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Croatia vs Nigeria, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

Croatia
Nigeria
Croatia
2 : 0
16th of June 2018 19:00
Finished
First half: 45  |  Second half: 45
Nigeria

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  • 0' - The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Croatia is hosting Nigeria for another epic battle.
  • 5' - Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' - Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Croatia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' - Nigeria is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' - Supporters expect more eagerness from Ivan Strinic, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' - We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' - The referee calls foul for Ivan Rakitic. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 32' - Nigeria is taking the lead after the goal scored by Oghenekaro Etebo on 32.
  • 37' - It’s high time Zlatko Dalic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 42' - The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Brian Idowu suffering a number of foals already.
  • 47' - Croatia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 47.
  • 52' - The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nigeria that had 4 games and scored 4 goals.
  • 57' - William Troost-Ekong has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 29 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 60' - Another substitution for Croatia to replace Andrej Kramaric by Marcelo Brozovic on 60 minute.
  • 62' - Another change for Nigeria made on 62 minute. Alex Iwobi leaves to be changed by Ahmed Musa.
  • 67' - Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 70' - Nigeria player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 71' - GOAL! Luka Modric scores on 71.
  • 72' - The Nigeria manager makes a substitution. Odion Ighalo departs to be replaced by Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 77' - It looks surprising Croatia does not make any changes. Ahmed Musa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 78' - The whistle greets Ante Rebic as he departs to be replaced by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 83' - Nigeria is showing some good football. However, Nigeria are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 86' - It is a substitution in Croatia team. Mario Mandzukic is replaced by Marko Pjaca on 86 minute.
  • 88' - Another change for Nigeria made on 88 minute. John Obi Mikel leaves to be changed by Simeon Nwankwo.
  • 89' - Croatia player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Today 2018-06-16 Croatia vs Nigeria are fighting Worldcup league .

Croatia had 3 games and get got 5 points in Season (2018/18)

Nigeria had 3 games and get got 3 points in Season (2018/18)

Todays referees are: Hernan Maidana, Wilton Pereira Sampaio, Emerson Augusto De Carvalho, Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse, Daniele Orsato, Antonio Mateu, Pau Cebrian, Artur Soares Dias, Sandro Ricci

Ranking

Team Played Points
Netherlands 3 7
Portugal 3 6
Brazil 3 6
Morocco 3 7
Japan 3 6
France 3 6
Argentina 3 6
England 3 7
Croatia 3 5
Senegal 3 6
Spain 3 4
Switzerland 3 6
South Korea 3 4
Australia 3 6
Poland 3 4
United States 3 5
Belgium 3 4
Iran 3 3
Ecuador 3 4
Tunisia 3 4
Germany 3 4
Mexico 3 4
Uruguay 3 4
Cameroon 3 4
Serbia 3 1
Wales 3 1
Canada 3 0
Qatar 3 0
Costa Rica 3 3
Denmark 3 1
Saudi Arabia 3 3
Ghana 3 3

Croatia

Lineup Bench

Nigeria

Lineup Bench

Croatia Past Matches

2018-05-05 Belgium
Croatia 		3
0
2018-04-28 Croatia
Slovakia 		1
2
2018-04-21 Sweden
Croatia 		4
1
2018-04-17 Czechia
Croatia 		2
1
2018-04-14 Croatia
Spain 		0
1

Nigeria Past Matches

2016-08-21 Nigeria
SV Drochtersen/Assel 		1
2