America 0-2 Real Madrid Croatian named man of the match

VAR system rains confusion onto Cristiano Ronaldo's goal

Modric has a score to settle with the Club World Cup

Video Assistant Replays (VAR) have been one of the main talking points of the Club World Cup, but Real Madrid's midfield maestro Luka Modric gave a thumbs-down to the innovation after helping his side to a semi-final victory over Club America.

Having missed the entirety of the 2014 Club World Cup through injury, the Croatian appeared determined to leave his mark on the current edition of the competition, and put in a display that earned him man-of-the-match honour from FIFA.

Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo scored late in each half to secure a 2-0 result, with Ronaldo's goal followed by some confusion over the referee's decision to consult a video replay.

"Video assistance is a new innovation which I don't like, to be honest," Modric said in his post-match press conference.

"It creates a lot of confusion and it's not football, for me.

"We had a meeting with the referees the other day to discuss video assistance replays.

"I did not listen too much as I don't expect it to continue."

On the game itself, the 30-year-old admitted that his side took some time to get going.

"We were a bit loose during the first 25 minutes, but that's normal after such a long trip," he said.

"Once we got going, we played well, created chances and scored two goals. The most important thing is that we won and we're in the final."