'He's a DISASTER': Luka Modric slams referee Daniele Orsato as 'one of the worst' officials ever following his role in Croatia's World Cup semi-final exit, insisting Argentina's controversial penalty 'killed' his side's hopes of reaching the final

Daily Mail | December 14, 2022

Luka Modric has slammed Italian referee Daniele Orsato for his performance during Croatia's World Cup defeat to Argentina.

The 2018 finalists bowed out of the competition in the semi-finals after suffering a 3-0 defeat on Tuesday, but the decision to award Argentina a penalty for their opening goal has sparked fierce debate.

Croatia's Dominic Livakovic charged towards Manchester City's Julian Alvarez and clattered the striker, though ITV pundits including Gary Neville said the keeper had nowhere to go.

Croatia crashed out of the World Cup with a 3-0 defeat to Argentina in the semi-finals

Argentina were awarded a penalty after Croatia's Dominik Livakovic fouled Julian Alvarez

Lionel Messi scored from the spot to give Argentina the lead - as they went on to win 3-0

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