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Croatia Saturday, 16. June 2018
20:00 Clock 		Nigeria
2:0
goals
1 : 0 Peter Etebo 32. / own goal
2 : 0 Luka Modrić 71. / penalty

23 Danijel Subašić
2 Šime Vrsaljko
3 Ivan Strinić
6 Dejan Lovren
21 Domagoj Vida
4 Ivan Perišić
7 Ivan Rakitić yellow 30'
10 Luka Modrić
9 Andrej Kramarić 60'
17 Mario Mandžukić 86'
18 Ante Rebić 78'
Substitutes
8 Mateo Kovačić 78'
11 Marcelo Brozović yellow 89' 60'
20 Marko Pjaca 86'
1 Dominik Livaković
12 Lovre Kalinić
5 Vedran Ćorluka
13 Tin Jedvaj
15 Duje Ćaleta-Car
22 Josip Pivarić
14 Filip Bradarić
19 Milan Badelj
16 Nikola Kalinić
23 Francis Uzoho
2 Brian Idowu
5 William Troost-Ekong yellow 70'
6 Leon Balogun
4 Wilfred Ndidi
8 Peter Etebo
10 John Mikel Obi 88'
12 Abdullahi Shehu
9 Odion Ighalo 73'
11 Victor Moses
18 Alex Iwobi 62'
Substitutes
7 Ahmed Musa 62'
13 Simy Nwankwo 88'
14 Kelechi Iheanacho 73'
1 Ikechukwu Ezenwa
16 Daniel Akpeyi
3 Elderson Echiéjilé
20 Chidozie Awaziem
21 Tyronne Ebuehi
22 Kenneth Omeruo
15 Joel Obi
17 Ogenyi Onazi
19 John Ogu

Manager: Zlatko Dalić

Ass. Manager: Ivica Olić

Ass. Manager: Dražen Ladić

Manager: Gernot Rohr

Ass. Manager: Salisu Yusuf


Arena Baltika (Kaliningrad / Russia)
31.136
Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)
Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil)

Reports

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Lionel Messi's bid for World Cup redemption begins Saturday when he leads Argentina against an unfancied Iceland side intent on springing a surprise in their first appearance on football's biggest stage....
Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel says the youngest squad at the World Cup must keep their nerves in check and shoulder their nation's expectations when they play Croatia on Saturday....