La Albiceleste are on the brink of elimination after just two games and must beat Nigeria to progress to the knockout stages
Jaws dropped when Willy Caballero gifted Ante Rebic a free shot at goal as Argentina faced Croatia at the World Cup. It took 53 minutes for the deadlock to be broken, but the South American side paid for their slapdash defending as Rebic’s strike rippled the net.
From there it was all Zlatko Dalic’s side, with Luka Modric thumping home a thunderous strike to make it two before Ivan Rakitic coolly slotted home to put the result beyond doubt. But for all of Argentina’s faults fans do not want to see one of the greatest footballers of all time in Lionel Messi heading home so soon.
So what needs to happen for Argentina to progress?
Well, there are a couple of different scenarios:
- Argentina beat Nigeria
Croatia beat or draw with Iceland - Argentina beat Nigeria
Iceland beat Croatia
Argentina better Iceland’s result by two clear goals.
In short, if Argentina fail to beat Nigeria they will crash out of the World Cup.