According to 24sata, Modrić hinted at a possible departure from Croatia's national team following their loss to Portugal. He also criticized VAR usage, believing Croatia was treated unfairly by the referee.

After the match, Modrić did not directly comment on his future, but Croatian media believe he hinted at the end of his international career.

On his future with the national team...

(Interrupting the question) Now is not the time to talk about this. You'll know everything soon.

On the match

We can divide this match into two halves. In the first half, we weren't in good shape and fell a bit behind, but in the second half, we played extraordinarily—one of our best performances. We could have ended the match earlier, but we didn't. We missed many chances, and then something extraordinary happened. That's how it is. It's difficult to say anything that makes sense in this emotional state after the match. I don't want to say the wrong thing. We can be proud of our second-half performance; we deserved more. But that's football, that's football.

On the disallowed equalizing goal

He (Matanović) said he touched the ball, but we saw the replay and the video, and it clearly shows he didn't touch the ball. If he didn't touch it, then it's not offside.

What did Ronaldo say to you?

Nothing. We just had a normal chat, nothing special.

Are you disappointed?

Yes, because we deserved more. Some things went against us. If the situation were reversed—if a Croatian player went down in Portugal's penalty box—that penalty would never have been given. I've said from the start that I don't like VAR since it was first introduced. It's useful in some cases, but they misuse it or use it selectively, depending on team strength or other factors.

If it's a 100% clear-cut mistake, then VAR should intervene. If it's ambiguous, there's no need for intervention—VAR shouldn't get involved. Today, it clearly wasn't a penalty. Both sides pushed each other, and both fell. That's why you can't give a penalty in this type of play. That's why I say VAR should only be used when the error is 100% obvious. If it's a situation you can interpret however you want, then you have no basis to stand on. It frustrates me, and it always goes against us. But that's how it is.

Let's move on—we won't complain. But these things really bother me because they determine your fate, they affect your mood to do anything, whether you give up, whether you fight. Young players come in, and then you treat them like this, and you feel sad. And I always say it always goes against us. But that's how it is. I don't want to talk about it now. We can be proud of our performance, proud of how we fought, proud of how we represented Croatia, especially in the second half. This is the Croatia everyone knows, this is why we're so respected and loved around the world. That's it, let's move on. Now we need to regroup, and that's all.

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