Unlike Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah, his two rivals for The Best FIFA Men’s Player award, Luka Modric has been not racking up the goals and assists over the last few months. The Croatian is not the type of player to drive statisticians wild, preferring to play a more understated game that is every bit as essential nonetheless.

His tactical genius, precision passing and superb build-up play are qualities that are often overlooked when it comes to assessing statistics, an injustice that FIFA.com has attempted to make up for by revealing the most notable figures generated by his outstanding performances at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, where he led his country to the Final, and during the club season with Real Madrid.