Modric still loves playing for Croatia at 39

The veteran midfielder says he retains his passion despite advancing years

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00:00First of all, out of love for football and Croatia.

00:05Simply, for me, playing for the national team is something special, a great honor.

00:12It keeps me motivated and pushes me forward.

00:16So that's the main reason why I'm still here, why I'm still motivated to play at a high level.

00:25You need to have quality, sometimes you need to put some things together,

00:31but that desire, that will, when you come to play for the national team,

00:37for us it's like a holiday, let's say, and we really come with pleasure,

00:43with a great motive, to represent Croatia in the best possible way,

00:48to cheer up our people, and those are the reasons why Croatia is always...