Croatia 3 vs. Argentina 0 in the 2018 World Cup
Information about the 1st Round Group D game played in the 2018 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Argentina and Croatia with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.
Game played in the 2018 World Cup, 1st Round Group D
Date: Thursday, June 21, 2018
Game Data:
Players
 Argentina |
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| Pos | Je | Player | ||
| Starters | ||||
| GK | 23. | |
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| DF | 2. | |
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| DF | 3. | |
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| DF | 8. | |
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| DF | 17. | |
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| DF | 18. |
56'
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| MF | 13. | |
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| MF | 14. | |
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| MF | 15. |
68'
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| FW | 10. |
Lionel Messi
(C)
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| FW | 19. |
54'
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| Entered | ||||
| MF | 22. |
56'
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| FW | 9. |
54'
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| FW | 21. |
68'
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| Other Reserves | ||||
| GK | 1. | |
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| GK | 12. | |
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| DF | 4. | |
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| DF | 6. | |
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| DF | 16. | |
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| MF | 5. | |
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| MF | 7. | |
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| MF | 11. | |
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| MF | 20. | |
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| Coach: Jorge Sampaoli | ||||
 Croatia |
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| Pos | Je | Player | |
| Starters | |||
| GK | 23. | |
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| DF | 2. | |
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| DF | 3. | |
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| DF | 6. | |
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| DF | 21. | |
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| MF | 7. |  |
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| MF | 10. |
Luka Modric
(C)
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| MF | 11. | |
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| FW | 4. |
82'
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| FW | 17. |
90+3'
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| FW | 18. |
57'
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| Entered | |||
| DF | 5. |
90+3'
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| MF | 8. |
82'
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| FW | 9. |
57'
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| Other Reserves | |||
| GK | 1. | |
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| GK | 12. | |
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| DF | 13. | |
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| DF | 15. | |
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| DF | 22. | |
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| MF | 14. | |
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| MF | 19. | |
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| FW | 20. | |
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| Not Available | |||
| FW | 16. |
Nikola Kalinić
(absent)
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| Coach: Zlatko Dalic | |||
Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time
Cards
National Team |
Player |
Card and Minutes |
| Croatia
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Ante Rebic | 39' yellow card |
| Argentina
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Gabriel Mercado | 51' yellow card |
| Croatia
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Mario Mandzukic | 58' yellow card |
| Croatia
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Sime Vrsaljko | 67' yellow card |
| Argentina
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Nicolas Otamendi | 85' yellow card |
| Argentina
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Marcos Acuña | 87' yellow card |
| Croatia
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Vedran Corluka | 90'+4' yellow card |
Substitutions
| Argentina |
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Minute
54
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Gonzalo Higuain | replaced |
Sergio Agüero | ||
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Minute
56
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Cristian Pavón | replaced |
Eduardo Salvio | ||
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Minute
68
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Paulo Dybala | replaced |
Enzo Pérez | ||
| Croatia |
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Minute
57
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Andrej Kramarić | replaced |
Ante Rebic | ||
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Minute
82
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Mateo Kovacic | replaced |
Ivan Perisic | ||
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Minute
90+3
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Vedran Corluka | replaced |
Mario Mandzukic | ||