Casemiro

Brazil and Croatia fought out a close battle in Friday's World Cup quarter-final in Doha with old Real Madrid colleagues Casemiro and Luka Modric meeting ...

Former Real Madrid team-mates Luka Modric and Casemiro swapped shirts at half-time during the World Cup quarter-final between Croatia and Brazil.

The pair were teammates at Real Madrid for nine years before Casemiro moved to Manchester United in the summer.

And Luka Modric and Casemiro are rarely alone. For more than two hours as Brazil and Croatia duel in the desert, these two midfielders yoke themselves together, ...

Brazil were dumped out of the World Cup by unfancied Croatia on Friday as their wait for a record sixth triumph in the competition goes on for another four ...

Brazil were dumped out of the World Cup by unfancied Croatia on Friday as their wait for a record sixth triumph in the competition goes on for another four ...

Erik ten Hag's side are also competing in the Europa League, [FA Cup](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/fa-cup) and EFL Cup. I thought he was a shoo-in to score, with his experience, the player he is, the way he’s played in this tournament, the courage, but it wasn’t meant to be." [Manchester United](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) midfielder Casemiro was understandably distraught with the result, but he still took the time to congratulate Modric once all was said and done. "The mentality they have, the resilience they have. [knocked out by Croatia](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/breaking-worldcup-brazil-croatia-highlights-28696018) on Friday following a dramatic finale at Education City Stadium. Micah Richards added: "We said mental toughness before the game and the Croatian players attitude never to give in. "That togetherness got them through in the end. Second half was clearly going to Brazil, we thought it was all over with Neymar’s good goal but they were just never giving up. Modric, meanwhile, will face either Netherlands or Argentina in the first semi-final of the World Cup at Lusail Stadium on Tuesday night. "Croatia were resilient, they were always fighting back. They'll have to wait a bit longer for a sixth title, though. Rodrygo and Marquinhos missed from the spot, while Croatia scored all four of their attempts.

The quarter-final match between Croatia and Brazil saw Luka Modric and Carlos Casemiro swap shirts at half-time. They used to be teammates at Real Madrid.

However, when Croatia had the ball, Modric was indetectable for Casemiro and the other Brazilian footballers. [Luka Modric](https://www.besoccer.com/player/l-modric-26968) and Carlos Henrique Casemiro swapped shirts at half-time of the 2022 World Cup quarter-final between Croatia and Brazil. Both fought for balls in midfield during the first 45 minutes of the contest.

Brazil crashed out of the World Cup on Friday and Casemiro came up against one of his old Real Madrid teammates in the midfield battle.

I agree [with Neymar]. Casemiro played against Modric, who he was close with during the time they spent together at Real Madrid, in the quarter-final against Croatia and he surprised fans on social media when deciding to swap shirts with him at half-time. Manchester United midfielder Casemiro took the unorthodox decision of swapping shirts with Luka Modric, who he was playing against for the first time since leaving Real Madrid, at half-time during Brazil's defeat against Croatia at the World Cup.