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Modrić's genius was the deciding factor. Poland lost to Croatia
The Polish national team lost 0-1 to Croatia in the away match of the second round of the Nations League. The winning goal for the home team was scored with a beautiful shot from a free kick by the legendary Luka Modrić.
08.09.2024, Osijek
Croatia – Poland 1:0 (0:0)
Goal: Luka Modrić 52.
Croatia: 1. Dominik Livaković – 6. Josip Šutalo, 5. Duje Ćaleta-Car, 4. Joško Gvardiol – 20. Marko Pjaca, 8. Mateo Kovačić (79, 15. Mario Pašalić), 10. Luka Modrić, 19. Borna Sosa (90, 14. Ivan Perišić) – 13. Petar Sučić (46, 21. Luka Sučić), 22. Igor Matanović (69, 11. Ante Budimir), 17. Bruno Petković (69, 9. Andrej Kramarić).
Poland: 1. Łukasz Skorupski – 4. Sebastian Walukiewicz, 5. Jan Bednarek, 3. Paweł Dawidowicz – 13. Jakub Kamiński (82, 19. Przemysław Frankowski), 7. Kacper Urbański (62, 8. Jakub Moder), 10. Piotr Zieliński (62, 17. Bartosz Slisz), 20. Sebastian Szymański (86, 6. Jakub Piotrowski), 21. Nicola Zalewski – 16. Mateusz Bogusz (62, 11. Karol Świderski), 9. Robert Lewandowski.
Yellow cards: Kovačić, Pjaca, P. Sučić, Budimir – Bednarek.
Referee: Francois Letexier (Francja).