World Cup 2018: Group D [Croatia and Argentina advance] Discussion Thread

[Calderyon]

https://i.imgur.com/WSaNkKs.png

Matches:

16th June 2018

2 PM Argentina vs Iceland [1] - [1]
8 PM Croatia vs Nigeria [2] - [0]

21st June 2018

7 PM Argentina vs Croatia [0] - [3]

22nd June 2018

4 PM Nigeria vs Iceland [2] - [0]

26th June 2018

7 PM Nigeria vs Argentina [1] - [2]
7 PM Iceland vs Croatia [1] - [2]


Group D standings:

Croatia 3 3 0 0 7-1 9
Argentina 3 1 1 1 3-5 4
Nigeria 3 1 0 2 3-4 3
Iceland 3 0 1 2 2-5 1

[Nicky91]

come on Iceland, Croatia, Nigeria, knock out that pathetic team of Argentina pls


do the lords work guys, it would be injustice if Argentina makes it through to next round

[Calderyon]

Argentina will probably run with this group getting either 8 or 9 points. Croatia will probably finish second since they have a fairly good team and experience. Iceland will fight and never give up, but in the end the difference between talent is too high and they will fall in to third place with a win against Nigeria as their merit. Nigeria will lose all of their matches and finish 4th.

[Shaun]

Come on Iceland, cause an upset :clap1: Hope this group is as open as it looks on paper, all four teams could feasibly qualify for the knockouts.

[Nicky91]

i'm saying Argentina to win this match easily, even without Messi playing great, they still have plenty of other good players

[Denver]

Disgusting

[Nicky91]

Aguero 1-0 :clap1: :clap1: :clap1:

[Denver]

Yesss Iceland

[Shaun]

Game on!!!

[Nicky91]

:fan: Iceland scoring on a world cup

[Nicky91]

come on Argentina save football and win this match

[Nicky91]

but Iceland will of course win it, and finish 1st in the group with 9 points :sad: :oh: :rolleyes:

[Shaun]

:shocked: Messi scuffs a penalty

[Denver]

I adore Iceland so much they have one of the best team spirits around

[Nicky91]

Messi :eek: how, omg i am shocked a worldclass footballer missing a penalty :shocked:

[Niamh.]

Come on Iceland!

[JerseyWins]

Let's get it Croatia, start it with a romping of Nigeria! :dance:

[Denver]

Get it Iceland

[bots]

great result for iceland

[JerseyWins]

Nice Iceland :clap1:

Although that tie might actually be bad for Croatia :worry:

[Vladimir]

Great result for Iceland :love:

Hope our lovely neighbours Croatians do well tonight!

[Crimson Dynamo]

defended like Kings

[Nicky91]

good result for Iceland, but bad result for football in general

[Cherie]

Lol at Messi missing the pen

[Nicky91]

Lol at Messi missing the pen

he's usually weaker at national team, while he's amazing at Barcelona, never misses a penalty there

[Cherie]

he's usually weaker at national team, while he's amazing at Barcelona, never misses a penalty there

It shouldn’t make a difference, one on one with a goakkeeper whatever team you are in

[Brother Leon]

Messi fanboys always talking about “Penaldo” aswell :joker:

[Shaun]

The Nigerian fans :love: hope they don't end up losing all 3 games, they deserve something for the kit alone.

[Mystic Mock]

Well done to Iceland even if it killed my bet.:joker:

And come on Croatia!:dance:

[JerseyWins]

Ahhhhhhh soooo close for Croatia!

Liking Croatia's start here :clap1:

[JerseyWins]

Let's gooooooooooo

[JerseyWins]

We've had so many opportunities to extend this lead it's crazy :worry:

[JerseyWins]

Isn't Nigeria in this practically every time but never get past the group stage? :think: (more or less the same for Croatia though lol)

[michael21]

Messi missing the pen


Mess

[Nicky91]

Croatia :clap1: :clap1:

[Vladimir]

I'm supporting both teams tonight, just hope it'll be a good one!

[MTVN]

Mon the Croats

[Denver]

What a **** goalkeeper

[bots]

Nice one Croatia ... 1-0

[Calderyon]

What a grave mistake from the Argentinian goalie.

1-0 Croatia.

[Alf]

Get Maradona on.

[Cherie]

Croatia :dance:

[bots]

now 2-0 :dance::cheer2::laugh:

[MTVN]

Wonder why the Argies have not played Messi tonight :think:

[bots]

and now a fight .... it just keeps on giving :laugh:

[Niamh.]

