Having finally shaken off their World Cup hangover, finalists Croatia are aiming for their first Nations League victory when they face Spain on Thursday, the side who inflicted a 6-0 drubbing in September.
The 19-year-old made the cut for the FIFA FIFPro World XI 2018 on Monday.
The 49-year-old Frenchman on Monday succeeds countryman Zinedine Zidane.
No Mohamed Salah or Antoine Griezmann in the XI, despite excelling for club and country for the past year.
Croatian footballer Luka Modric was named the world’s best male player at the Best Fifa Football Awards here. The Real…
Rival goalkeepers Danijel Subasic and Kasper Schmeichel were outstanding on the night as they made a number of penalty saves.
Spain were one of the pre-tournament favourites and expected to reach the semi-finals at the very least.
The 34-year-old joins the growing list of icons to bid adieu to the World Cup this summer.
Russia has been a graveyard for many top sides already, with Spain becoming the latest to board the plane for home.
Eriksson said not too much should be read into England's 1-0 defeat to Belgium in a group match that saw both managers make multiple changes.
