Euro 2020: Modric Scores A Screamer As Croatia Secures Round 16 Ticket Alongside England
By Omolagba Oluwayemi
Luka Modric curled home a magnificent finish as Croatia shrugged off a slow start to Euro 2020 to beat Scotland 3-1 on Tuesday and reach the last 16 in style, BSNSports.com.ng reports.
Nikola Vlasic and Ivan Perisic were also on target for Croatia in a victory that lifted Zlatko Dalic's side up to second in Group D on four points.
Croatia next face the runner-up of Group E where Sweden, Slovakia, Spain and Poland are all still jockeying for position in Copenhagen on June 28.
Meanwhile, England clinched first place in Group D with a 1-0 win against the Czech Republic after Jack Grealish drove down the left and chipped the ball towards the back post in the 12th minute for Raheem Sterling to head in.
The Manchester City midfielder scored England’s only other goal at the tournament in the opening win over Croatia.Both England and the Czech Republic had already advanced to the round of 16 before the match.
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