{"id":47139,"date":"2018-09-08T05:06:09","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T05:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=47139"},"modified":"2018-09-08T05:06:09","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T05:06:09","slug":"without-ronaldo-portugal-draws-with-modrics-croatia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=47139","title":{"rendered":"Without Ronaldo, Portugal draws with Modric&#8217;s Croatia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"wp-image-47140 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1059531536295328_561352-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"731\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1059531536295328_561352-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1059531536295328_561352-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1059531536295328_561352-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1059531536295328_561352-696x394.jpg 696w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1059531536295328_561352-1068x605.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1059531536295328_561352-741x420.jpg 741w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1059531536295328_561352.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/>Sports desk: With Cristiano Ronaldo absent and Luka Modric in action, Portugal and Croatia drew 1-1 in a friendly Thursday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In its first game since reaching the World Cup final, Croatia got on the board with forward Ivan Perisic's goal and defender Pepe equalized before halftime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Portuguese had most of the scoring chances but could not break through the Croatian defense at Algarve Stadium in southern Portugal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Coach Fernando Santos did not call up Ronaldo saying the player needed more rest following a busy summer that included a transfer from Real Madrid to Juventus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Modric, a finalist with Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah for the FIFA player of the year award, was substituted in the second half.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Portugal was eliminated by Uruguay in the round of 16 of the World Cup. Croatia lost the final to France.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Defending European champion Portugal will make its UEFA Nations League debut against Italy on Monday. Croatia will open at Spain on Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports desk: With Cristiano Ronaldo absent and Luka Modric in action, Portugal and Croatia drew 1-1 in a friendly Thursday. In its first game since reaching the World Cup final, Croatia got on the board with forward Ivan Perisic&#8217;s goal and defender Pepe equalized before halftime. 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