Croatia skipper Luka Modrić is fully focused to win the World Cup now he's side is in the finals and doesn't think about the Golden Ball.

The Real Madrid midfielder has been tipped to win the award for the best player of the World Cup in Russia following his impressive displays that led Croatia to success.

"Everyone's asking me about it but I'm not burdened by it," Modrić said. "We have to do it, if we don't make this last step… we have to do it.

"When we came to the competition, we were fairly modest, without promoting ourselves. The goal was to go through the groups.

"I felt such belief that I have never felt before, and I don't think it's chance that we've made it to the final."