Messi Seeks Redemption
FIFA World Cup 2018 Argentina v Croatia THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2018 Group D, June 21 Nizhny Novgorod Stadium 23 FIFA World Cup 2018 Argentina v Croatia LIONEL Group D, June 21 PREVIEW MESSI Nizhny Novgorod Stadium ARGENTINA FORWARD • AGE 30 LIONEL Widely regardedMessi as a seeksFIFA World Cup 2018 redemptionFIFA World Cup 2018 Argentina v Croatia Argentina v Croatia football genius. Yet the Group D, June 21 Group D, June 21 MESSI Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Nizhny Novgorod Stadium 5-times Ballon d’Or winner is short on glory with Argentina ARGENTINA 5 Argentina5 FIFAFIFA rank 20Croatia 20 FORWARD • AGE 30 5 FIFA rank 20 5 FIFA rank 20 POSITION ARG 1-1 ISL Match 1 CRO 2-0 NGR ARG 1-1 ISL Match 1 CRO 2-0 NGR ARG 1-1 ISL Match 1 CRO 2-0 NGR HEAD-TO-HEAD HEAD-TO-HEAD Widely regarded as a Possible line-ups:Argentina 2 Caballero;ARGCroatia 1 1-1 ISL Match 1 CRO 2-0 NGRPossibleArgentina 2 line-ups:Croatia 1 Subasic; Vrsaljko, Lovren, Vida, Barcelona HEAD-TO-HEAD Spainfootball genius. Yet the Mercado, Otamendi, Tagliafico; Strinic; Rakitic, Badelj; Brozovic, Modric, Perisic; Recent Recent 5-times Ballon d’Or winner is Salvio, Mascherano,meetings Meza,Draws Acuna; 1 Argentina 2 Croatia 1 Mandzukicmeetings . Draws 1 1.69 m / 72 kg 2014 Argentina 2-1 Croatia 2014 Argentina 2-1 Croatia short on glory with Argentina Messi, Aguero,2006 Pavon.Croatia 3-2 Argentina 2006 Croatia 3-2 Argentina Right foot WORLD CUP RECORD HEAD-TO-HEAD WORLD CUP RECORD 42 Wins 8 42 Wins 8 15 Draws 2 15 Draws 2 POSITIONLeft foot 2 21 Losses 7 21 Losses 7 1.69 Goals for* 1.35 1.69 Goals for* 1.35 1.09 Goals against* 1.00 1.09 Goals against* 1.00 Argentina*Per match ©have GRAPHIC NEWS one Croatia’s*Per match © GRAPHIC NEWS Zlatko Dalic presides over a Barcelona Argentina 2 Croatia 1 LIONEL32 Spain of the most fearsome at- hugely talented squad but also one of the GOALS FOR HIS CLUB (2017-18)tacks in the world but so oldest in the tournament.
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