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Real Madrid defeated Juventus 1-0 in the Club World Cup to advance to the quarter-finals.
İdman.biz reports that, according to "Only Stats", this game was the 1112th in Luka Modrić's career, who came on in the 78th minute for the Madrid club.
With this indicator, the Croatian footballer surpassed Brazilian Roberto Carlos (1111 matches) and ranked 10th among footballers of all time.
If Modrić also appears in the quarter-final match of the Club World Cup against Borussia Dortmund, he will then reach Marcelinho Paraíba in 9th place.
Top 10 footballers with the most appearances in their professional career:
1364 – Peter Shilton (England)
1361 – Fábio Lopes (Brazil)
1281 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
1233 – Rogério Ceni (Brazil)
1177 – Tommy Hutchison (Scotland)
1151 – Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)
1137 – Paul Bastock (England)
1132 – Yasuhito Endō (Japan)
1113 – Marcelinho Paraíba (Brazil)
1112 – Luka Modrić (Croatia)
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