JAKARTA - Croatian midfielder Luka Modric welcomed his team's victory over Austria at the UEFA Nations League. He called it a result that the team deserved.
Croatia won 3-1 against Austria in the final match of Group A UEFA Nations League. In the match at Ernst Happel Stadium on Monday, September 26 in the morning WIB, Croatia's victory was thanks to Modric's goal (6th minute), Marko Livaja (69), and Dejan Lovren (72).
This result made Croatia qualify for the UEFA Nations League semifinals thanks to the group title. According to the captain, this is a result that the team nicknamed Vatreni deserved.
"It was a tough game. Austria made it very difficult for us, but in the end, we deserved victory," Modric was quoted as saying by UEFA's official website.
"I'm very happy we're in the top four (UEFA Nations A semifinals)," he continued.
Not only Modric who claimed to be happy with this result, Mateo Kovacic also expressed the same feelings. The Croatian midfielder said he was proud because his team was able to show the real character after reaping bad results in the first match.
"This is a great result for us. We are now in the top four. Let's see what happens next," Kovacic said.
"We started the competition very badly, but then we showed a lot of characters in the next game."
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