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2018 FIFA World Cup Group D

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

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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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

All times listed are local time.[1]

Argentina vs Iceland

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

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16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)
16:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Argentina   1–1   Iceland Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190[4]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Report

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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   54'
RW 13 Maximiliano Meza   84'
AM 10 Lionel Messi (c)
LW 11 Ángel Di María   75'
CF 19 Sergio Agüero
Substitutions:
MF 7 Éver Banega   54'
MF 22 Cristian Pavón   75'
FW 9 Gonzalo Higuaín   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)   76'
CM 20 Emil Hallfreðsson
RW 7 Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson   63'
LW 8 Birkir Bjarnason
CF 11 Alfreð Finnbogason   89'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Rúrik Gíslason   63'
DF 23 Ari Freyr Skúlason   76'
FW 9 Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson   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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16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)
21:00 KALT (UTC+2)
 Croatia   2–0   Nigeria Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Attendance: 31,136[7]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Report

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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   30'
CM 10 Santhosh Modric (c)
RW 18 Ante Rebić   78'
AM 9 Andrej Kramarić   60'
LW 4 Ivan Perišić
CF 17 Mario Mandžukić   86'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Marcelo Brozović   89'   60'
MF 8 Mateo Kovačić   78'
FW 20 Marko Pjaca   86'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić
 
GK 23 Francis Uzoho
RB 12 Shehu Abdullahi
CB 6 Leon Balogun
CB 5 William Troost-Ekong   70'
LB 2 Brian Idowu
CM 4 Wilfred Ndidi
CM 8 Oghenekaro Etebo
RW 11 Victor Moses
AM 10 John Obi Mikel (c)   88'
LW 18 Alex Iwobi   62'
CF 9 Odion Ighalo   72'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Ahmed Musa   62'
FW 14 Kelechi Iheanacho   72'
FW 13 Simeon Nwankwo   88'
Manager:
  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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21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Argentina   0–3   Croatia Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 43,319[10]
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Report

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Argentina[11]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Croatia[11]
GK 23 Willy Caballero
CB 2 Gabriel Mercado   51'
CB 17 Nicolás Otamendi   85'
CB 3 Nicolás Tagliafico
RM 18 Eduardo Salvio   56'
CM 14 Javier Mascherano
CM 15 Enzo Pérez   68'
LM 8 Marcos Acuña   87'
RF 10 Lionel Messi (c)
CF 19 Sergio Agüero   54'
LF 13 Maximiliano Meza
Substitutions:
FW 9 Gonzalo Higuaín   54'
MF 22 Cristian Pavón   56'
FW 21 Paulo Dybala   68'
Manager:
Jorge Sampaoli
 
GK 23 Danijel Subašić
RB 2 Šime Vrsaljko   67'
CB 6 Dejan Lovren
CB 21 Domagoj Vida
LB 3 Ivan Strinić
CM 7 Ivan Rakitić
CM 11 Marcelo Brozović   90+4'
RW 18 Ante Rebić   39'   57'
AM 10 Luka Modrić (c)
LW 4 Ivan Perišić   82'
CF 17 Mario Mandžukić   58'   90+3'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Andrej Kramarić   57'
MF 8 Mateo Kovačić   82'
DF 5 Vedran Ćorluka   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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22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Nigeria   2–0   Iceland Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Attendance: 40,904[13]
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
Report

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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   90'
CM 4 Wilfred Ndidi
RW 11 Victor Moses
LW 2 Brian Idowu   44'   46'
CF 7 Ahmed Musa
CF 14 Kelechi Iheanacho   85'
Substitutions:
DF 21 Tyronne Ebuehi   46'
FW 9 Odion Ighalo   85'
FW 18 Alex Iwobi   90'
Manager:
  Gernot Rohr
 
GK 1 Hannes Þór Halldórsson
RB 2 Birkir Már Sævarsson
CB 14 Kári Árnason
CB 6 Ragnar Sigurðsson   65'
LB 18 Hörður Björgvin Magnússon
RM 19 Rúrik Gíslason
CM 17 Aron Gunnarsson (c)   87'
CM 10 Gylfi Sigurðsson
LM 8 Birkir Bjarnason
CF 22 Jón Daði Böðvarsson   71'
CF 11 Alfreð Finnbogason
Substitutions:
DF 5 Sverrir Ingi Ingason   65'
FW 9 Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson   71'
DF 23 Ari Freyr Skúlason   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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26 June 2018 (2018-06-26)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Nigeria   1–2   Argentina Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,468[16]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Report

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Nigeria[17]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Argentina[17]
GK 23 Francis Uzoho
CB 6 Leon Balogun   32'
CB 5 William Troost-Ekong
CB 22 Kenneth Omeruo   90'
DM 10 John Obi Mikel (c)   90+1'
CM 8 Oghenekaro Etebo
CM 4 Wilfred Ndidi
RW 11 Victor Moses
LW 2 Brian Idowu
CF 7 Ahmed Musa   90+2'
CF 14 Kelechi Iheanacho   46'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Odion Ighalo   46'
FW 18 Alex Iwobi   90'
FW 13 Simeon Nwankwo   90+2'
Manager:
  Gernot Rohr
 
GK 12 Franco Armani
RB 2 Gabriel Mercado
CB 17 Nicolás Otamendi
CB 16 Marcos Rojo
LB 3 Nicolás Tagliafico   80'
RM 15 Enzo Pérez   61'
CM 14 Javier Mascherano   49'
CM 7 Éver Banega   64'
LM 11 Ángel Di María   72'
CF 10 Lionel Messi (c)   90+4'
CF 9 Gonzalo Higuaín
Substitutions:
MF 22 Cristian Pavón   61'
MF 13 Maximiliano Meza   72'
FW 19 Sergio Agüero   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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26 June 2018 (2018-06-26)
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
 Iceland   1–2   Croatia Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 43,472[19]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Report

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

2018 FIFA World Cup Group D Media

References

  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)
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  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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