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Quiz! Can you name the Croatia line-up from the 2018 World Cup match against Nigeria?

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11 months ago

November 23, 2022

Tessa Madinson

three minutes on the clock, 14 players to guess.

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Nikola Kalinic was fired from the Croatian squad in 2018 after the first match against Nigeria. The striker refused to replace coach Zlatko Dalic and paid the price.

We now wonder if Kalinic regrets it. He turned down a World Cup silver medal, having played no role in his country’s incredible run to the final and he could have made history.

What a trip it was too. Croatia emerged from a group that included Argentina, Iceland and Nigeria, beat Denmark in the round of 16 on penalties, then were taken all the way by hosts Russia, which she had to beat on kicks to advance to the semi-finals. final against England. However, we’ll just gloss over that semi-final and mention that even though Croatia lost the final, they had a Ballon d’Or winner in their ranks. It was a big tournament for them.

And it all started against Nigeria on a mild night in Kaliningrad. The Kockasti won 2-0 – but who played in that opener against the Super Eagles?