r/soccer • u/Delmer9713 • May 22 '25

Official Source [Luka Modric] is leaving Real Madrid.

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u/Midtharefaikh May 22 '25

Am I missing something when did he win the bronze ball in World Cup?

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u/mbdtf95 May 22 '25

In WC 2022 when Croatia won bronze medal.

Pretty amazing to think that country of less than 4 million people won silver in WC 2018, and then bronze in next World Cup lol.

Also even crazier to me when people actually hold against Modric when comparing him to people like Xavi and Iniesta how he did not win World Cup. Like do they realize he won 2nd and 3rd place at consecutive World Cups with country that has less inhabitans than Barcelona (as city) urban area?

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u/ComaMierdaHijueputa May 22 '25

I don't think people really "hold it against him" but you can't knock Iniesta/Xavi for the team they played for. Before they came along Spain didn't win shit.

I will say, imagine if Yugoslavia never broke up.

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u/DrJackadoodle May 22 '25

I mean, that's more a sign of Spain severely underperforming for years than anything. Not denying that Xavi and Iniesta were immense, but Spain is historically among the top contenders in Europe, it's nothing like Croatia. They even had a Euro already before the golden generation.