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'That’s how we felt' - Modric sticks by World Cup comments despite 'huge respect' for England

Luka Modric was critical of England's pundits for underestimating Croatia at the World Cup, but the Real Madrid man says that there is respect between the group of players.

England got a small measure of revenge, coming back from Andrej Kramaric's second half strike thanks to two goals from Jese Lingard and Harry Kane to take a 2-1 win on Sunday. The win sees England through to the inaugural Uefa Nations League semi-final, while Croatia were relegated to Group B.

Modric, who said during the World Cup that England's pundits "should be more humble and respectful", was guarded when asked about his controversial comments, but was keen to speak of respect between the players and coaches of each team following Sunday's loss.