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Maguire makes the cut in quarter-final best rated XI

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Maguire makes the cut in quarter-final best rated XI And then there were four. Croatia’s penalty shootout win over Russia, their second such successive triumph, set up the midweek semi-final meetings, with France up against Belgium and England facing off against Croatia with a spot in the World Cup final up for grabs.Here, we run through our bes...

Russia vs Croatia - Will ill-discipline impact the way quarter-final tie is played?

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Russia vs Croatia - Will ill-discipline impact the way quarter-final tie is played? After their enthralling penalty shootout win over Denmark, Croatia were rewarded with a quarter-final meeting with Russia. Following Russia's win over Spain on penalties earlier in the day, which was a premature end to the tournament for one of football's heavyweights, Croatia will now fancy their c...

World Cup Ratings: Where England rank among the last sides standing

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World Cup Ratings: Where England rank among the last sides standing With the round of 16 now over and the quarter-finalists decided, WhoScored.com run through the changes in the team ratings from the tournament thus far, ranking the sides from eight to one…8. France (6.82)Up one place in the overall rankings from the tournament, France’s display against...

Player Ratings: Croatia 1-1 Denmark - Keepers steal show in shooutout

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Player Ratings: Croatia 1-1 Denmark - Keepers steal show in shooutout WhoScored.com walk through the individual player ratings as Croatia progressed past Denmark in a penalty shootout, with Kasper Schmeichel shining once more in goal.CROATIA - 6.87Danijel Subasic - 7.27 - Atoned for some woeful goalkeeping in the first minute with three saves in the shootout to see De...

World Cup warm up: Can Eriksen compete with Modric mastery?

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World Cup warm up: Can Eriksen compete with Modric mastery? As one of only three teams to progress to the knockout phase with a 100% record, Croatia have earned what most would consider a favourable round of 16 draw, though Denmark will be hoping to prove otherwise.Age Hareide’s side are unbeaten to this stage too, after all, coming through a challengi...

The Best Bets: Finding the juiciest odds for Group D’s final games

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The Best Bets: Finding the juiciest odds for Group D’s final games The old saying goes that you are only as good as your last performance. If that is true, then Argentina may as well pack their bags now and return to South America. Jorge Sampaoli’s side are bottom of Group D after being thrashed 3-0 by Croatia and are on the brink of elimination from the 2018...

World Cup warm-up: The permutations ahead of Group D’s conclusion on Tuesday

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World Cup warm-up: The permutations ahead of Group D’s conclusion on Tuesday Group D at the 2018 World Cup has arguably thrown up the biggest surprises. Argentina are on the brink of crashing out at the group stages for the first time since 2002 but were thrown a lifeline after Nigeria stunned Iceland. Croatia are the only side from the group that have already qualified for ...

World Cup Scout: Youngster Pavon out to fire Argentina to win

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World Cup Scout: Youngster Pavon out to fire Argentina to win With Argentina expected to move to a three-man defence to afford greater attacking flexibility against Croatia, one of those expected to benefit is youngster Cristian Pavon. The attacker was excellent for Boca Juniors last season, registering more assists (11) than any other Superliga player as the ...

The Best Bet - Croatia to beat Argentina tonight

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The Best Bet - Croatia to beat Argentina tonight Croatia hardly set the world alight with their 2-0 win over Nigeria at the weekend, but it was a routine win over their Group D counterparts. After Argentina’s 1-1 draw with Iceland earlier in the day, Croatia hold all in their cards in their quest to secure a spot in the next round of the Wor...

World Cup Warm Up: Argentina vs Croatia - Sampaoli’s important throw of the dice

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World Cup Warm Up: Argentina vs Croatia - Sampaoli’s important throw of the dice Argentina’s struggles against Iceland was through every fault of their own. Lionel Messi, rightly the star man for La Albiceleste, earned a better WhoScored.com rating (7.69) than any other Argentina player in the 1-1 draw with their European counterparts, with striker Sergio Aguero perhaps th...