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The Best Bets: Finding the juiciest odds for Group D’s final games

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The Best Bets: Finding the juiciest odds for Group D’s final games The old saying goes that you are only as good as your last performance. If that is true, then Argentina may as well pack their bags now and return to South America. Jorge Sampaoli’s side are bottom of Group D after being thrashed 3-0 by Croatia and are on the brink of elimination from the 2018...

World Cup warm-up: The permutations ahead of Group D’s conclusion on Tuesday

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World Cup warm-up: The permutations ahead of Group D’s conclusion on Tuesday Group D at the 2018 World Cup has arguably thrown up the biggest surprises. Argentina are on the brink of crashing out at the group stages for the first time since 2002 but were thrown a lifeline after Nigeria stunned Iceland. Croatia are the only side from the group that have already qualified for ...

World Cup Scout: Youngster Pavon out to fire Argentina to win

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World Cup Scout: Youngster Pavon out to fire Argentina to win With Argentina expected to move to a three-man defence to afford greater attacking flexibility against Croatia, one of those expected to benefit is youngster Cristian Pavon. The attacker was excellent for Boca Juniors last season, registering more assists (11) than any other Superliga player as the ...

The Best Bet - Croatia to beat Argentina tonight

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The Best Bet - Croatia to beat Argentina tonight Croatia hardly set the world alight with their 2-0 win over Nigeria at the weekend, but it was a routine win over their Group D counterparts. After Argentina’s 1-1 draw with Iceland earlier in the day, Croatia hold all in their cards in their quest to secure a spot in the next round of the Wor...

World Cup Warm Up: Argentina vs Croatia - Sampaoli’s important throw of the dice

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World Cup Warm Up: Argentina vs Croatia - Sampaoli’s important throw of the dice Argentina’s struggles against Iceland was through every fault of their own. Lionel Messi, rightly the star man for La Albiceleste, earned a better WhoScored.com rating (7.69) than any other Argentina player in the 1-1 draw with their European counterparts, with striker Sergio Aguero perhaps th...

World Cup Scout: Croatia vs Nigeria - Will Manchester United rue not moving for defensive target

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World Cup Scout: Croatia vs Nigeria - Will Manchester United rue not moving for defensive target Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has made signing long-term replacements for Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young a priority since last season. The Premier League giants have been linked with a variety of defenders in that time, including versatile Croatian Sime Vrsaljko. The 26-year-old, who is...

The Best Bet: How to more than quadruple your money in Croatia vs Nigeria

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The Best Bet: How to more than quadruple your money in Croatia vs Nigeria Croatia have qualified for four of the last five World Cup finals but have only progressed from the group stage on one occasion. With all of the immense talent they have developed, it’s fair to say they have underachieved on the biggest stage in football. With the likes of Ivan Perisic, Luka M...

World Cup warm up: Underachievers Croatia to get back on track against Nigeria

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World Cup warm up: Underachievers Croatia to get back on track against Nigeria For all of the talent Croatia have developed over the years, it’s a surprise that the European outfit have not made it out of the group stages of a World Cup since reaching the last four of France 98. The European outfit have only won two of the subsequent nine matches they have played since b...

World Cup Countdown: The ones to watch for Croatia

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World Cup Countdown: The ones to watch for Croatia As the World Cup edges closer, we continue our run down of all 32 competing nations in Russia. After kicking off Group D with a preview of Argentina, it’s time to return to Europe and examine Croatia’s chances this summer.Croatia finished second in their qualification group and overcame ...

2018 World Cup Group D: Nigeria face familiar foes in Argentina

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2018 World Cup Group D: Nigeria face familiar foes in Argentina Argentina were handed a relatively easy draw in Russia next summer, with La Albiceleste facing off against Croatia, Iceland and Nigeria in Group D.ArgentinaIt took a 3-1 win over Ecuador back in October for Argentina to secure their spot at the World Cup, with La Albiceleste falling well short of ex...