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Luka Modrić became the oldest scorer in a men’s European Championship on Monday but has probably played his final game at a major tournament. The 38-year-and-289-days-old playmaker missed a penalty against Italy in the 54th minute, but scored just a minute later to break the record held by Austria’s Ivica Vastic (38 years, 257 days) from Euro 2008. It looked like the 2018 World Cup runners-up and 2022 third-placed team had done enough for the last 16, but the holders levelled for 1-1 deep into injury time thanks to Mattia Zaccagni. That sent Italy through as Group B’s second-placed side while …

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