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94'FT: Argentina 0-3 Croatia. Well, who saw that coming? A shocking mistake from Willy Caballero brought about something of a collapse from Argentina ,who must now rely on other results to keep them in the competition. Croatia are through to the knockout stages thanks to goals form Rebic, Modric and Rakitic.
Yellow card
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94'Brozovic picks up a yellow card and he will now miss Croatia's final group game.
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Statistics of Ivan Rakitić in Mundial710.14010
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91'GOAL! CROATIA! RAKITIC! 3-0! Wowowowowowow. Rakitic charges forward on the overlap and uses Kovacic as a dummy to create space to shoot. His effort is saved but it drops to the Real Madrid man, who squares for Rakitic to slide the ball into the empty net and put the cherry on the icing on the top of the cake.
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90'GOOD DEFENDING! Meza jinks away from a couple of challenges on the edge of the box and shoots low but Vida comes across to make the block.
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90'4 minutes added on!
Yellow card
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87'Acuña is booked now for bringing down Vrsaljko.
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84'IT'S ALL KICKING OFF! Rakitic is fouled 25 yards out and Otamendi takes the opportunity to smash the ball into the head of the defenceless Croat long after the whistle had gone. Aggro ensues, but the referee deems a yellow card sufficient. Classic Otamendi.
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83'Kovacic comes on for Perisic for Croatia. They're shutting up the shop and you can't blame them!
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Statistics of Luka Modrić in Mundial720.29100
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80'GOAL! CROATIA! MODRIC! 2-0! You've got to do a better job of closing this lad down! Modric receives the ball 25 yards out and he jinks one way before another until he finds the yard of space he needs to acr a curling effort beyond Caballero and into the far corner. Croatia look set to qualify. Argentina are on the brink.
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79'Dybala cuts in from the right and shoots again, but Subasic easily gathers his effort.
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74'Signs of frustration from Messi after he is fouled by Strinic.
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73'More danger for Argentina as Perisic's cross is deflected into the path of Kramaric at the far post. He keeps the ball alive but opts to go himself and is dispossessed.
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71'Dybala has his first effort on goal from a narrow angle out on the right but he can't get over his effort and it curls harmlessly over the bar.
Substitution
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68'Paulo Dybala is one for Argentina and it's not before time. He replaces Enzo Perez. That's Dybala, Messi, Higuain and Pavon on the pitch now. Surely they will create something?
Yellow card
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67'Vrsaljko is booked for clattering Acuña from behind as the wing-back looked to spin away from him.
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66'CHANCE! Vrsaljko crosses low for Mandzukic at the near post but he can only stab an effort into the side-netting. You sense there are more goals in this one.
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64'CHANCE! Higuain gets to the byline and pulls the ball back for Meza, he shoots low and Subsaic can't hold on, but Rakitic makes a vital challenge as Messi looks to seize on the loose ball.
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63'Rakitic shoots low into the arms of Caballero, but the flag had already gone up.
Yellow card
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58'Mandzukic goes into the book for a mis-timed lunge on Meza on halfway.
Substitution
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57'A change from Croatia now as Kramaric comes on for Rebic.
Substitution
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56'Pavon replaces Salvio for Argentina. It's squeaky bum time for Argentina.
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54'Gonzalo Higuain replaces Sergio Aguero for Argentina, who are desperate for inspiration.
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Statistics of A. Rebić in Mundial610.17020
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53'GOAL! CROATIA! REBIC! 0-1! Oh Willy Caballero, oh dear. Mercado nudges a backpass to the goalkeeper and he attempts to dink the ball over Rebic and back to the defender. That turns out to be every bit as bad an idea as it sounds and he ballons the ball straight to the Croat, who powers a volley home first time. Argentina could be heading out of the World Cup!
Yellow card
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51'Just about the most clear booking you will ever see as he takes Rebic's legs form underneath him as he looked to streak away on the counter.
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51'The stats make grim reading for Sergio Aguero:
June 21, 2018
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49'A speculative strike from Acuña is blocked away by Croatia.
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46'Argentina get us back underway! No changes for either side.
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45'HT: Argentina 0-0 Croatia. It's all square at the break here! Both sides have had chances to break the deadlock, though there have harly been a plethora of gilt-edged opportunities. Maorcos Acuña's cross which clipped the bar is the closest either side has come.
June 21, 2018
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45'CHANCE! Oh Ante Rebic! Modric finds the forward with a defence-splitting through ball and he should be free to drive at goal from 25 yards. However, his first touch lets him down and he ios forced to cut inside and shoot from the edge of the box, with his effort flying high and wide of Willy Caballero's goal.
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45'2 minutes added on.
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42'Vrsaljko does well to get in a challenge on Aguero as he looks to drive into the box.
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40'Rebic is handed the first booking of the game as he commits an ugly tackle on Salvio by the touchline. Sampaoli is apoplectic, urging the refereee to consider a red.
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37'Rebic catches Mercado with a high foot and the full-back is in need of a spot of treatment.
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33'CHANCE! Vrsaljko cuts onto his left foot and crosses to the far post for Mandzukic who has ghosted in unmarked, but uncharacteristically he fails to get enough on his header, managing only to flick a tame effort wide with only Caballero to beat.
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30'WHAT A CHANCE! Determined play from Acuña sees him chase down what appeared to be a lost cause, getting there ahead of Subasic to square into the middle. Vida gets something on it, but can only direct it straight to Perez, but he somehow manages to place a first-time effort wide from just inside the box with the whole goal to aim at.
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27'Aguero drives at Vida and get around him on the outside but Strinic comes across to head his cross behind.
