Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel does not want Croatia to rest their key players in Tuesday’s final Group D match with Iceland after they sealed their spot in the next round with a comprehensive win over Argentina. Croatia manager Zlatko Dalic confirmed that he will rest players against Iceland and there is talk that ten changes will be made to the starting lineup that faced Argentina.
”I don’t think it’s the best thing to do. This is a massive tournament – you can’t rest people and give others a chance of qualification,” Mikel told reporters after the Super Eagles win against Iceland.
“They should be professional and play their best team. This is such a big stage that you can’t rest players just to help other teams to qualify.”
Nigeria can qualify for the last sixteen if they beat Argentina or if the game ends in a draw and Iceland fail to beat Croatia.