Zagreb, April 28 -- Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic believes Luka Modric will be fit to leadhis side at this summer's World Cup after the AC Milan midfielder had surgery on a broken cheekbone.
The 40-year-old was injured following a clash of heads with Juventus midfielder Manuel Locatelli when their sides drew 0-0 on Sunday.
Milan said Modric had suffered a "complex, multi-fragment fracture of the left zygomatic bone" and had undergone "completely successful" surgery.
The San Siro side did not specify how long Modric might be out but wished him "a speedy recovery ahead of the Fifa World Cup".
The World Cup starts on June 11 and Croatia open their campaign against England on June 17,according to BBC sport.
"I've been talking to Luka and wish...