Modric and Ronaldo reunited at World Cup as Croatia aim to snap Portugal’s streak

<p>Two of international football’s 200 club have had parallel careers with their countries, but will this be their last meeting?</p><p>Can you remember what you were doing on 1&nbsp;March 2006? Perhaps you were at Anfield, watching England beat Uruguay 2-1. You might have seen Switzerland put three goals past Scotland at Hampden&nbsp;Park.</p><p>Or you might have watched Luka Modric make his debut for Croatia. They beat Argentina 3-2, with Lionel Messi scoring his first international goal. The same evening, Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in a 3-0 Portugal victory against Saudi Arabia, no doubt dreaming of the day he would live and work in the country.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/02/modric-ronaldo-reunited-world-cup-croatia-portugal">Continue reading...</a>