Croatia's Luka Modric celebrates scoring their second goal. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado
ROSHCHINO, Russia (Reuters) - Croatia defender Dejan Lovren says team mate Luka Modric would be a contender for the Ballon d'Or award if he was Spanish or German and is under-valued because of his nationality.
Modric scored a superb solo goal in Croatia's impressive 3-0 win over Argentina and he was also on target, from the penalty spot, in the opening win over Nigeria.
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