Luka Modric will win his 200th cap for Croatia tonight when they take on Panama in Toronto.
The veteran midfielder becomes just the fourth male player to achieve the mark, following in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Bader Al-Mutawa (Kuwait) and Lionel Messi (Argentina).
Modric struggled to make an impact in the defeat to England last week and will be determined to put on an improved showing against a Panama side that lost their first game to Ghana.
Defeat here would make it very difficult for either side to qualify for the knockout stages.
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CROATIA TEAM NEWS
Croatia: Livakovic; Stanisic, Pongracic, Sutalo, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Modric, Baturina; Perisic, Marco Pasalic, Musa
Croatia Substitutes: Pandur, Kotarski, Caleta-Car, Jamie, Vuskovic, Erlic, Moro, Vlasic, Mario Pasalic, P Sucic, Fruk, L Sucic, Kramaric, Budimir, Matanovic
PANAMA TEAM NEWS
Panama: Mosquera; Blackman, Cordoba, Ramos, Harvey, Andrade; Murillo, Martinez, Rodriguez, Barcenas; Fajardo
Panama Substitutes: Mejia, Samudio, Escobar, Farina, Davis, Miller, Gutierrez, Carrasquilla, Diaz, Quintero, Godoy, Yanis, Rodriguez, Waterman, Londono
Where to watch Panama v Croatia: TV and online streams
Panama versus Croatia kicks off on Tuesday at midnight UK time. You can watch it on BBC 1 and stream via the iPlayer.
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Stats for Panama v Croatia
- Croatia have lost three of their last four games
- Panama have won just two of their last eight games
- Panama have not played European opposition since a goalless draw in a friendly with Serbia in 2021
- These two teams have never met previously
- Croatia’s last meeting with a CONCACAF side was a 4-1 win over Canada at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
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