Chapter 584: A Great Belgian Victory

The two sides have met 4 times in history, with Argentina having the advantage of 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, scoring 5 goals and conceding 4 goals.

Two of these teams have met once in World Cup history, with Argentina beating Croatia 1-0 in the group stage of the 1998 World Cup in France.

On June 22, Group D of the World Cup group stage ushered in a key match, and the match between Argentina and Croatia was launched at the Nizhny Novgorod Arena!

In the 5th minute of the opening game, Croatia launched a fast attack, Perisic burst into the box with the ball and fired a low left-footed shot, Caballero fell to the ground to save the ball.

In the 13th minute of the game, Salvio crossed the ball from the right side to the penalty spot, Mesa followed with a right-footed push, and Lovren blocked the ball.

In the 22nd minute, Mesa distributed the ball to the left and Acuña sent in a cross that hit the top edge of the crossbar and bounced off.

In the 30th minute of the game, the Croatian defense made a mistake, and Enzo Perez pushed a left-footed shot into the empty goal, but the ball went wide.

In the 33rd minute, Vrsaliko passed the ball with his left foot to the back of the penalty area, and Mandzukic followed up with a header, but the ball deflected off the left post.

In the second minute of first-half stoppage time, Croatia launched a quick counter-attack, Modric sent a precise diagonal pass, Rebic burst into the box with the ball and hit the goal with his right foot at the edge of the box, and the ball went high.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, in the 53rd minute of the game, Mercado passed the ball back, Caballero made a mistake in passing, Rebic volleyed sideways, and the ball went into the net, Croatia 1-0!

In the 64th minute of the game, Higuain turned the ball back, Mesa followed up to hit the goal, Subasic blocked the ball, Mesa followed and passed the ball back, and Messi's shot was blocked again.

In the 66th minute of the game, Vrsaliko passed the ball to the goal, Mandzukic grabbed the point and touched the ball, and the ball hit the side netting.

In the 80th minute of the game, Brozovic distributed the ball to the middle, Modric shook off the angle and shot with his right foot, the ball drew a beautiful arc and went straight into the net, Croatia 2-0!

In the 86th minute of the game, Croatia won a free kick in front, and Rakitic hit the goal directly, and the ball hit the crossbar and bounced.

In the 91st minute of stoppage time, Rakitic hit the goal with his right foot at the top of the arc of the penalty area, Caballero blocked the ball, Kovacic took the ball and passed the ball to the middle, Rakitic easily scored the ball, Croatia 3-0 Argentina!

The game ended at full-time, Argentina 0-3 Croatia.

The game was finally locked at 3-0, Argentina still failed to win in this World Cup, and Croatia successfully qualified with 6 points in 2 rounds.

For Messi, the situation of this World Cup has become precarious, and if he cannot win against Nigeria in the final round, he will most likely end this World Cup journey.

Another Cristiano Ronaldo's performance in this World Cup is perfect, if Messi can't achieve results in this World Cup, the Golden Ball Award will not have anything to do with Messi!

After Argentina's three-goal defeat, another match on June 22, Group E of the World Cup group stage was played by Brazil against Costa Rica in St. Petersburg.

In the 3rd minute of the game, Coutinho made a steal at the edge of the penalty area and shot directly from a distance, and the ball was slightly over the crossbar.

In the 13th minute of the game, Gamboa broke through on the right side and passed back to the center of the penalty area, Borges met the ball and volleyed, the ball was slightly off the left post of the goal!

In the 27th minute of the game, Neymar received a long pass from the backfield to form a single knife, and Navas made a decisive attack to destroy the ball!

In the 41st minute of the game, Marcelo cut inside on the left side and shot directly from a distance, but Navas fell to the ground to block the ball.

In the 48th minute of the game, Navas passed the ball to the opponent when he received a return pass from his teammates, and Fagner passed the ball diagonally to the goal on the right side, and Navas rushed to Neymar to take the ball down!

In the 49th minute of the game, Jesus scrambled for a header and hit the crossbar!

In the 56th minute of the game, Paulinho crossed from the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area, and Neymar's powerful shot was blocked by Navas.

