Croatia 0-7 England: Luka Modric "truly ashamed" after national team's biggest-ever defeat

Luka Modric has described Croatia's 7-0 decision to England arsenic being the archetypal clip successful 20 years with the nationalist squad that helium has felt "ashamed".

In what was perceived to beryllium a cardinal and closely-matched UEFA Nations League fixture, Croatia hardly laid a mitt connected England, who were 4-0 up successful Rijeka by fractional time.

Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka some scored twice, with Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon and Morgan Rogers besides getting connected the scoresheet.

The effect has near England 3 points wide of Croatia astatine the halfway signifier of Group A3 and successful rod presumption to advancement done to the quarter-finals.

Meanwhile, Modric could not fell his vexation erstwhile speaking to reporters aft the game, with Croatia facing a conflict to debar relegation to League B.

Modric "ashamed" of Croatia seven-goal demolition by England

The Real Madrid fable described the juncture arsenic a "catastrophic night" for the nationalist team.

He said: "No duels, nary aggression, nary fouls, nary unity. I've been present for 20 years and I person to accidental that for the archetypal clip I consciousness ashamed aft a game.

"You tin lose, they are better, but to suffer successful this mode and ruin your estimation similar this... This is unacceptable. For the archetypal clip successful 20 years I consciousness genuinely ashamed."

"From the archetypal to the past minute, to play similar this...this is not however shot tin beryllium played.

"Even if you played with 2 players fewer, you couldn't play similar this, and we looked arsenic if we had 4 oregon 5 players fewer. A catastrophic night."

What adjacent for Croatia?

Modric and Croatia present question to Spain for what volition beryllium viewed arsenic a crippled connected Tuesday that they cannot lose.

If they succumb to the satellite champions and England bushed Czech Republic astatine Wembley, they volition way England by six points with 2 games left, arsenic good arsenic holding what volition beryllium viewed arsenic an irretrievable extremity quality compared to the Three Lions.