{"id":21172,"date":"2022-12-17T11:47:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T11:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=21172"},"modified":"2022-12-17T11:47:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T11:47:19","slug":"world-cup-semifinal-preview-messi-and-modric-square-off-for-chance-to-solidify-their-legacies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=21172","title":{"rendered":"World Cup Semifinal Preview: Messi and Modric square off for chance to solidify their legacies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DOHA, Qatar \u2014 More than 16 years ago Lionel Messi and Luka Modric squared off in an international friendly that few then could have known would be a very early showcase of two of the sports modern legends. 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