1 minute later, Coutinho's powerful shot in front of the penalty area almost caused Navas to make a save, but Navas still preemptively took the ball in time ahead of the attacking team!

In the 70th minute of the game, Brazil won a corner kick opportunity, Casemiro jumped high to head the goal, and Navas blocked the ball.

In the 72nd minute of the game, the Costa Rican defense once again tested on the edge of father's love, Neymar stole and hit the goal directly, and the ball was slightly out of the goal!

In the 78th minute of the game, Gonzalez pulled down Neymar, and the referee awarded a penalty, and then after VAR correction, the referee canceled the penalty!

In the 87th minute of the game, Casemiro suddenly shot a cold arrow outside the penalty area, and Navas reacted quickly to block the ball!

In the 89th minute of the game, Keylor Navas preemptively knocked the ball out of the box with Casemiro.

In the 91st minute of the game, Brazil broke the deadlock! Coutinho smashes into the middle of the box at high speed and shoots home! Brazil 1-0 Costa Rica!

In the 97th minute of the game, Brazil scored again! Substitute Douglas Costa assists Neymar to score to kill the game!

Brazil 2-0 Costa Rica.

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The last match on June 22, the second round of Group D of the World Cup group stage, was played by Nigeria against Iceland at the Volgograd Arena.

There were few attacking chances between the two sides in the first half, and in the second half, Moussa scored twice to become Nigeria's top scorer in the World Cup, and Sigurdsson missed a point, and finally Iceland won 2-0 Nigeria temporarily tied with Argentina.

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On June 23, the first match, the second round of Group E of the World Cup group stage was played again at the Kaliningrad Stadium, Serbia vs. Switzerland.

In the first half, Aleksandar Mitrovic broke the deadlock with a header just five minutes into the game, and in the second half, Xhaka equalised with a world-class goal, Shaqiri first hit the post and then scored late in the game, and in the end, Serbia were beaten 2-1 by Switzerland.

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June 23 in the second match, the first round of the 3-0 victory of Belgium against Tunisia in the Spartak Stadium!

In the 6th minute of the game, Belgium got off to a dream start! Hazard was tackled on the right sideline of the penalty area, the referee awarded a penalty, and Hazard personally scored the ball! Belgium 1-0 Tunisia!

In the 12th minute of the game, Lukaku crossed from the right side, and Hazard grabbed the shot in front of the goal, and was too positive to be held into the arms of the goalkeeper.

In the 16th minute of the game, Belgium opened the score! Mertens steals the midfield and stuffs the ball to Lukaku, who bursts into the box and scores! Belgium 2-0 Tunisia!

In the 17th minute of the game, Tunisia pulled a goal back! Tunisia get a free kick on the left flank, Khazri hoists the ball towards goal, and the ball is headed by a header! Belgium 2-1 Tunisia!

In the 20th minute of the game, Carrasco's volley from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by the goalkeeper.

In the 32nd minute of the game, Khazri took the ball in the middle of the field and shot directly from distance, but Courtois blocked the ball.

In the 48th minute of the game, Belgium scored again! Meunier assists and Lukaku shoots home! Belgium 3-1 Tunisia!

In the 51st minute of the game, Hazard scored twice! Hazard received a long pass from the back and formed a single knife, and easily scored after picking the goalkeeper! Belgium 4-1 Tunisia!

In the 61st minute of the game, Hazard presented a wonderful back-heel pass, and Carrasco's shot was slightly wide!

In the 76th minute of the game, Batshuayi shook the goalkeeper and gently pushed it, and Meria cleared the goal line!

In the 79th minute of the game, Carrasco's long-range shot caused the goalkeeper to get out of his hands, and Batshuayi's follow-up shot hit the goal frame! Two minutes later, Michy Batshuayi's close-range shot was blocked by the goalkeeper!

In the 90th minute of the game, Batshuayi finally scored! Youri Tielemans' cross from the right is met by Michy Batshuayi! Belgium 5-1 Tunisia!

In the 93rd minute of the game, Tunisia pulled a goal back! Naggs inverts the triangle and passes back, Khazri pushes and scores! Belgium 5-2 Tunisia!

Belgium blossomed more, scoring 8 goals in two games! Tunisia conceded 10 goals in two legs and has no chance of qualifying!

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