Croatia midfielder Luka Modric to miss Spain clash with groin injury
Saturday 18 June 2016 15:02, UK
Luka Modric looks set to miss Croatia's final Euro 2016 Group D match against holders Spain in Bordeaux on Tuesday with a groin injury.
The Real Madrid midfielder limped off in the second half of Croatia's volatile 2-2 draw with the Czech Republic on Friday - a match marred by crowd trouble as Croatian flans threw flares on to the pitch in Saint-Etienne.
Team doctor Boris Nemec said: "Modric's groin is strained and swollen.
"He will train at less than full intensity in the next few days and is very unlikely to be available for the Spain match."
Defender Vedran Corluka, who needed stitches after a clash of heads during Croatia's opening 1-0 win over Turkey, is also doubtful after the injury recurred against the Czechs and forced him to wear a water polo cap in the second half.
Several other players, including striker Mario Mandzukic and winger Ivan Perisic, who scored Croatia's first against the Czechs, are expected to shake off minor knocks in time for the match with Spain.
