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CROATIA vs. NIGERIA
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

📍 Rostec Arena

⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
CROATIA
2 – 0
NIGERIA
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 30' 🟨 Ivan Rakitić
  • 32' • Peter Etebo
  • 60' •
  • 62' •
  • 70' 🟨 William Troost-Ekong
  • 71' • Luka Modric
  • 72' •
  • 78' •
  • 86' •
  • 88' •
  • 89' 🟨 Marcelo Brozovic
▶ MATCH STATS
CRO 53% POSSESSION 47% NGA
CRO 11 SHOTS 14 NGA
CRO 2 SHOTS ON TARGET 2 NGA
CRO 20 FOULS 16 NGA
CRO 2 SAVES 1 NGA
CRO 0 RED CARDS 0 NGA
▶ LINE-UPS
CROATIA
STARTING XI
  1. GKDanijel Subasic
  2. DFDomagoj Vida
  3. DFDejan Lovren
  4. DFIvan Strinic
  5. DFSime Vrsaljko
  6. MFAndrej Kramaric
  7. MFLuka Modric
  8. MFIvan Rakitić🟨
  9. FWMario Mandzukic
  10. MFAnte Rebic
  11. MFIvan Perisic
SUBSTITUTES
  • Marko Pjaca▲ 86'
  • Marcelo Brozovic▲ 60'🟨
  • Mateo Kovacic▲ 78'
NIGERIA
STARTING XI
  1. GKFrancis Uzoho
  2. DFLeon Balogun
  3. DFWilliam Troost-Ekong🟨
  4. DFBrian Idowu
  5. DFAbdullahi Shehu
  6. MFJohn Obi Mikel
  7. MFPeter Etebo
  8. MFWilfred Ndidi
  9. FWOdion Ighalo
  10. MFVictor Moses
  11. MFAlex Iwobi
SUBSTITUTES
  • Simy▲ 88'
  • Kelechi Iheanacho▲ 72'
  • Ahmed Musa▲ 62'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

CROATIA
The Blazers (Vatreni)
EST. 1912
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›
VS
NIGERIA
The Super Eagles
EST. 1945

📊 PIXEL STAT CHARTS

▶ CROATIA
▶ NIGERIA
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