Croatia qualifies for the Euro Cup, a tournament that could be Modrić’s last with his country

Croatia, second and third in the last two World Cups, is the last major team to qualify for the Euro Cup that will be held in Germany on the 14th of June and July. The Balkan team beat, not without difficulties, Armenia (1-0) and achieved the victory they needed to leave behind Wales, who also stumbled in their match against the already qualified Turkey (1-1). A goal from Ante Budimir just before half-time decided the game in Zagreb. The Osasuna striker headed in a cross from full-back Borna Sosa after Luka Modric commanded the operations from the front. The veteran Real Madrid midfielder will have the opportunity to say goodbye to his national team in the tournament that will be held in German fields, a point that was not clear before this national team break because Wales had an advantage after overcoming it in Cardiff. But the British team tied its last two games and the Balkans won them.

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Dominik Livakovic, Josip Stanisic (Juranovic, min. 50), Gvardiol, Borna Sosa, Josip Sutalo, Kramaric (Marco Pasalic, min. 68), Brozovic, Lovro Majer (Luka Sucic, min. 83), Luka Ivanusec (Pasalic, min. . 45), Modric and Ante Budimir (Martin Baturina, min. 83)

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Ognjen Cancarevic, S. Mkrtchyan, Georgi Harutyunyan, André Calisir, Kamo Hovhannisyan (Erik Piloyan, min. 86), Nayair Tiknizyan, Lucas Zelarrayán (Vahan Bichakhchyan, min. 45), Hovhannes Harutyunyan, Sevikyan (Artur Serobyan, min. 70) , Eduard Spertsyan and Grant Leon Mamedova

Goals 1-0 min. 42: Before Budimir.

Referee Ivan Kruzliak

Yellow cards Erik Piloyan (min. 87)

The group draw for the Euro Cup will be held in Hamburg on December 2, but there will be three asterisks, those corresponding to the trio of last classified teams that will emerge from the play-offs that will be held in the last two weeks of March. Spain, at least, knows that it is seeded and will thus avoid Germany, France, Portugal, Belgium and England in the first phase of the competition. The Gauls could not complete the full victory because they tied (2-2) with goals from Kolo Muani and Fofana during their visit to Greece. Mbappé barely played the final half hour.

A pattern based on the places and points obtained in the group stage that ended this Tuesday determines the composition of the pots of the Euro Cup draw. Thus, in the second seed pot there will be Hungary, Denmark, Albania, Turkey, Austria and Romania, which led its group after beating Switzerland in Bucharest (1-0). Scotland, Slovenia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Croatia await in the third. To the hype of the supposed marias Italy, Serbia, Switzerland and the three classified in the March qualifiers that remain to be played fall.

12 teams enter this play-off and receive a prize for their performance in the last Nations League. In it, a ranking was generated that provides three qualifying routes towards German lands. In the first, Poland, Wales, Estonia and a team that will come from a draw between Finland, Ukraine and Iceland will seek a place. Two of those teams fall to the second route along with Israel and Bosnia, while the third hosts Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan and Luxembourg. The format is from semifinals and final to a single match on the field that will be drawn this Thursday.

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