Modric leads Croatia into Prague, at 41
Croatia open their Nations League campaign in Prague on Saturday, September 26. Kick-off: 18:45 French time. Luka Modric wears the armband again, only months after a display against the Faroe Islands helped seal Croatia’s spot at World Cup 2026.
He’s 41. Real Madrid still starts him. A generation of Croatian midfielders has come and gone trying to replace him, and none quite has.
There’s history riding on this one too. Croatia lost the 2023 Nations League final to Spain, a grim 0-0 stretched into penalties. That defeat still stings enough to make Saturday’s opener feel bigger than a routine group game.
The Czechs, for their part, want the opposite story: a fresh start, a scalp against one of Europe’s more dependable sides, momentum to build a new era at home.
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For Croatia, the plan this cycle mirrors qualifying: keep building rhythm around their captain before group-stage games get tougher. Not a reinvention. Just continuity, one more Saturday at a time.
Schedule subject to change by the tournament organisers or broadcaster.
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