Luka Modric, a reference in the history of the World Cups

By participating in the match between England and Croatia, Luka Modric has achieved an impressive milestone by being part of the players who have competed in five World Cups. This former Real Madrid player, at 40 years old, has also played in five European Championships, earning him the FIFA 'legacy' badge on his shirt. Modric joins the exclusive group of players with the most matches in World Cup history, totaling 20 games, although he is still far from Lionel Messi's current record of 27 matches in this category. Among the players he shares this achievement with are Cafú, Schweinsteiger, Neuer, Lahm, Mascherano, Lloris, Griezmann, and Lato. It is worth noting that Modric was the runner-up in Russia 2018 and earned third place in Qatar 2022. He is also the player with the most titles in Real Madrid's history, with a total of 28, including six Champions League titles. His World Cup journey began in 2006, he did not participate in 2010 as Croatia failed to qualify, and has played in four other World Cups from 2014 to the present. If it weren't for his absence in 2010, Modric would equal the six World Cups played by Messi, Cristiano, and Memo Ochoa. Besides these three players, eight other footballers have participated in five World Cups, including the Mexicans Carbajal, Rafa Márquez, and Andrés Guardado, the Japanese Yuto Nagatomo, the Italian Buffon, and the Germans Neuer and Lothar Matthäus, the latter still in competition.

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