Croatia 2 vs. Nigeria 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 Nigeria 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: Saturday, June 16, 2018
Game Data:
Players
 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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| FW | 4. | |
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| FW | 9. |
60'
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| FW | 17. |
86'
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| FW | 18. |
78'
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| Entered | ||||
| MF | 8. |
78'
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| MF | 11. |
60'
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| FW | 20. |
86'
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| Other Reserves | ||||
| GK | 1. | |
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| GK | 12. | |
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| DF | 5. | |
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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 | 16. | |
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| Coach: Zlatko Dalic | ||||
 Nigeria |
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| Pos | Je | Player | |
| Starters | |||
| GK | 23. | |
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| DF | 2. | |
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| DF | 5. | |
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| DF | 6. | |
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| DF | 12. | |
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| MF | 4. | |
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| MF | 8. | (
) |
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| MF | 10. |
John Obi Mikel
(C)
88'
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| FW | 9. |
72'
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| FW | 11. | |
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| FW | 18. |
62'
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| Entered | |||
| FW | 7. |
62'
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| FW | 13. |
88'
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| FW | 14. |
72'
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| Other Reserves | |||
| GK | 1. | |
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| GK | 16. | |
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| DF | 3. | |
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| DF | 20. | |
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| DF | 21. | |
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| DF | 22. | |
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| MF | 15. | |
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| MF | 17. | |
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| MF | 19. | |
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| Coach: Gernot Rohr | |||
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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Ivan Rakitic | 30' yellow card |
| Nigeria
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William Troost-Ekong | 70' yellow card |
| Croatia
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Marcelo Brozovic | 89' yellow card |
Substitutions
| Croatia |
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Minute
60
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Marcelo Brozovic | replaced |
Andrej Kramarić | ||
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Minute
78
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Mateo Kovacic | replaced |
Ante Rebic | ||
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Minute
86
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Marko Pjaca | replaced |
Mario Mandzukic | ||
| Nigeria |
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Minute
62
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Ahmed Musa | replaced |
Alex Iwobi | ||
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Minute
72
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Kelechi Iheanacho | replaced |
Odion Ighalo | ||
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Minute
88
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Simeon Nwankwo | replaced |
John Obi Mikel | ||