Luka Modric 'ashamed' of Croatia after worst defeat in their history against England

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/croatia/K8aznggo/"]Croatia's[/a] previous heaviest loss ‌was a 6-0 defeat by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a] ‌in 2018. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/modric-luka/bZWyoJnA/"]Modric[/a], the country's most-capped player, said ‌the manner of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/croatia-K8aznggo/england-j9N9ZNFA/?mid=p8cVmcQ9"]the defeat[/a] by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] ‌was unacceptable.[/p][p][b]"It is difficult to find an explanation for such a performance without duels, fouls, ‌aggressiveness, togetherness... I've been here for ⁠20 years, ‌but for the first time I feel ashamed after ​a game," [/b]he told Jutarnji.[/p][p]"You can lose, or play against an opponent ​who is better - and they are right now. But in any case, losing like ⁠this and ​squandering the reputation we've built over the years is unacceptable.[/p][p][b]"You can't play football like that. You can't play with two players less, ‌you can't play like this, and we looked like we had 4-5 players less. A catastrophic night,"[/b] the 41-year-old added.[/p][image alt="Croatia vs England match stats" id="b64cbc3c-9baa-4fd5-8d5b-cf64535d76dc" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="7b39dd83-52be-4631-990b-93b8e7d837fb" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Croatia next host Spain in Split on Tuesday. The world champions have a 100% record so far in the Nations League and won their first meeting 4-1 on Tuesday.[/p][p][b]"We ‌need to pull ourselves together, stay together ​because a new difficult game awaits ‌us,"[/b] said Modric. [b]"And we have to show our true colours, that there is defiance and pride in us, desire, willingness, togetherness, these things cannot be lost overnight."[/b][/p][p]Croatia ⁠are third ⁠in Nations League ‌A, Group Three.[/p]