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2018 FIFA World Cup Group D

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Group D of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 16 to 26 June 2018.[1] The group consisted of Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, and Nigeria. The top two teams advanced to the round of 16.[2]

Teams

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Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
October 2017[nb 1] June 2018
D1  Argentina 1 CONMEBOL CONMEBOL Round Robin third place 10 October 2017 17th 2014 Winners (1978, 1986) 4
D2  Iceland 3 UEFA UEFA Group I winners 9 October 2017 1st – – 21
D3  Croatia 2 UEFA UEFA Second Round winners 12 November 2017 5th 2014 Third place (1998) 18
D4  Nigeria 4 CAF CAF Third Round Group B winners 7 October 2017 6th 2014 Round of 16 (1994, 1998, 2014) 41
Notes
  1. ↑ The rankings of October 2017 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Argentina 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
3  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Iceland 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group D will advance to play the runners-up of Group C.
  • The runners-up of Group D will advance to play the winners of Group C.

Matches

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All times listed are local time.[1]

Argentina vs Iceland

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The two teams have never played each other before.[3]

Argentina 1–1 Iceland
 Report
Attendance: 44,190[4]
Argentina[5]
Iceland[5]
GK 23 Willy Caballero
RB 18 Eduardo Salvio
CB 17 Nicolás Otamendi
CB 16 Marcos Rojo
LB 3 Nicolás Tagliafico
CM 14 Javier Mascherano
CM 5 Lucas Biglia Substituted off 54'
RW 13 Maximiliano Meza Substituted off 84'
AM 10 Lionel Messi (c)
LW 11 Ángel Di María Substituted off 75'
CF 19 Sergio Agüero
Substitutions:
MF 7 Éver Banega Substituted in 54'
MF 22 Cristian Pavón Substituted in 75'
FW 9 Gonzalo Higuaín Substituted in 84'
Manager:
Jorge Sampaoli
GK 1 Hannes Þór Halldórsson
RB 2 Birkir Már Sævarsson
CB 14 Kári Árnason
CB 6 Ragnar Sigurðsson
LB 18 Hörður Björgvin Magnússon
DM 10 Gylfi Sigurðsson
CM 17 Aron Gunnarsson (c) Substituted off 76'
CM 20 Emil Hallfreðsson
RW 7 Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson Substituted off 63'
LW 8 Birkir Bjarnason
CF 11 Alfreð Finnbogason Substituted off 89'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Rúrik Gíslason Substituted in 63'
DF 23 Ari Freyr Skúlason Substituted in 76'
FW 9 Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson Substituted in 89'
Manager:
Heimir Hallgrímsson

Man of the Match:
Hannes Þór Halldórsson (Iceland)[6]

Assistant referees:[5]
Pawel Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official:
Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Fifth official:
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Video assistant referee:
Mark Geiger (United States)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Gery Vargas (Bolivia)

Croatia vs Nigeria

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Croatia 2–0 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 31,136[7]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Croatia[8]
Nigeria[8]
GK 23 Danijel Subašić
RB 2 Šime Vrsaljko
CB 21 Domagoj Vida
CB 6 Dejan Lovren
LB 3 Ivan Strinić
CM 7 Ivan Rakitić Yellow card 30'
CM 10 Santhosh Modric (c)
RW 18 Ante Rebić Substituted off 78'
AM 9 Andrej Kramarić Substituted off 60'
LW 4 Ivan Perišić
CF 17 Mario Mandžukić Substituted off 86'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Marcelo Brozović Yellow card 89' Substituted in 60'
MF 8 Mateo Kovačić Substituted in 78'
FW 20 Marko Pjaca Substituted in 86'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić
GK 23 Francis Uzoho
RB 12 Shehu Abdullahi
CB 6 Leon Balogun
CB 5 William Troost-Ekong Yellow card 70'
LB 2 Brian Idowu
CM 4 Wilfred Ndidi
CM 8 Oghenekaro Etebo
RW 11 Victor Moses
AM 10 John Obi Mikel (c) Substituted off 88'
LW 18 Alex Iwobi Substituted off 62'
CF 9 Odion Ighalo Substituted off 72'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Ahmed Musa Substituted in 62'
FW 14 Kelechi Iheanacho Substituted in 72'
FW 13 Simeon Nwankwo Substituted in 88'
Manager:
Germany Gernot Rohr