Go on Croatia!

[bots]

3-0 :laugh:

[GiRTh]

Messi is no where near the player for Argentina that he is for Barca. I dont care about the stats and how often they win when he plays, with him and without him Argentina are sh*te

[OnikaChrist]

HORRENDOUS match for the Argentina team.

Not even a fan of Croatia and was actually rooting for Argentina, but Croatia deserved it. Argentina played terribly today.

Argentina NEEDS a new coach. Their current coach doesn't have a clue on what he's doing.

Btw, this is Argentina's worst defeat at the World Cup in the group stage in over 60 years.

Wow

[Alf]

Messi is no where near the player for Argentina that he is for Barca. I dont care about the stats and how often they win when he plays, with him and without him Argentina are sh*teArgentina wasn't that great of a team in 86 when they won it, but they had Maradona (the greatest Argentinian football player ever)

[Shaun]

Knew Croatia would edge it but had no idea it would be that easy...

[OnikaChrist]

I'm sorry but Argentina's coach is dumb as FUUCCCK!!!

I'm still screaming at him subbing off Aguero at the 50th minute LMAOOOOO

[GiRTh]

Argentina wasn't that great of a team in 86 when they won it, but they had Maradona (the greatest Argentinian football player ever)Messi is better for Barca than Maradona was for any club but at International level he's no where near. At times he even doesnt look bothered.

[reece(:]

Goodbye at Mercado and that planned trip

[MTVN]

Messi is no where near the player for Argentina that he is for Barca. I dont care about the stats and how often they win when he plays, with him and without him Argentina are sh*te

Agree but still the commentators there go on about how 'sad' it is to see him frustrated and that he's just surrounded by players not at his level as if he's absolved from any responsibility, his performances have also been consistently well under par at international level

[Vladimir]

I'm still screaming at him subbing off Aguero at the 50th minute LMAOOOOO

That was a major mess.

Finally an exciting game with a surprising result!

Caballero :conf: Argentina's defence :conf:

[Alf]

Messi is better for Barca than Maradona was for any club but at International level he's no where near. At times he even doesnt look bothered.Maradona is a God in Naples, 2 Serie A titles with a not so fashionable club like Napoli isn't to be sniffed at, at a time when Serie A was the top league in the World.

[Mystic Mock]

Argentina have joined Germany and Poland in the shock defeat camp.

Argentina managed to make Saudi Arabia against Russia seem semi-credible after that first goal.

[GiRTh]

Maradona is a God in Naples, 2 Serie A titles with a not so fashionable club like Napoli isn't to be sniffed at, at a time when Serie A was the top league in the World.I see the point you make but I dont think its stacks up against over 500 goals for one club. Personally I think Messi at Barca is better than Maradona anywhere but it is surely international level we are discussing and I would argue there is no comparison; Messi doesnt look interested half the time

[GiRTh]

Agree but still the commentators there go on about how 'sad' it is to see him frustrated and that he's just surrounded by players not at his level as if he's absolved from any responsibility, his performances have also been consistently well under par at international levelIts also quite insulting to Aguero and Mascarano to say they are no where near Messi's level IMO

[Mystic Mock]

Agree but still the commentators there go on about how 'sad' it is to see him frustrated and that he's just surrounded by players not at his level as if he's absolved from any responsibility, his performances have also been consistently well under par at international level

It seemed like to me that the Argentina team was trying to get their Manager sacked tonight, and players like Messi being above the Manager unofficially at the team is probably not helping matters.

Imo Messi didn't look like he was gonna score even if the game was carried over to the next day, but because of his brand name, they wouldn't take him off which was a costly move imo.

[Brother Leon]

No sympathy for Messi. The supposed GOAT should lead Aguero,Di Maria,Dybala and Higuain to a World Cup. Never mind a first round exit.

Give CR7 that squad and he wins the lot. Don’t @ me.

[bots]

it's clear that all is not well with the players or the manager. They just never played as a team. I just hope iceland can get a result tomorrow, they deserve to be in the next phase

[Alf]

I see the point you make but I dont think its stacks up against over 500 goals for one club. Personally I think Messi at Barca is better than Maradona anywhere but it is surely international level we are discussing and I would argue there is no comparison; Messi doesnt look interested half the timeTaking all the stats and honours away and just purely based of football ability, Maradona is better.

