Croatia vs Nigeria, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE
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Match Details
- Referee Hernan Maidana
- Referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio
- Referee Emerson Augusto De Carvalho
- Referee Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse
- Referee Daniele Orsato
- Referee Antonio Mateu
- Referee Pau Cebrian
- Referee Artur Soares Dias
- Referee Sandro Ricci
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' 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.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 25' 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.
- 30' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ivan Rakitic.
- 32' Goal! Oghenekaro Etebo scores his 5 goal in 371 matches.
- 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 42' It’s high time Zlatko Dalic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 47' Ante Rebic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 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 Kelechi Iheanacho suffering a number of foals already.
- 57' 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.
- 60' Croatia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marcelo Brozovic is hanging Andrej Kramaric on the field on 60 minute.
- 62' Another substitution for Nigeria to replace Alex Iwobi by Ahmed Musa on 62 minute.
- 67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Croatia that had 165 games and scored 38 goals.
- 70' Nigeria player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 71' What a strike from Luka Modric! The score is 1-1.
- 72' Nigeria manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kelechi Iheanacho is hanging Odion Ighalo on the field on 72 minute.
- 77' Nigeria seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 78' Mateo Kovacic is replacing Ante Rebic for the Croatia side.
- 83' 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.
- 86' Marko Pjaca has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mario Mandzukic on 86 minute.
- 88' Time for substitution for Nigeria. John Obi Mikel is replaced by Simeon Nwankwo.
- 89' Croatia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.
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Croatia
Starting XI- 6
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Ante Rebic ↓ Mateo Kovacic 78'
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Mario Mandzukic ↓ Marko Pjaca 86'
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Bench-
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Mateo Kovacic ↑ 78'
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Marcelo Brozovic ↑ 60'
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Marko Pjaca ↑ 86'
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Coach Zlatko DalicNigeria
Starting XI- 23
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- 5
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- 12
- 10
- 11
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18
Alex Iwobi ↓ Ahmed Musa 62'
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- 8
- 9
Bench- 22
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- 3
- 16
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Ahmed Musa ↑ 62'
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Simeon Nwankwo ↑ 88'
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Kelechi Iheanacho ↑ 72'
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Coach Gernot Rohr -
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