After winning the World Cup semi-final, Croatia's star Luka Modrić criticized the English media.
Both in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, Zlatko Dalić's pupils escaped after a penalty shootout, so journalists talked a lot about their possible fatigue.
However, in extra time against England, the Croatians actually looked better and celebrated victory with a score of 2-1.
"Their journalists and experts talked about our fatigue before the match on TV, as if we were walking dead," - Modrić told "beIN Sports".
"Those words gave us even more motivation to prove that they are wrong. They should be more humble and respectful."
"When you play in the semi-finals, it is impossible to be tired. You know how much it determines. We showed that. Aside from Argentina, those were our best matches."
Croatia's best result in the World Cup until now was reaching the semi-finals in 1998. Modrić added that he believes his team deserves to be in the final this year, as they were significantly better than England.
