Croatia legend Modric opts against international retirement, will play in Nations League

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/croatia/K8aznggo/"]Croatia[/a] ‌captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/modric-luka/bZWyoJnA/"]Modric[/a], who turns 41 on Wednesday, has been ‌playing for the national team ⁠since ‌2006, earning over 200 caps ​and helping them reach the 2018 World Cup ​final.[/p][image alt="Modric's recent history for Croatia" id="d432f29a-bd3f-4383-ad02-2d1827b54602" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="6f9f45d0-208a-47a6-98ee-29244bf66922" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][b]"Luka's decision makes me extremely happy, we are all ⁠aware what ​he brings to Croatia, both on and off the pitch,"[/b] said Slaven Bilic, ‌who returned for a second spell as Croatia manager after the team exited this year's World Cup in the round of 32.[/p][p]Modric, who spent the majority of his career at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real ‌Madrid[/a], joined [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-milan/8Sa8HInO/"]AC Milan[/a] last ​year.[/p][p]Croatia will visit the ‌Czech Republic, host [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] and play [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a] twice in the Nations League between September 26 and October ⁠6.[/p][infobox id="0e8bad0a-7630-46a8-afe3-fa090b228a06" /]