Croatia’s Ivan Perisic celebrates scoring their third goal on Tuesday. (Reuters photo)
GLASGOW: An inspired Luka Modric curled home a magnificent finish as Croatia shrugged off a slow start to Euro 2020 to beat Scotland 3-1 on Tuesday and reach the last 16 in style, leaving their opponents again on the tournament scrap-heap.
Nikola Vlasic and Ivan Perisic were also on target for Croatia in a victory that lifted Zlatko Dalic’s side – so leggy and unconvincing in their first two games – to second in Group D on four points.
They finished ahead, on goals scored, of the Czech Republic, who lost 1-0 to group winners England.
Croatia, lambasted by their own fans and media after their first two games, next face the runner-up of Group E – where Sweden, Slovakia, Spain and Poland are still jockeying for position -…
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