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25'It's Subasic's turn to almost get his side in trouble, but Meza is offside after the Croatia stopper's poor clearance is headed into his path.
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23'Another big challenge from Otamendi unfairly upends Mandzukic, but he'll play on after a brief period of treatment.
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22'OFF THE BAR! Completely unintentional, but Acuña's cross from the left clips the top of the bar with Subasic a mere spectator.
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21'Brozovic has a go from fully 30 yards but his effort is blocked and Caballero gathers the loose ball.
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20'CAREFUL! Caballero sells Tagliafico short and Croatia nick the ball, but Mandzukic's challenge on the defender is illegal in the eyes of the man in black and Argentina claim a reprieve.
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19'Perez goes down in "Messi territory", but he is waved to his feet.
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16'Rakitic looks to be in some discomfort after a challenge with Perez, though as I say that he jumps to his feet. Spoke too soon.
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13'GREAT BLOCK! Salvio pulls the ball back from the right and Meza meets it but Lovren throws his body in front of the shot to deflect it behind.
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11'NEARLY! A wonderful dinked ball from Perez almost finds Messi six yards out, but he can't quite get there on the stretch and Subasic claims.
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10'A great ball from Rakitic finds Vrsaljko on the overlap down the right but his first-time pull-back for Rebic is cleared away before it can reach its intended target. Croatia certainly looking bright early on here.
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9'Tagliafico rakes Mandzukic down the ankle and foot, but he's back on his feet and will be fine to continue. We could be in for a phsycal battle between the Croatian striker and the Argentina back three.
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7'Mandzukic catches Otamendi, who obviously makes a massive meal of it. The Uzbekistani referee keeps his cards in his pocket though.
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6'Modric's corner is cleared at the second attempt, already signs that Croatia could cause the 'Albiceleste' problems tonight.
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5'CHANCE! A piece of patient play from Croatia ends with Perisic finding space in behind down the left but his attempt to find the far corner left-footed is tipped away for a corner by Willy Caballero.
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2'Salvio looks to get in down the right but he can't bring the ball under his spell and it rolls behind for a goal kick.
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1'Croatia get us underway here!
Start of match
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PRVWThe players make their way out onto the pitch and it's time for the anthems!
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PRVWA good atmosphere is building here as we close in on kick-off:
June 21, 2018
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PRVWAnything but a win for Argentina tonight and they could be in major trouble of not making the knockout stages. It really is a crunch clash this one.
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PRVWLionel Messi has a point to prove tonight after missing that penalty against Iceland and he's looking relaxed as the two sides go through their pre-match preparations.
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PRVWWarm-ups are already underway here as we edge towards what should be a spectacular game!
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PRVWJust the one change for Croatia, with an extra man being included in midfield as Marcelo Brozovic comes in for Andrej Kramaric.
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PRVWCroatia: Subasic; Vrsaljko, Vida, Lovren, Strinic; Brozovic, Modric, Rakitic; Perisic, Mandzukic, Rebic.
June 21, 2018
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PRVWSo, no Cristian Pavon in the end but a fair few changes for Argentina. Macros Acuña, Gabriel Mercado and Enzo Perez all come into the side at the expense of Marcos Rojo, Ever Banega and Angel Di Maria as Jorge Sampaoli names an intruiging 3-4-3 system.
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PRVWArgentina: Caballero; Mercado, Otamendi, Tagliafico; Salvio, Mascherano, Perez, Acuña; Meza, Aguero, Messi.
June 21, 2018
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PRVWA sneak peek minside the Croatia dressing room:
June 21, 2018
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PRVWArgentina boss Jorge Sampaoli on Messi' penalty miss against Iceland: "Leo shouldn't shoulder all the responsibility. We're talking about a World Cup that involves millions of people. We can all miss a penalty. We have an entire squad here and we need to bind ourselves together through good and bad. Sometimes, football gives you these unpleasant surprises. It's what I always say: when you score in the Argentina shirt, we all take credit, but when Argentina lose, it's all Leo's fault."
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PRVWCroatia boss Zlatko Dalic on stopping Messi: "Messi is the best in the world and no single player can stop him. Our game can stop him. We have to cut him off from passes. But Argentina are not just Messi. They have plenty of good players and we shouldn't fall into this trap of focusing just on Messi."
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PRVWCroatia have lost all four of their World Cup group games against South American opposition.
June 21, 2018
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PRVWArgentina have won two of the four previous meetings between the two sides (W2, D1, L1).
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PRVWJorge Sampaoli is expected to make a host of changes for this one following that frustration against Peru, with Boca Juniors winger Cristian Pavon among those tipped to start.
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PRVWThe one question that remains for Dalic is whether to deploy a more defensive set up against Jorge Sampaoli's side, perhaps including Mateo Kovacic in midfield alongside Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic in place of former Leicester man Andrej Kramaric.
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PRVWCroatia lost Nikola Kalinic earlier this week after he refused to come on in the win over Nigeria, citing a back injury, with Zlatko Dalic opting to send him home to recover.
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PRVWWhilst Croatia weren't exactly swashbuckling in their win over Nigeria, they did look in contorl of the game throughout and one look at their squad shows that this will be no walk in the park for the 'Albiceleste'.
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PRVWCroatia go into this one top of the tree following their win over Nigeria first up, whilst Argentina were frustratingly held to a 1-1 draw by a dogged Iceland side in their first World Cup game.
June 16, 2018
Pre-match
21 June 2018, 20:00
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov
Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod
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PRVWHello and welcome to our coverage what could be a vital game in the race to finish top of Group D!