The Real Madrid star says his side deserved to advance to the World Cup final and hit back at pundits who had written them off
Luka Modric hit back at the media after Croatia advanced to their first World Cup final with a 2-1 semi-final win over England .
The Real Madrid midfielder played a key role in the second half as Croatia came from behind to win with goals from Ivan Perisic and Mario Mandzukic turning their fortunes and setting up a final with France.
Much was made of Croatia's gruelling run to the semi-final with their previous two games going to penalties, but Modric, 32, said the team used talk about them being tired as a motivation.