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How Modric and Croatia continue to defy the odds

How Modric and Croatia continue to defy the odds

The child displaced by war who won six Champions League titles and a Ballon d'Or - how Luka Modric and England's opponents Croatia continue to defy the odds.

June 17, 2026 at 11:04 AM Original source
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"I was freaking out. Of course, I didn't know he was going to become the Luka Modric down the road."

— Romeo Jozak , Athlete

"He did say 'do you know you and the army [Modric spent a year doing national service] are the only ones that cut my hair'."

— Romeo Jozak , Athlete

"[But] some had relatives killed in the war and those things stay inside of you."

— Romeo Jozak , Athlete

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How Modric and Croatia continue to defy the odds
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The child displaced by war who won six Champions League titles and a Ballon d'Or - how Luka Modric and England's opponents Croatia continue to defy the odds.

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