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Luka Modric Criticizes VAR After Croatia's World Cup Exit Amid Emotional Fallout

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First reported by N12 · Jul 3, 2026

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Luka Modric expressed deep frustration with refereeing and VAR decisions after Croatia's 2-1 World Cup loss to Ghana, highlighting a disallowed goal and a controversial penalty. He also showed emotion over the team's exit and declined to confirm if it was his last match for Croatia.

01Luka Modric criticized VAR and refereeing after Croatia's 2-1 loss to Ghana in the 2026 World Cup Round of 32.
02Croatia's late equalizer was disallowed despite no clear offside evidence, according to Modric.
03Modric called the penalty for Portugal, scored by Cristiano Ronaldo, unjustified and VAR biased.
04He said VAR should only overturn clear errors, not ambiguous calls, and claimed it often worked against Croatia.
05Modric declined to confirm if this was his final game for Croatia, promising an announcement soon.
06He described an ordinary post-match conversation with Ronaldo and highlighted the emotional impact on his teammates.

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