{"id":12,"date":"2026-07-03T13:46:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ananyaanubd.com\/news\/?p=12"},"modified":"2026-07-03T13:46:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:46:39","slug":"what-cristiano-ronaldo-told-luka-modric-after-portugal-knocked-croatia-out-of-fifa-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ananyaanubd.com\/news\/2026\/07\/03\/what-cristiano-ronaldo-told-luka-modric-after-portugal-knocked-croatia-out-of-fifa-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"What Cristiano Ronaldo Told Luka Modric After Portugal Knocked Croatia Out Of FIFA World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">As Portugal took on Croatia in Toronto, it wasn&#8217;t just a World Cup match. It was a reunion involving two former teammates, friends, and Ballon d&#8217;Or winners who shared the dressing room for six years, winning several accolades.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/authors\/513-vedant-yadav\">Vedant Yadav<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Updated: July 03, 2026 06:11 pm IST<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read Time:&nbsp;2 min<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the full-time whistle blew, Cristiano Ronaldo was one of the first to console Luka Modric.\u00a9 AFP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Show<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quick Read<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As Portugal took on Croatia in Toronto, it wasn&#8217;t just a World Cup match. It was a reunion involving 2 friends<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As Portugal beat Croatia to reach the Round of 16, Ronaldo was one of the first to console Modric<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;I told him: &#8216;Congrats Luka, good luck for the future of your career&#8217;,&#8221; Ronaldo revealed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/beeps\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/what-cristiano-ronaldo-told-luka-modric-after-portugal-knocked-croatia-out-of-fifa-world-cup-11723063?pfrom=quick_read_beeps\">Switch To Beeps Mode<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/beeps\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/what-cristiano-ronaldo-told-luka-modric-after-portugal-knocked-croatia-out-of-fifa-world-cup-11723063?pfrom=quick_read_beeps\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Portugal took on Croatia in Toronto, it wasn&#8217;t just a World Cup match. It was a reunion involving two former teammates, friends, and Ballon d&#8217;Or winners who shared the dressing room for six years, winning several accolades. Cristiano Ronaldo was already an established name in world football when Luka&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/football\/players\/91429-luka-modric-playerprofile\">Modric<\/a>&nbsp;arrived at Real Madrid in 2012. And, not many would&#8217;ve imagined what the two would go on to achieve in the coming years in the Spanish capital. While Modric was the heart and soul of Real Madrid&#8217;s midfield, Ronaldo, in his own right, was the talisman in attack.<a href=\"https:\/\/vdo.ai\/contact?utm_medium=video&amp;utm_term=ndtv.com&amp;utm_source=vdoai_logo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recommended For You<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/cristiano-ronaldo-a-liability-for-portugal-unbelievable-fifa-world-cup-stat-suggests-so-11720810\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/cristiano-ronaldo-a-liability-for-portugal-unbelievable-fifa-world-cup-stat-suggests-so-11720810\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/cristiano-ronaldo-a-liability-for-portugal-unbelievable-fifa-world-cup-stat-suggests-so-11720810\">FIFA World Cup 2026 Stat Shows Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s True Reality At Age Of 41<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/croatia-coach-blasts-referee-after-var-drama-filled-fifa-world-cup-exit-in-portugal-defeat-11721245\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/croatia-coach-blasts-referee-after-var-drama-filled-fifa-world-cup-exit-in-portugal-defeat-11721245\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/croatia-coach-blasts-referee-after-var-drama-filled-fifa-world-cup-exit-in-portugal-defeat-11721245\">Croatia Coach Blasts Referee After VAR Drama-Filled FIFA World Cup Exit In Portugal Defeat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/fifa-world-cup-2026-golden-boot-race-lionel-messi-kylian-mbappe-locked-but-wheres-cristiano-ronaldo-11721346\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/fifa-world-cup-2026-golden-boot-race-lionel-messi-kylian-mbappe-locked-but-wheres-cristiano-ronaldo-11721346\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/fifa-world-cup-2026-golden-boot-race-lionel-messi-kylian-mbappe-locked-but-wheres-cristiano-ronaldo-11721346\">FIFA World Cup 2026 Golden Boot Race: Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe Locked But Where&#8217;s Cristiano Ronaldo?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Ronaldo, 41, and Modric, 40, embraced each other ahead of kick-off, it certainly brought back happy memories for the pair, who were instrumental in Real Madrid winning four Champions Leagues in five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Football can be cruel at times, and this time it was Croatia who were on the receiving end of a cruel knockout blow, and Ronaldo certainly played his part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Portugal captain dispatched a penalty in the second half, triggering Portugal&#8217;s comeback after Ivan&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/football\/players\/94334-ivan-perisic-playerprofile\">Perisic<\/a>&nbsp;had put Croatia in the lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Substitute Goncalo&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/football\/players\/137679-ramos-playerprofile\">Ramos<\/a>&nbsp;landed the final blow in stoppage time with a header to break the Croatian hearts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drama followed in the dying embers of the game as Croatia were denied a goal after a VAR intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And as the full-time whistle blew, Ronaldo was one of the first to console his former teammate, and the two embraced each other again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two then shared a small chat, the details of which were revealed by the Portugal captain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I played with Luka so many years. We&#8217;re nearly the same age. I think he&#8217;s a legend of football. He&#8217;s still a legend of football. It&#8217;s great to see him still playing at top level. I told him: congrats Luka, good luck for the future of your career,&#8221; Ronaldo was quoted as saying by FoxSports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Portugal took on Croatia in Toronto, it wasn&#8217;t just a World Cup match. 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