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An interview for Ivan before the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia

It's really special because,more or less, we start together at the national team.

He's a little bit older than me, and he was maybe four or five months before in the national team and we was really young. I was 19 and he maybe 20, 21. We was really like two young guys to play with all the men.

Now of course is different. He's maybe one of the best players in his position. A lot of respect to him not because he's captain, because of his football and also his way to see the games or what he's doing on the pitch.

So all these guys in the national team, we know that he's the man. He gets there first. He works really hard. He's really professional and that's why I'm so happy of all what he's doing in his career.

I'm not happy because he's in Real Madrid, but in the other way really he deserve it, because he want the best for the team.

This first game against Greece was maybe our best game in the last five or six years. Also after a long time with a full stadium. The people was really behind us and we a play really, really high level.

So, it was really... I spoke with Luka on this moment in the dressing room to say, "Wow, why we don't did it before?"

A Chinese media interviewed Luka before the 2018 World Cup final.

Interviewer: As a key player, who was the easiest for you to partner with in the national team.