Messi - Modric: The fight the world is watching

There is still a touch of youth in their performance. Football meets each other almost every now and then. But in international football it is time. Although it was seen in the World Cup, this year's World Cup is also happening. The goal is to qualify for the World Cup finals in Qatar. A star called 'LM10' is going to fall on the World Cup stage today. Whether it's Argentina's Lionel Messi or Croatia's Luka Modric, we'll have to wait until tonight to find out.
Argentina-Croatia have met five times before today. But a memory of 16 years ago is circulating on social media. The match is not to be forgotten by any of the two 'LM10'. Unforgettable for Messi because he scored the 1st goal for Argentina in that match. And Modric? The midfielder entered the field for the first time in international football that day.

However, Modric had the last laugh in that match. Because his team Croatia left the field with a narrow 3-2 goal victory. The Croatians took the lead three minutes into the match at St. Jacob's Park in Switzerland with Ivan Klasnich's goal. But Carlos Tevez equalized for Albiceleste in the next minute. He sent the ball into the net with his first touch on Messi's cross from the right.

Had Tevez not touched his foot, the goal could have gone to Messi. But the then 19-year-old forward didn't have to wait too long to get his first goal. Six minutes into the game, he beat the Croatian goalkeeper with a superb shot from outside the box.

However, Argentina, who was leading 2-1, was not saved. In the 52nd minute of the second half, Dario Cerna and in the 90th minute, Dario Simic scored Croatia's victory. But above all, the match is unique because of the emergence of two superstars. In the course of time, they may be facing each other for the last time in international football today.