WATCH Fans Arrive at Stadium Ahead of Argentina-Croatia Match

© Sputnik / Alexander Wilf / Go to the mediabankCroatian football fans ahead of the World Cup match against Argentina in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, June 21
Croatian football fans ahead of the World Cup match against Argentina in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, June 21 - Sputnik International
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The Argentina squad is set to face the Croatian national football team at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium at 9:00 p.m. Moscow time [6:00 p.m. GMT] in a World Cup Group D match.

Fans are arriving at the stadium in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod ahead of a key match between Argentina and Croatia.

Croatia leads Group D after the first round, Argentina and Iceland are in second and third place, respectively.

After refusing to come on as a substitute during Saturday's match against Nigeria in the dying minutes of the game, that Croatia won 2-0, forward Nikola Kalinic has been sent home by the team's coach.

Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic said earlier that Argentina were the favorites to win the World Cup despite drawing 1-1 with Iceland in their first game of the tournament.

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