[Calderyon]

Croatia beats Argentina 3-0 and are through to the knockout round. Wow.

Argentina now has a must win game against Nigeria. And that might still not be enough considering Nigeria and Iceland are yet to play their match between them.

[JerseyWins]

I really wish I could've watched that game but I'm still HYPE about this Croatia win :clap1:

[Nicky91]

good win for Croatia, but just embarrassing this from argentina

[michael21]

Argentina are doom

[Nicky91]

come on Iceland today :cheer: :cheer: Nigeria has no chance at all against the superior firepower from Iceland

[thisisdanny]

I can see there being lots of goals in this game

[Nicky91]

Go Iceland :cheer: :cheer:

[thisisdanny]

I can see there being lots of goals in this game

Wow the game started a lot more exciting

[MTVN]

This game sucks

[Nicky91]

Nigeria 1-0 by Musa :clap1: :clap1: oh they are saving Argentina now

[Nicky91]

Nigeria playing far better than Iceland today :eek:


they are on a mission to save Argentina

[Nicky91]

2-0 by Musa

[Cherie]

:facepalm: Iceland Pen

tough game as I like both teams and supporters :sad:

[Nicky91]

Iceland back to earth from their pink cloud :cheer2:

[Nicky91]

come on Nigeria now only win against that weak Argentina and we're in the next round :love:

[Nicky91]

:cheer2: :cheer2: this result makes me so happy

[Shaun]

Brilliant game :clap1: (well, I only caught the second half)

Fear this sets up a path for Argentina to sneak through, though.

[OnikaChrist]

SO PROUD of Nigeria! Super Eagles for life!!!! :)

One of the announcers said all Nigeria needs to do to go to the next round is to score at least one goal against Argentina in Tuesday, but I don't know if his word is true

I think this could be a huge turn around for Nigeria and they've regained their confidence, especially after their 2-0 defeat to Croatia

[Shaun]

One of the announcers said all Nigeria needs to do to go to the next round is to score at least one goal against Argentina in Tuesday, but I don't know if his word is true

They need to at least draw, and if they do draw & don't win, they need Iceland not to beat Croatia by a handsome margin

[Mystic Mock]

Iceland back to earth from their pink cloud :cheer2:

Iceland are like Birmimgham City FC, they don't like being the favourites to win the game, and that made them lose composure against Nigeria.

Now they're the underdogs again against Croatia, they have beaten them in the past if I'm not mistaken so I see this next game being in their element.

And **** knows what will happen in that Nigeria vs Argentina game.

[Brother Leon]

Get in!!!!!!! Great result.


Have a terrible feeling that Messi will finally show up though and scrape them through. No chance he has 3 **** performances in a row.

[Alf]

Interviewer: "Do you think Brazil's 1970 team can beat today's Argentina?"

Pelé: "Yes."

Interviewer: "By how much?"

Pelé: "1-0"

Interviewer: “That's it?"

Pelé: "Well, most of us are over 75 years old now."

[Nicky91]

come on Nigeria you can do it today :love:

[Alf]

Aguero has been left out of the starting line-up.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Interviewer: "Do you think Brazil's 1970 team can beat today's Argentina?"

Pelé: "Yes."

Interviewer: "By how much?"

Pelé: "1-0"

Interviewer: “That's it?"

Pelé: "Well, most of us are over 75 years old now."

:joker:

[Cherie]

Interviewer: "Do you think Brazil's 1970 team can beat today's Argentina?"

Pelé: "Yes."

Interviewer: "By how much?"

Pelé: "1-0"

Interviewer: “That's it?"

Pelé: "Well, most of us are over 75 years old now."

:laugh:

[Headie]

Fingers crossed for Nigeria to win :fc:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Aguero has been left out of the starting line-up.

That Stavros Flately manager must really hate Aguero?

[Calderyon]

Do or die for Argentina tonight. If they lose or tie, they are out.So they have to win.

[Alf]

Do or die for Argentina tonight. If they lose or tie, they are out.So they have to win.This isn't American football. It's called a draw.

[Calderyon]

It has been called a tie too.

[Calderyon]

Messi!

What a goal.

1-0 Argentina at 14th.

[Headie]

FFS

[Alf]

FFSDon't worry just yet, this Argentina team concede goals.

[MTVN]

Hope Nigeria don't get too deflated by that, Argies still been looking very capable of mistakes

[James]

Iceland have been doing well against Croatia. Still 0-0.

