FIFA World Cup

FT Thursday, June 21, 2018
Croatia LWLWW 3
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Argentina LWLWD 0
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Sovcombank Arena · FOX

Match Report

Messi, Argentina beaten 3-0 at World Cup, Croatia advances

Lionel Messi and his Argentina teammates are on the verge of World Cup elimination. Croatia is moving on.

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Team Stats

23
Fouls
15
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
2
42
Possession
58
15
SHOTS
10
5
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
277
Accurate Passes
398
367
Passes
500
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
1
9
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.1
56
Long Balls
65
22
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
4
8
Effective Tackles
9
13
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
16
Interceptions
12
23
Effective Clearances
19
23
Clearances
19

Head to Head

ARG leads series 2-1

Lineups

ARG · 3-4-2-1

  1. 23Wilfredo CaballeroG
  2. 17Nicolás OtamendiCD
  3. 3Nicolás TagliaficoCD-L
  4. 2Gabriel MercadoCD-R
  5. 14Javier MascheranoCM-L
  6. 15Enzo PérezCM-R
  7. 8Marcos AcuñaLM
  8. 18Eduardo SalvioRM
  9. 19Sergio AgüeroF
  10. 13Maximiliano MezaCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

CRO · 4-1-4-1

  1. 23Danijel SubasicG
  2. 21Domagoj VidaCD-L
  3. 6Dejan LovrenCD-R
  4. 11Marcelo BrozovicDM
  5. 3Ivan StrinicLB
  6. 2Sime VrsaljkoRB
  7. 7Ivan RakitićCM-L
  8. 10Luka ModricCM-R
  9. 4Ivan PerisicLM
  10. 18Ante RebicRM
  11. 17Mario MandzukicF

Timeline

  1. 39' Ante Rebic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 51' Gabriel Mercado (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 53' Goal! Argentina 0, Croatia 1. Ante Rebic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  4. 54' Substitution, Argentina. Gonzalo Higuaín replaces Sergio Agüero.
  5. 56' Substitution, Argentina. Cristian Pavón replaces Eduardo Salvio.
  6. 57' Substitution, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric replaces Ante Rebic because of an injury.
  7. 58' Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 67' Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 68' Substitution, Argentina. Paulo Dybala replaces Enzo Pérez.
  10. 80' Goal! Argentina 0, Croatia 2. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
  11. 82' Substitution, Croatia. Mateo Kovacic replaces Ivan Perisic.
  12. 85' Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 87' Marcos Acuña (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+1' Goal! Argentina 0, Croatia 3. Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic following a fast break.
  15. 90'+2' Substitution, Croatia. Vedran Corluka replaces Mario Mandzukic.
  16. 90'+4' Vedran Corluka (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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