Croatia lost 1-2 to Spain in the UEFA Nations League A matchday four. After the match, Modric was interviewed and asked about his conversation with Cucurella.

Toward the end of the match, Cucurella was booed in Split, Croatia. The crowd's anger stemmed from an incident in the 79th minute, when the score was 1-1: Cucurella collided with Perisic, who had already received a yellow card, while running. Despite the veteran player's efforts to avoid contact, his knee slightly touched Cucurella's foot.

Cucurella immediately hit the ground and demanded his opponent be sent off. Belgian referee Erik Lambrechts granted his request, showing Perisic a second yellow card, which resulted in a red card. VAR, which can intervene in situations involving a second yellow card leading to a red this season, reviewed the incident but found no reason to intervene. Playing with ten men, Croatia subsequently lost the match due to a late goal from Merino—and Cucurella was booed by the crowd for diving to win the second yellow card.

Modric had already been substituted when the incident occurred, but he spoke with Cucurella after the match.

Modric said after the match: "What else can I say? Cucurella made that movement himself. I don't even know what this new VAR is about... If we had stayed at equal numbers, I'm confident we wouldn't have lost. As for what I said to Cucurella, it's better you don't make me say it."

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