Modric, Hummels and Iniesta an ideal blend

I’m always keen when picking a team of the tournament to choose a side that could actually play together and not some hideously lop-sided over-attacking selection.

To me there are three players who must be included: Mats Hummels, Luka Modric and Andrés Iniesta. Modric and Iniesta have both been excellent in both matches I’ve seen them in, neat and tidy in possession while always offering penetration.

The Modric cross for Ivan Rakitic with the outside of his right foot in the second half of Croatia’s 1-0 defeat to Spain was sensational. Hummels, meanwhile, has been the outstanding defender, calm and composed and happy to step up into midfield.