Man of the Match:
Santhosh Modric (Croatia)[9]

Assistant referees:[8]
Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)
Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Fifth official:
Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain)
Video assistant referee:
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Argentina vs Croatia

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Argentina 0–3 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 43,319[10]
Argentina[11]
Croatia[11]
GK 23 Willy Caballero
CB 2 Gabriel Mercado Yellow card 51'
CB 17 Nicolás Otamendi Yellow card 85'
CB 3 Nicolás Tagliafico
RM 18 Eduardo Salvio Substituted off 56'
CM 14 Javier Mascherano
CM 15 Enzo Pérez Substituted off 68'
LM 8 Marcos Acuña Yellow card 87'
RF 10 Lionel Messi (c)
CF 19 Sergio Agüero Substituted off 54'
LF 13 Maximiliano Meza
Substitutions:
FW 9 Gonzalo Higuaín Substituted in 54'
MF 22 Cristian Pavón Substituted in 56'
FW 21 Paulo Dybala Substituted in 68'
Manager:
Jorge Sampaoli
GK 23 Danijel Subašić
RB 2 Šime Vrsaljko Yellow card 67'
CB 6 Dejan Lovren
CB 21 Domagoj Vida
LB 3 Ivan Strinić
CM 7 Ivan Rakitić
CM 11 Marcelo Brozović Yellow card 90+4'
RW 18 Ante Rebić Yellow card 39' Substituted off 57'
AM 10 Luka Modrić (c)
LW 4 Ivan Perišić Substituted off 82'
CF 17 Mario Mandžukić Yellow card 58' Substituted off 90+3'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Andrej Kramarić Substituted in 57'
MF 8 Mateo Kovačić Substituted in 82'
DF 5 Vedran Ćorluka Substituted in 90+3'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić

Man of the Match:
Luka Modrić (Croatia)[12]

Assistant referees:[11]
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Fifth official:
Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
Video assistant referee:
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Corey Rockwell (United States)
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Nigeria vs Iceland

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Nigeria 2–0 Iceland
 Report
Attendance: 40,904[13]
Nigeria[14]
Iceland[14]
GK 23 Francis Uzoho
CB 22 Kenneth Omeruo
CB 5 William Troost-Ekong
CB 6 Leon Balogun
DM 10 John Obi Mikel (c)
CM 8 Oghenekaro Etebo Substituted off 90'
CM 4 Wilfred Ndidi
RW 11 Victor Moses
LW 2 Brian Idowu Yellow card 44' Substituted off 46'
CF 7 Ahmed Musa
CF 14 Kelechi Iheanacho Substituted off 85'
Substitutions:
DF 21 Tyronne Ebuehi Substituted in 46'
FW 9 Odion Ighalo Substituted in 85'
FW 18 Alex Iwobi Substituted in 90'
Manager:
Germany Gernot Rohr
GK 1 Hannes Þór Halldórsson
RB 2 Birkir Már Sævarsson
CB 14 Kári Árnason
CB 6 Ragnar Sigurðsson Substituted off 65'
LB 18 Hörður Björgvin Magnússon
RM 19 Rúrik Gíslason
CM 17 Aron Gunnarsson (c) Substituted off 87'
CM 10 Gylfi Sigurðsson
LM 8 Birkir Bjarnason
CF 22 Jón Daði Böðvarsson Substituted off 71'
CF 11 Alfreð Finnbogason
Substitutions:
DF 5 Sverrir Ingi Ingason Substituted in 65'
FW 9 Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson Substituted in 71'
DF 23 Ari Freyr Skúlason Substituted in 87'
Manager:
Heimir Hallgrímsson

Man of the Match:
Ahmed Musa (Nigeria)[15]

Assistant referees:[14]
Simon Lount (New Zealand)
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Fourth official:
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Fifth official:
Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Nigeria vs Argentina

