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Argentina 0–3 Croatia

Thursday 21 Jun 2018 · Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (neutral)

Argentina0–3Croatia

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Rebic Modric Rakitić

53′0–1Ante Rebic Croatia
80′0–2Luka Modric Croatia
90′0–3Ivan Rakitić Croatia

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Argentina

Came on

9Gonzalo HiguaínFW↑54′
22Cristian PavónMF↑56′
21Paulo DybalaFW↑68′

Croatia

Came on

9Andrej KramaricFW↑57′
8Mateo KovacicMF↑82′
5Vedran CorlukaDF↑90′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Argentina: 2025 → 1958
Croatia: 1924 → 1991

Expected score for Argentina: 64.1% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 6, 1994–2022.

Argentina wins: 3
Draws: 1
Croatia wins: 2

Form either side

Argentina

Before

2–4 v Nigeria 14 Nov 2017 · Friendly
2–0 v Italy 23 Mar 2018 · Friendly
1–6 v Spain 27 Mar 2018 · Friendly
4–0 v Haiti 29 May 2018 · Friendly
1–1 v Iceland 16 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

After

2–1 v Nigeria 26 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
3–4 v France 30 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
3–0 v Guatemala 7 Sep 2018 · Friendly
0–0 v Colombia 11 Sep 2018 · Friendly
4–0 v Iraq 11 Oct 2018 · Friendly

Croatia

Before

0–2 v Peru 23 Mar 2018 · Friendly
1–0 v Mexico 27 Mar 2018 · Friendly
0–2 v Brazil 3 Jun 2018 · Friendly
2–1 v Senegal 8 Jun 2018 · Friendly
2–0 v Nigeria 16 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

After

2–1 v Iceland 26 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
1–1 v Denmark 1 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–2 v Russia 7 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–1 v England 11 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–4 v France 15 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

Group D

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Croatia	3	3	0	0	+6	9
2Argentina	3	1	1	1	-2	4
3Nigeria	3	1	0	2	-1	3
4Iceland	3	0	1	2	-3	1

Road through the tournament

Argentina

1–1 v Iceland Group stage
0–3 v Croatia Group stage
2–1 v Nigeria Group stage
3–4 v France Round of 16

Croatia

2–0 v Nigeria Group stage
3–0 v Argentina Group stage
2–1 v Iceland Group stage
1–1 v Denmark Round of 16
2–2 v Russia Quarter-final
2–1 v England Semi-final
2–4 v France Final

Every Argentina v Croatia match6

From Argentina's side.


13 Dec 2022	Croatia	3–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2022	Semi-final
21 Jun 2018	Croatia	0–3	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2018	Group stage
12 Nov 2014	Croatia	2–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
1 Mar 2006	Croatia	2–3	Neutral	Friendly	—
26 Jun 1998	Croatia	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1998	Group stage
4 Jun 1994	Croatia	0–0	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul