At 22:00 Beijing time on March 26, a warm-up match for the national team, Kramarić took the lead in scoring, Björ pressed the whistle to draw, Croatia drew 1-1 with Slovenia, and broke out a small cold goal.
Croatia has a population of only 4.06 million, but they are a football powerhouse, winning the World Cup runner-up four years ago and currently ranking 15th in the world. According to the valuation of the famous website Deutschland, the entire Croatian team is worth 323 million euros. Slovenia, by contrast, is much less impressive, ranking only 64th in the world and worth only 110 million.
The two teams were separated in the World Cup stages, when Croatia lost 1-0 away but returned home to win 3-0 to complete their revenge. Of course, Croatia also won the first place in the group at the last minute, directly qualifying for the World Cup, and the opponent was out early.
Although the victory and defeat were not painful, Croatia was still very serious, and the main players such as Modric, Kovacic, Perisic and Karamarić all played. The match was a different story for Ballon d'Or superstar Modric, as he made his 147th appearance for the Croatian national team, once again breaking his national team record.
Modric played for the Croatian national team at the age of 20 and today, 16 years later, he has won the Ballon d'Or and the World Cup runner-up, becoming the undisputed first man in team history. Modric has previously said that the Qatar World Cup will be the curtain call of his national team career, so he cherishes it even more.
Modric remains an indispensable pillar of support for Real Madrid this season, contributing 3 goals and 7 assists in 34 appearances in all competitions. Back in the national team, he still doesn't stop, and fans even call him like a perpetual motion machine, not at all like a 36-year-old veteran.
However, Croatia did not have the last laugh, and Bjöll's last-minute goal made them fall short, which was also a cold goal. Before the World Cup, Croatia will also play against strong teams such as France, Austria and Denmark, looking forward to their performance.
Match recap – In 11 minutes, Modric was thrown to the ground by his opponent, and he was very dissatisfied, and there was a retaliatory kick, but the referee did not find out.
In the 39th minute, Caleta Karl sent a long cross that ran 40 metres and Kramarić single-handedly fired a shot into the bottom left corner to give Croatia a 1-0 lead.
In the 76th minute, Mayer fell to the ground in the penalty area, but the referee refused to award a penalty.
In the 91st minute, Slovenia won a corner kick, Welbic crossed, central defender Bjöl's header hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounced into the net, the ball crossed the goal line in its entirety, Croatia was tied, 1-1!