Overview

• Real Madrid will face Borussia Dortmund in the Club World Cup quarter-final on July 5 at 22:00 CEST in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with live coverage on Sat.1 and DAZN.
• This match will mark Luka Modrić’s last appearance for Real Madrid after 13 seasons that included multiple Champions League and La Liga titles.
• Niko Kovac said the reunion “will certainly be very heartfelt” and called Modrić probably the greatest player in Croatian history.
• Modrić has been used exclusively as a substitute this season, highlighting his reduced role under Real’s current setup.
• He is being linked with a free transfer to AC Milan, where his veteran leadership could bolster a squad that failed to qualify for European competition.