Croatia vs. Iceland: Star player Modric wants to win to "save Messi"

Scoring 5 goals, conceding none, and winning both of their first two matches are incredibly impressive statistics for the Croatian national team. Even when facing the reigning runners-up Argentina, Modric and his teammates still found a way to win 3-0.

Croatia's strength lies in their midfield, featuring the "triangle" of Modric, Rakitic, and Perisic. Up front, Mandzukic not only finishes well but also excels at holding up the ball for his teammates to create chances from the second line. Thanks to this, Croatia has a wide variety of attacking options.

Theoretically, Iceland, with just one point, still has a chance to qualify for the next round. Therefore, it's unlikely that Croatia will "give up" on this match, even though the red and white team has already officially secured their place.

Speaking before the match, Modric said he and his teammates would beat Iceland to open the door for Messi to advance: "Messi is a great player. I hope his team will have good luck in their match against Nigeria. As for us, we will beat Iceland to open the door for Argentina to advance."

"Of course, we want to win all the group stage matches to finish top. This will also create good momentum for the knockout rounds. The whole team is in good form and there's no reason for us to stop," Modric affirmed.

The match between Croatia and Iceland will take place at 1:00 AM on June 27th and will be broadcast live on VOV.VN. We invite our readers to tune in.

Predicted lineup:

Iceland:Hannes Halldorsson; Birkir Saevarsson, Kari Arnason, Ragnar Sigurdson, Hordur Magnusson; Aron Gunnarsson, Emil Hallfredsson, Johann Gudmundsson, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Birkir Bjarnason; Alfred Finnbogason.

Croatia:Lovre Kalinic; Tin Jedvaj, Vedran Corluka, Domagoj Vida, Josip Pivaric; Milan Badelj, Mateo Kovacic, Filip Bradaric; Marko Pjaca, Ivan Perisic, Mandzukic.