Most of us thought Argentina had the simplest match when they faced Iceland in their opening group game. Indeed a team led by Lionel Messi coming up against an Iceland side who qualified for their first competition just two years ago shoulda be certain win for the South Americans.
However, it proved to be a very tough game for Messi and Argentina with the Barcelona man missing a penalty it ended 1-1 and Iceland’s fairytale run at competitions continue. Argentina would now consider this game a must win for them if they want to reach the knockout stage.
Croatia started their campaign with a 2-0 win over Nigeria. In all honesty, the Nigerians were so poor, you’d wonder how the managed to qualify for this competition. They now face their first real test in this match, however, with only Mario Mandzukic as their out-and-out striker it would be interesting to see how they fair in this game.
Argentina have four wins from their last ten games, while Croatia have only two losses from their last nine matches. Messi should recover from his poor showing in the last match to prove himself in this game.
