I still find Luca Modric on the squad, He is 35 old year which I think is not good again to run to get the ball. better to put him on the front together with Mandzukic. but the formation I look, Modric will play as playmaker to supply a ball to front. so when meet Maroco where have Ziyech and Hakimi, there will be surprise if draw. We have to forget Croatia as finalist long time ago because they have the old player inside.
The Croatia team of now is much different than the one we had four years ago. Back then, players such as Ivan Periić and Luka Modrić were in their peak form. And as far as I know, Modrić is 37 years old, and not 35. This is definitely going to be his last world cup. And the younger players such as Bruno Petković and Mislav Orić are yet to prove that they can replace the vacuum left by Modrić. But football is such an unpredictable game. They surprised us back in 2018, and may well repeat that once again this time in Qatar.
You cant take away experience from the Croatian team. They may have old players but its the World Cup and what takes you far is experience and a good team. They have some supremely gifted footballers, especially in midfield and that is what gives them that advantage in the midfield as to control and dominate in games. The brilliance of Marcelo Brozovic, Mateo Kovacic and Luca Modric in their midfield can push them far in this tournament. Croatia will be looking to excel at the tournament later this month after finishing second in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.