India, July 3 -- Luka Modric slammed VAR after Croatia crashed out of the ongoing FIFA World Cup in a dramatic manner, losing to Portugal 1-2 in their Round of 32 showdown. Modric felt his side was unfairly treated by the match officials, as Portugal was awarded a controversial penalty that Cristiano Ronaldo converted. Modric also pointed out Croatia's disallowed equaliser.

Speaking after the match, Modric claimed that Croatia deserved better, especially after their second-half performance. With Croatia leading 1-0, Portugal was awarded a penalty after Renato Veiga was pulled down inside the box by Nikola Vlasic, which was flagged by VAR.

This led to a check by match referee Espen Eskas, who went to view replays on the touchline monitor...