Croatia midfielder Luka Modric proposed that his team's 2- victory more than Nigeria on Saturday experienced turned up the warmth on Team D favourites Argentina who ended up held to a tame one-one draw by Iceland before in the day.

Modric scored a next half penalty to protected the win right after Mario Mandzukic Croatia Jersey went in advance by a initial fifty percent own goal by Nigeria midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo. The end result remaining the European side major of the group ahead of Iceland and Argentina, whom they facial area in Nizhny Novgorod on Thursday.

Argentina's talisman Lionel Messi skipped a penalty as the South People in america performed out a disappointing 1-1 draw towards spirited Ivan Rakitic World Cup Jersey Cup debutants Iceland.

Requested if he was nervous prior to his possess place kick, person-of-the-match Modric said: "I was not... I was focused on scoring. Thank God that I scored. Very little additional to say about that really."

Croatia mentor Zlatko Dalic shrugged off the truth that both equally the team's scoring options resulted from established items.

"A earn is a gain. Corners and penalties are portion of soccer," he said.

"What is important is that you rating. There was luck there but we earned it. We want to be extra attacking but we are not going to split hairs about how we scored.

"You can find nonetheless substantially perform to be finished to arise from the team but these a few details are extremely essential. We are unable to permit our guard down. Nothing at all is around. We have to now consider of Argentina."