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#2 The Croatian midfield arsenal
The Croatian midfield is filled with stalwarts who are complete midfielders in the context of football and can change matches completely, with their vision and accurate passing.
In Luka Modric, Croatia have one of the finest playmakers of the world. Even though Modric was deployed in a deeper role against Nigeria as opposed to his natural attacking midfield position. He got into the flow after a slow start and bossed the proceedings throughout the game.
Ivan Rakitic is the attacking brain of the team. He was very impressive against Nigeria and showed it again, why he is such a core player to Barcelona and Croatia as well.
Completing the devastating midfield are Mateo Kovacic, Marcelo Brozovic, Andrej Kramaric and Milan Badelj, each one of them being a match-winner in their own right.
