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Luka Modric is thrown in the air by his teammates after victory in his 200th game for Croatia.
Luka Modric is thrown in the air by his teammates after victory in his 200th game for Croatia. Photograph: Benoît Tessier/Reuters

When it was all done, and Ante Budimir had rescued Croatia’s World Cup campaign with the lone goal in a tight match, 25 Croats donned black T-shirts over their match kits and warm-up tops.

“Infinite Legacy,” read the T-shirts, printed with the number 200 and an image of Luka Modric. He was the 26th man, but he had quickly taken his T-shirt off after his teammates had flung him in the air a few times.

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