Slovenia and England joined hands to lead Group B with a three-point advantage, while Croatia finished at the bottom with just two points. Just as the Croatian team announced their exit, 38-year-old legend Modi Cic announced that he will stay with the team and vowed to help the team challenge for the top of the world in 2026.
The Netherlands and Slovenia each finished third among the top two teams in the four groups, while Hungary in Group A and the four teams in Group E were tied with three points. The Croatian team looked forward to, but finally failed to wait for the miracle. Previously, Croatia's three major veterans Modi Li, Duma Gao Vida and Bile tin had announced that the team will retire after the game, but the latest news from the British media, Modi Li's decision to retire did not come true. The Real Madrid veteran is eager to lead the team in 2026 to win the World Cup final week ticket, and at the age of 40 years old to fight again.
To date, Modi has played a team-record 178 matches for Croatia and has contributed a remarkable 26 goals and 29 assists. He has played in five European national team tournaments, with a best result of reaching the top 8 in 2008, and has also finished in the top 16 twice, and twice regretted his farewell to the group stage.
