Croatia captain Luka Modric said he would look to continue playing on despite his country's likely elimination from the European Championship after conceding a last-gasp goal in a 1-1 draw with Italy in its Group B game on Monday.
Modric, the Ballon d’Or winner in 2018 when Croatia reached the World Cup final in Moscow, put his team ahead seconds after having a penalty saved, but then watched in horror, after being taken off, as Italy’s Mattia Zaccagni curled home the equalizer with the last kick of the game deep in stoppage time.
The draw put Italy into the last 16 and left Croatia third in Group B with two points — unlikely to be enough to take one of the spots reserved for the four best third-placed finishers.