Atlético Madrid goalkeeper Ivo Grbić has completed third on the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Croatia bought their fingers on the bronze medal after a 2-1 win over Morocco within the third-place play-off. The shotstopper didn’t make it off the bench for Zlatko Dalić’s group on the match and didn’t add to his two worldwide caps from November 2021, as an alternative offering back-up for Dinamo Zagreb goalkeeper Dominik Livaković.
Grbić was considered one of three LaLiga gamers within the Croatian squad, alongside Actual Madrid midfielder Luka Modrić and Osasuna ahead Ante Budimir.
It means Grbić is the primary present Atlético participant to ever win the accolade.
It means he’s the primary present Atlético participant ever to win the accolade. In as we speak’s squad, Axel Witsel and Yannick Carrasco each gained the bronze medal with Belgium in Russia in 2018, however they have been plying their trades in China on the time.
Extra medals to come back again to the Metropolitano
Atlético Madrid can even have gamers in each first and second place as Rodrigo de Paul, Nahuel Molina and Ángel Correa will signify Argentina whereas Antoine Griezmann will face them for France in Sunday’s World Cup ultimate.
That ensures there might be extra Atleti gamers within the ultimate than another membership in world soccer, whereas there can even be a World Cup-winning within the squad for the second consecutive match.
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In Russia 4 years in the past, Griezmann and Lucas Hernández represented Atleti on the time of getting their fingers on the trophy, whereas Thomas Lemar joined the membership later that summer season. Within the ultimate at Luzhniki Stadium, they noticed off one other Atleti participant, Šime Vrsaljko, who was taking part in for his or her ultimate rivals, Croatia.
Given the trio of Rojiblancos at present taking part in with Argentina, Atlético may repeat that feat of getting three gamers on the successful facet on Sunday.
Different former Atleti gamers to have gained the best prize in soccer embrace Fernando Torres and David Villa with Spain in 2010, Ubaldo Fillol with Argentina in 1978 and Edvaldo Vavá with Brazil in 1958.