Croatia vs Nigeria Soccer Preview
Croatia and Nigeria are opening their campaigns against one another in Kaliningrad on June 16th. The first meeting is expected to be a cracker, it promises a lot. In group D where Croatia and Nigeria are equally accustomed to playing on the front foot, both are about to take initiative to have a kickstart.
Entertainment looks guaranteed for now!
Croatia’s last victory against an African country was in Brazil 2014, where the Vatreni has put four goals against Cameroon on the global stage.
The Super Eagles can also draw a memory of their most recent encounter against a Balkan opposition, and that was their scoring result of 1-0 against Bosnia and Herzegovina four years ago.
Possible line-ups:
Croatia: Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic, Ivan Perisic, Danijel Subasic, Sime Vrsaljko, Domagoj Vida, Andrej Kramaric, Ante Rebic, Mario Mandzukic, Domagoj Vida, Dejan Lovren, Ivan Strinic.
Nigeria: Kenneth Omeruo, William Troost-Ekong, Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi, John Obi Mikel, Odion Ighalo, Francis Uzoho, Brian Idowu, Shehu Abdullahi, Wilfred Ndidi, Oghenekaro Etebo, Victor Moses.