ARGENTINA VS CROATIA: TV CHANNEL, LIVE STREAM, SQUAD NEWS & PREVIEW
Argentina faces Croatia on Thursday in Nizhny Novgorod with first place in Group D up for grabs ahead of Iceland and Nigeria on Friday. It’s an early, massive match at the World Cup. Croatia is coming off a 2-0 win over Nigeria while Argentina couldn’t find its scoring boots in a 1-1 draw with Iceland.
Expect Croatia to stick with a similar lineup to the first match, though it may field a more defensive-oriented lineup with with Mateo Kovacic in the middle. As for Argentina, the squad should look much different. In training, Jorge Sampaoli has replaced Angel Di Maria with Cristian Pavon, Marcos Acuna could join the lineup and it looks like the team won’t go with a defensive midfield duo. It could be Enzo Perez or Maxi Meza to add a tad more balance in the midfield.
Three huge points are at stake and the pressure is on the South Americans. A win for Croatia would practically mean it would advance to the knockout stage.
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Prediction
Argentina finds its form in attack and gets a much-needed three points with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Pavon scoring. Argentina 2, Croatia 1.
Argentina vs. Croatia score, live updates.
Jorge Sampaoli’s side have a point on the board but will need much more in their second game if they are to have a chance of getting out of the group
Argentina will hope to get their first win in the 2018 World Cup when they take on Group D rivals Croatia at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Thursday.
The Albiceleste were left feeling deflated after being held to a 1-1 draw against Iceland in their opening game and they will be desperate to bounce back with a win over a team that already has three points on the board.
Those points were secured by the Croatians following a 2-0 win over Nigeria, but they will encounter a wholly different challenge when they come up against Lionel Messi and Co.
