Argentina had to swallow the bitter pill in the second match of the group stage of the 2018 World Cup. Facing Croatia, they submitted with a score of 0-3.
Playing at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Thursday, June 21, 2018, or early Friday morning Indonesia time, both teams played a draw in the first round. There are several opportunities born, but none of them are fruitful goals.
At the start of the second half, Croatia made a surprise. They can break the deadlock in minute 53. Ante Rebic listed his name on the scoreboard and brought his team winning 1-0.
Left behind, Argentina immediately changed tactics. They include more attackers, including Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain.
Unfortunately, Argentina's game after that even more messy. They lose direction because of panic.
The situation is then able to be exploited by Croatia. Although still lost in the domination of control of the ball, but they can appear more effective.
In the 80th minute, Croatia doubled the lead. Luka Modric made a pretty goal with a hard kick from outside the penalty box.
It's unfortunate the fate of Argentina. In injury time, 90 + 2, they were again burglarized. Turn Ivan Rakitic who easily scored Croatia's third goal at once ended the match with a 3-0 victory.
Additional three points make Croatia ensure titek to the round of 16 large. They are now topping Group D with six points.
While Argentina is still in the top three with a collection of one point. But their move to qualify for the next round is threatened because it must win in the last fight against Nigeria.
