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Fifa World Cup 2022: Tonight's Messi vs Modric match goes beyond trophies

Messi-led Argentina will clash with Modric-led Croatia at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar in the Fifa World Cup 2022 semi-final today

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Raghav Aggarwal New Delhi
For over a decade, the two LMs have been formidable rivals but near each other.

It was December 3, 2018, and an unusually dreamy night in Paris when Croatian footballer Luka Modric ended the 10-year dominance of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to win the Ballon d'Or. Months before, on July 15, 2018, the Modric-led Croatian team ended their dream run at the Fifa World Cup in Russia with second place on the podium. In May of the same year, Modric was an important part of the Real Madrid team that lifted the UEFA Champions League trophy.

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