See You in Four Years, Modric!

Spain's match against Croatia was the latest kickoff among the four matches in this round.

So France National Team was far from the only team interested in this match.

According to the World Cup bracket arrangement, England, who had already secured a place in the semifinals, would face the winner of Spain versus Croatia in the next round.

Therefore, England's Head Coach Southgate was also watching the match closely. Before the first half had even ended, Croatia had already fallen three goals behind, and Southgate could not help but frown.

"It is basically certain now. Spain National Team will be our next opponent."

Although he had long been prepared for this result, Southgate still felt extremely heavy-hearted when he saw that Spain was truly on the verge of advancing.

How badly he wanted Spain to stumble and lose to Croatia!

Croatia had performed exceptionally well in this World Cup, even claiming a huge 3-0 victory over Argentina.

But in the eyes of outsiders, they were still weaker than Spain. If one had to choose between these two teams as an opponent, the vast majority would surely pick Croatia.

Spain's squad might have aged, but that one player in their lineup was simply absurdly overpowered. That put immense psychological pressure on everyone facing Spain.

Because no team was one hundred percent confident that they could stop Lin Quan. Even the slightest mistake could lead to punishment.

This England side was actually quite strong, but Southgate did not have much confidence in beating Spain.

Honestly, after watching the first half between Spain and Croatia, he felt Croatia had already defended brilliantly.

But those three conceded goals had been impossible to deal with. If England had been in their place, they would probably have conceded as well.

So, after seeing Croatia's fate, Southgate