Croatia vs Nigeria, World Cup 2018 - as it happened: Luka Modric and Co up and running in Russia
Re-live all the action from the Group D game
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Your support makes all the difference.Nigeria have qualified for five of the last six World Cups, so they are no stranger to competition. However, going against Croatia with players who are playing their first ever World Cup might be tricky.
Despite Croatia squeezing through the playoffs, head coach Zlatko Dalic has some impressive players on his roster, including Real Madrid's Luca Modric.
But Nigeria's 4-0 victory over Cameroon gave them the boost they needed, and with that spirit and a squad counting Alex Iwobi, Victor Moses and Kelechi Iheanacho, the Super Eagles could surprise us all.
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What time is kick-off?
Croatia vs Nigeria kicks off at 8pm BST.
Where can I watch it?
The game will be shown on ITV.
Odds
Croatia: 13/10
Nigeria: 61/20
Draw: 41/20
Prediction
Croatia 1-1 Nigeria. Both teams have brilliant attacking players so the game is bound to be a cracker.
But who do you think will win? Let us know by voting above.
Good evening and welcome to Kaliningrad for The Independent’s live coverage of the Group D encounter between Croatia and Nigeria.
Here's how we analysed Croatia's chances prior to the tournament kicking-off.
The supporters of both countries are taking their seats inside the stadium...
Let's have a closer look at the how the two countries line up at the Kaliningrad Stadium...
Croatia: Subasic, Vrsaljko, Lovren, Vida, Strinic, Rakitic, Modric, Rebic, Kramaric, Perisic, Mandzukic
Subs: Livakovic, L. Kalinic, Corluka, Kovacic, Brozovic, Jedvaj, Bradaric, Caleta-Car, N. Kalinic, Badelj, Pjaca, Pivaric
Nigeria: Francis, Shehu, Ekong, Balogun, Idowu, Ndidi, Etebo, Moses, Mikel, Iwobi, Ighalo
Subs: Ezenwa, Akpeyi, Echiejile, Musa, Nwankwo, Iheanacho, Obi, Onazi, Ogu, Awaziem, Ebuehi, Omeruo
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Real Madrid's Luka Modric is the heartbeat of the Croatia midfield.
I hope you made good use of the hour's break. It's almost time for the World Cup's fourth match of the day. Here come the players...
Please stand for the national anthems.
To be honest, neither are great although they both sound perfectly acceptable when following the White Stripes' Seven Nation Army, which is played for the 227th time this week.
If Nigeria's World Cup kit was the most in demand ahead of this tournament, then the footballing hipsters should check out the tracksuit tops the team is using during the warm-ups. Sheer class.
KICK-OFF: Here we go! Nigeria, in their changed kit of dark green (boo!), get the game underway and win a dangerous free-kick within 14 seconds after Dejan Lovren plunders his way into the back of Odion Ighalo. It's good to know he's capable of such miscalculations at international level too. Still, his Croatia teammates admirably deal with the delivery.
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