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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

Live comments

  • 0' - It’s Showtime! The match between Croatia and Nigeria is underway.
  • 5' - It’s high time Zlatko Dalic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' - Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' - Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nigeria needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' - 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.
  • 25' - The travelling Nigeria supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' - Croatia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 30.
  • 32' - Goal! Oghenekaro Etebo scores his 5 goal in 321 matches.
  • 37' - While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kelechi Iheanacho made 291 appearances and scored 48 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 42' - Ivan Rakitic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 47' - Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 52' - 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 Ivan Strinic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' - It looks surprising Nigeria does not make any changes. William Troost-Ekong has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' - The whistle greets Andrej Kramaric as he departs to be replaced by Marcelo Brozovic.
  • 62' - The supporters are chanting for Ahmed Musa. He replaces Alex Iwobi on 62 minute.
  • 67' - While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 70' - Nigeria receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 70.
  • 71' - What a strike from Luka Modric! The score is 1-1.
  • 72' - The whistle greets Odion Ighalo as he departs to be replaced by Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 77' - Nigeria is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 78' - Time for substitution for Croatia. Ante Rebic is replaced by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 83' - Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 86' - Another change for Croatia made on 86 minute. Mario Mandzukic leaves to be changed by Marko Pjaca.
  • 88' - It is a substitution in Nigeria team. John Obi Mikel is replaced by Simeon Nwankwo on 88 minute.
  • 89' - A meaty challenge results in booking for Marcelo Brozovic on 89.
  • The final score is 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