EURO 2024 has just completed the first match of the group stage, but many stars have had to take a break from the entire tournament, or better yet, the entire group stage.
Yesterday, Croatian media confirmed that midfielder Nikola Vlasic of the plaid shirt team soon ended the EURO 2024 campaign. The homepage of the Croatian Football Federation also confirmed: "Vlasic will leave the headquarters of the national team and quit. miss the rest of EURO 2024 due to a muscle injury."
Vlasic sadly shared: "I'm sorry that this injury will prevent me from helping the team. I did everything I could. I want to thank everyone for giving me the opportunity. I put my faith in this team and I wish the team success."
Nikola Vlasic has played for Croatia 56 times and scored 8 goals. The 27-year-old midfielder plays a very important role, perhaps only inferior to Modric or Kovacic. Without him, Croatia will lose someone capable of launching quality shots from the second line.
EURO 2024 has also ended for Serbian midfielder Filip Kostic. Juventus player was injured in the 0-1 loss to England. Tests showed that Kostic had ligament damage in his left knee. According to Tuttosport, Kostic will need at least 2 weeks to recover, meaning he will soon return to Juventus for treatment.
The best case is probably the case of Kylian Mbappe. Le Figaro newspaper said that with a nose injury, he will miss the remaining two matches of the group stage, against the Netherlands on June 21 and Poland on June 25, respectively.
Mbappe can wear a mask on the field, but the French coaching staff wants to be careful with the health of the team's top scorer. Therefore, they decided to keep him for the 1/8 round and put their trust in Kolo Muani, Thuram or Giroud...