Croatia were "underestimated" by English pundits who lacked respect, says captain Luka Modric as reported by the BBC.

Midfielder Modric said the team had been motivated by people saying they would be "tired" after their previous two matches went to penalty shootouts: "We showed again we were not tired. We dominated the game physically, mentally, in all aspects. English journalists, pundits from television, they underestimated Croatia and that was a huge mistake. They should be more humble and respect more opponents. All these words from them we take, we were reading and we were saying, 'OK, today we will see who will be tired'.

Zlatko Dalic's side beat England 2-1 in extra time to reach the World Cup final for the first time in their history.