He's past his days i believe. He's probably in his late 30's by now. He was the shit in the 90's though.
I have seen Blanco and he is not better than Modric.
Regarding that Cro vs US idiocy that ALC started, we undoubtedly have better players, more talented individuals, always have for that matter, but USA plays more as a team, looks more organized and anyone facing them will have tough time. Most of that is due to your manager, who seems to know how to run a team and gets maximum out of its players; foreigner ironically, much to dismay for some mindless nationalists. Quality wise your players are bellow mediocrity. In optimum conditions, yes we would beat you, but it wouldn't be trashing.
Someone claimed that Portugal is vastly superior team to Croatia and that guy is blistering idiot, as obviously right now Portugal is one of the weakest European squads that qualified, team that in the last 5-6 years has struggled to achieve qualifications, be it for Euros or WC. Their underachieving didn't come as a surprise, that is for anyone familiar with developments in European football.