Luke Modric, 40, will be their metronomic tempo-setter against England in Arlington. Ivan Perisic, 37, Andrej Kramaric, 34, and Mateo Kovacic, 32, were all involved when Croatia reached the World Cup final in 2018 by knocking out Gareth Southgate’s side in the semi-final in Moscow. There are the remnants of a great team, even if they have lost to Brazil and at home to similarly dying stars Belgium just a fortnight ago.
