When Luka Modrić lined up for Croatia against England on Wednesday, the 40-year-old midfielder wasn’t just playing football. He was making a statistical argument that would have seemed absurd a decade ago.
The 2026 World Cup features a record eight players aged 40 or older. That’s more than every previous World Cup combined.
The longevity boom meets the token economy
Modrić became CoinW’s global brand ambassador in April 2026, joining a growing roster of elite athletes who’ve attached their names to crypto platforms. The Croatian Football Federation has also entered the digital space with its VATRENI fan token, designed for national team fan engagement and utility.
Several Solana-based $MODRIC tokens have launched, trading with market caps around $100K or lower. These are not affiliated with the player himself. They’re speculative bets by traders hoping to ride the wave of attention surrounding Modrić’s World Cup appearance.