[Vladimir]

Messi :clap1:

Wtf is their coach thinking though, Mess-cherano is playing, while Aguero is on the bench?

[Calderyon]

Penalty kick for Nigeria.

[Calderyon]

Nigeria scorer. 1-1 at 51th minute.

This result puts Argentina out of the knock outs.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Come on u Nigeria

[Headie]

Yassss Nigeria

[Calderyon]

Iceland vs Croatia 0-1 at 58th.

[Cherie]

Nigeria :cheer:

[MTVN]

Mascherano has had an absolute shocker

[Headie]

Iceland have drawn level with Croatia again - both matches 1-1 with 15 mins left to go

Hope it stays this way so Nigeria advance :fc:

[Calderyon]

Penalty for Nigeria again?

[bots]

Nigeria are looking the strongest at the moment

[Calderyon]

No penalty.

[Calderyon]

Argentina are in panic Mode and Nigeria is slightly controlling the game.

[bots]

A sensible ref at last

[Calderyon]

Iceland vs Croatia 1-1 at 86th.

[Calderyon]

Argentina scores!

2-1 at 86th minute.

What a goal again. Great cross leading to a great finish.

[Alf]

Diego giving the one finger salute

[Headie]

Oh ffs

Nigeria </3

[Headie]

Guess I'm rooting for Senegal now

[Denver]

Feel bad for Iceland

[Calderyon]

Guess I'm rooting for Senegal now

What if Colombia knock them out?

[Headie]

What if Colombia knock them out?

Then I'll have to wait until 2022 for an African team to succeed

[GiRTh]

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Legend :clap1:

[MTVN]

1011697531997343745

Legend :clap1:

Embarrassment, clearly off his face

[AnnieK]

Aw, feel so sorry for Nigeria....they deserved the draw at least

[MTVN]

Argentina celebrating like they won the whole tournament scraping second in an average group

[Headie]

Boring group outcomes so far, waiting for some surprises to advance

[Calderyon]

Then I'll have to wait until 2022 for an African team to succeed

To potentially succeed.

They need more defensive aware players, i think. Not just offensively talented.

[bots]

The Nigerian team are young, they will be better in 4 years

[Vladimir]

Argentina finally delivered a semi-decent performance and it paid off. I'm happy for Aguero and Messi but can't see this team making the quarter-finals.

[Beso]

I wouldn't like to be diego's buccal pouch in the morning.

[Brother Leon]

Heartbreaking. Absolutely is.


Very proud of the young team though.

[Jack_]

Boring group outcomes so far, waiting for some surprises to advance

Still fuming at that Swedish player in the Germany match

31 other countries raging at what could've been

[Ross.]

Feel sorry for Nigeria (and Iceland) but delighted for Argentina :clap1:

[Mystic Mock]

Well done to Argentina.

I can't help but feel disappointed that both Iceland and Nigeria failed to qualify with Croatia though, they were exciting teams I feel that actually put their all into the competition rather than being below par for two games and then scrape a win on the third which sounds alot like England's South Africa World Cup form.

[Calderyon]

Argentina vs Nigeria 2-1
Iceland vs Croatia 1-2

Croatia and Argentina advance, Croatia with a clean sweep and Argentina with a win and a tie. Nigeria 3rd, Iceland 4th.

[Alf]

Maradona taken to hospital after the game.

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/diego-maradona-hospital-health-finger-video-argentina-nigeria-world-cup-2018-watch-a8418571.html

[JerseyWins]

Croatia about to make some NOISE in this tournament :dance:

[Calderyon]

Croatia about to make some NOISE in this tournament :dance:

I wouldn´t be surprised if they reached semis after they tear through Denmark.

Morocco match showed that Spain is very vulnerable and not in their best form.

[Vladimir]

Croatia about to make some NOISE in this tournament :dance:

Man, they've improved so much in such a short time. They struggled in the WC qualifications just months ago and now they're turning into dark horses of this cup.

[bots]

The most entertaining part of the match was watching Maradona making a complete fool of himself. He clearly still has issues.

[Mystic Mock]

Croatia about to make some NOISE in this tournament :dance:

They've got to tear through the mighty Denmark yet.

I've got to say that as Denmark are the team that I bet on to win the World Cup as all of the obvious frontrunners were too short in their odds.

[Nicky91]

congrats argentina