Kathmandu, June 22: Croatia, on the basis of their joint performance, defeated Argentina, who is considered to be the strongest contender for the FIFA World title, on Thursday night, defeating Group D by a 3-0 win. With this strong win, Croatia’s team has managed to make it to the pre-quarterfinals for the first time since the 1998 FIFA World Cup, while Argentina has become difficult to reach in the next round. After two matches in Group D, Argentina is at third place with one point.
Iceland, on the other foundation, has only one point in the table, but she has only two matches to play in the tournament. Argentina have tried to make a quick start in the match played at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium. However, Croatia’s defense did not lose their patience and tried to score goals by counter attack.