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Modric scores as Croatia maul Argentina to qualify for knockout stage

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Argentina could crash out of the World Cup in the group stage after a humiliating 3-0 defeat to a Croatia side that soars into the last 16. A sensational display by Croatia mauled Argentina as Lionel Messi misfires.

Luka Modric  and Ivan Rakitic scored to leave La Albiceleste’s World Cup dream hanging by the thinnest of threads.

Messi and Argentina had endured a difficult start to the tournament, being held to a draw against Iceland in their opening game at Otkritie Arena in Moscow, in which captain Messi missed a penalty during a 1-1 draw.

In Nizhny Novgorod, just 4 hours by train from Russia’s capital, it was Croatia who started the brightest, perhaps buoyed by the knowledge that the South Americans could become frustrated if faced with the same tactical rigidity employed by ‘The Vikings’.

But Croatia, drawing on the attacking flair available to them in their ranks, were much more fluid going forward; Chelsea’s Mario Pasalic twice went close and as did Mario Mandzukic before Argentina had a chance to get into their natural groove.

 

Anthony Nlebem reporting from Saint Petersburg/Russia

The post Modric scores as Croatia maul Argentina to qualify for knockout stage appeared first on BusinessDay : News you can trust.

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