"WAR is being used selectively based on the size of the team, there was no penalty", Modric vent after the elimination

Besides the major disappointment due to the shocking outcome of the match, the experienced midfielder did not hide his indignation at the judges' specific decisions, which directly shaped the fate of Croats.

We could see the game in two parts, we weren't at our best in the first half. We were quite attracted, but in the second part, we played a truly phenomenal game. One of our best fighting”, Modric said first.

We could have finished it earlier, but we just couldn't. We lost a lot, then some things happened that are incredible to me. It's hard to say something smart now, still waiting after the match. I don't mean the wrong thing. We deserved more”.

One of the main topics the entire football world is buzzing with after the match is the goal of the draw of Yosko Guardilol at the extra time, which was eventually canceled for an out-of-the-game position.

Modric found out how players in the dressing room experienced the situation after watching film pictures.

The judge said Matanovic touched the ball, but we saw the footage and the videos. They don't show him touching the ball anywhere. So, in my opinion, if he didn't touch the ball, it wasn't the outside position”.

However, what most impressed the Croatian captain was the penalty, from which Cristiano Ronaldo equated the outcome for Portugal. Modric openly criticised the use of technology, accusing judges of double standards and selective decision-making in favour of larger national teams.

I think we deserved much more, but some things went in their favor. That penalty... I think it was the opposite, so the VAR would never get involved. I said that VAR, when it showed up that I didn't like it, later it was good for some things, but they use it wrong or they use it in a way that looks selective or you see the size of team”.

“In my opinion, THE FAR should be activated if there is a 200 percent error, but not in the grey zone. There was no penalty today. You can't judge him in a fight like this. This bothers me because it always goes to our harm”.

What's wrong with that? Let's continue, we're not going into it now. Just a few things bother me, because your fates decide, your mood decides everything you do, what you give up, what you fight for, what you fight for. Gafedo”, reports Telegrafi, broadcast Periscope.

Loss in the 94th minute, after an unprecedented drive with a goal cancelled in the last seconds, broke the team. Many national team players, like Kovacic and Perisic, could not hold back their tears, which for Modric is a clear indication of how much it means for them to play for their homeland.

"Mateo, Pero and others, is an indication of the emotions Croatia means to us, how much we live for success, how much we live for every match, for every match, how happy we are, how fulfilling it is for us to be here. When you lose, especially in big races, you feel bad, it's hard for you, because we know, we know how much Croatia means to us, we know how much we have, how many people are following us and loving us. It is not easy to maintain your emotions, as was seen in Mateo, Pero, and others”.

"This is not the time to talk about it, you will know everything soon,"he said at the end. /Periscope