Modrych: We have nothing to fear, we will just do our best

The captain of the Croatian national team, Luka Modric, commented on the upcoming match of the 1/16 finals of the 2026 World Cup, in which his team will meet with Portugal. "They are a phenomenal, great team. We will fight and give our all. I didn't have a preference for who will be our opponent. They probably won't be too happy to see us on the opposite side of the field either. We have nothing to be afraid of, we'll just give it our all and see what happens. We have played them, but friendly matches are a completely different matter. Officially, and especially at the World Cup, it's - I won't say that it's a different sport, but a completely different story," Modric said. Match between Croatia and Portugal. The starting whistle will sound at 02:00 Kyiv time.