Belgium-Slovakia: Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia)
Austria-France: Kanti (France)
Türkiye-Georgia: Arda Guler (Türkiye)
Portugal-Czech Republic: Vitinha (Portugal)
Croatia-Albania: Andrej Kramaric (Croatia)
Germany-Hungary: Ilkay Gundogan (Germany)
Scotland-Switzerland: Manuel Akanji (Switzerland)
Slovenia-Serbia: Zane Carnicnik (Slovenia)
Denmark-England: Hojbjerg (Denmark)
Spain-Italy: Nico Williams (Spain)
Slovakia-Ukraine: Mykola Shaparenko (Ukraine)
Poland-Austria: Christoph Baumgartner (Austria)
Netherlands-France: Kanti (France)
Georgia-Czech Republic: Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgia)
Türkiye-Portugal: Bernardo Silva (Portugal)
Belgium – Romania: Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)
Scotland-Hungary: Roland Szalay (Hungary)
Switzerland-Germany: Xhaka (Switzerland)
Albania-Spain: Ferran Torres (Spain)
Croatia-Italy: Luka Modric (Croatia)
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