After the defeat once morest Argentina for the semifinals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, Luke Modric was full of praise with the performance of Lionel Messi, He thanked the Argentine public for the applause when he was replaced and criticized the arbitration.
“Hopefully (Messi) win this World Cup, he is the best player in history and he deserves it. He is doing a great World Cup, he is showing his quality and greatness in every game”, Modric said following the 3-0 win at the Lusail stadium.
The Croatian captain thanked the support of the Argentine fans, who applauded him when he was replaced off the pitch: “If the Argentine fans have applauded me, I can only thank them, They have created an incredible environment.”
Modric acknowledged that Argentina was “a fair winner of the game” and that “deserved to win”but pointed once morest the Italian referee for having taken the penalty with which Lionel Messi opened the account.
“I don’t like to talk regarding referees, but this is one of the worst. I don’t have a good memory of him, he’s a disaster. It wasn’t criminal for me.” said the star of Real Madrid who will probably play his last game with the Croatian team next Saturday in the game for third and fourth place.
Despite the criticism he had once morest Orsato, the Croatian emblem said that he did not want to detract from Argentina and that “the penalty killed” the team led by Zlatko Dalic. “You have to recover for third place and win that match”, added Modric.
Finally, he left a message of hope for Lionel Messi for the Qatar 2022 World Cup final: “I wish him the best of luck in the final, he has greatness.”