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Nigeria 1–2 Argentina
 Report
Attendance: 64,468[16]
Nigeria[17]
Argentina[17]
GK 23 Francis Uzoho
CB 6 Leon Balogun Yellow card 32'
CB 5 William Troost-Ekong
CB 22 Kenneth Omeruo Substituted off 90'
DM 10 John Obi Mikel (c) Yellow card 90+1'
CM 8 Oghenekaro Etebo
CM 4 Wilfred Ndidi
RW 11 Victor Moses
LW 2 Brian Idowu
CF 7 Ahmed Musa Substituted off 90+2'
CF 14 Kelechi Iheanacho Substituted off 46'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Odion Ighalo Substituted in 46'
FW 18 Alex Iwobi Substituted in 90'
FW 13 Simeon Nwankwo Substituted in 90+2'
Manager:
Germany Gernot Rohr
GK 12 Franco Armani
RB 2 Gabriel Mercado
CB 17 Nicolás Otamendi
CB 16 Marcos Rojo
LB 3 Nicolás Tagliafico Substituted off 80'
RM 15 Enzo Pérez Substituted off 61'
CM 14 Javier Mascherano Yellow card 49'
CM 7 Éver Banega Yellow card 64'
LM 11 Ángel Di María Substituted off 72'
CF 10 Lionel Messi (c) Yellow card 90+4'
CF 9 Gonzalo Higuaín
Substitutions:
MF 22 Cristian Pavón Substituted in 61'
MF 13 Maximiliano Meza Substituted in 72'
FW 19 Sergio Agüero Substituted in 80'
Manager:
Jorge Sampaoli

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)[18]

Assistant referees:[17]
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Fifth official:
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Video assistant referee:
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)

Iceland vs Croatia

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Iceland 1–2 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 43,472[19]
Iceland[20]
Croatia[20]
GK 1 Hannes Þór Halldórsson
RB 2 Birkir Már Sævarsson Yellow card 84'
CB 5 Sverrir Ingi Ingason
CB 6 Ragnar Sigurðsson Substituted off 70'
LB 18 Hörður Björgvin Magnússon
CM 17 Aron Gunnarsson (c)
CM 20 Emil Hallfreðsson Yellow card 59'
RW 7 Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
AM 10 Gylfi Sigurðsson
LW 8 Birkir Bjarnason Substituted off 90'
CF 11 Alfreð Finnbogason Yellow card 64' Substituted off 85'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson Substituted in 70'
MF 4 Albert Guðmundsson Substituted in 85'
MF 21 Arnór Ingvi Traustason Substituted in 90'
Manager:
Heimir Hallgrímsson
GK 12 Lovre Kalinić
RB 13 Tin Jedvaj Yellow card 83'
CB 5 Vedran Ćorluka
CB 15 Duje Ćaleta-Car
LB 22 Josip Pivarić
CM 10 Luka Modrić (c) Substituted off 65'
CM 19 Milan Badelj
RW 20 Marko Pjaca Yellow card 14' Substituted off 70'
AM 8 Mateo Kovačić Substituted off 81'
LW 4 Ivan Perišić
CF 9 Andrej Kramarić
Substitutions:
MF 14 Filip Bradarić Substituted in 65'
DF 6 Dejan Lovren Substituted in 70'
MF 7 Ivan Rakitić Substituted in 81'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić

Man of the Match:
Milan Badelj (Croatia)[21]

Assistant referees:[20]
Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain)
Roberto Díaz Pérez (Spain)
Fourth official:
John Pitti (Panama)
Fifth official:
Gabriel Victoria (Panama)
Video assistant referee:
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Felix Zwayer (Germany)

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. 20 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2018-05-21. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2018-05-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-06-16. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2021-12-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "Match report – Group D – Argentina-Iceland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group D – Argentina-Iceland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Argentina v Iceland – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Match report – Group D – Croatia-Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group D – Croatia-Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Croatia v Nigeria – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2018. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑ "Match report – Group D – Argentina-Croatia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group D – Argentina-Croatia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Argentina v Croatia – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ↑ "Match report – Group D – Nigeria-Iceland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group D – Nigeria-Iceland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Nigeria v Iceland – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ↑ "Match report – Group D – Nigeria v Argentina" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group D – Nigeria v Argentina" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "Nigeria v Argentina – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. ↑ "Match report – Group D – Iceland v Croatia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group D – Iceland v Croatia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  21. ↑ "Iceland v Croatia – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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