Modric exits World Cup but shares stage with Lionel Messi


              Croatia's Luka Modric, Andrej Kramaric and Dejan Lovren, from left, react at the end of the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Argentina and Croatia at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Argentina won 3-0. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
            
              Croatia's Luka Modric adjusts his armband in front of Argentina's Lionel Messi during the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Argentina and Croatia at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
            
              Argentina's Lionel Messi and Croatia's Luka Modric embrace following the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Argentina and Croatia at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
            
              Croatia's Luka Modric, left, and Croatia's Dejan Lovren shake hands after the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Argentina and Croatia at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Modric exits World Cup but shares stage with Lionel Messi