FIFA World Cup 2018: Argentina, Croatia qualify for knock-out stages

A late goal from Marcos Rojo gave Argentina a 2-1 triumph over Nigeria in their final Group D match here on Tuesday as the two-time champions entered the FIFA World Cup 2018 pre-quarterfinals. Rojo scored the winner for Argentina in the 86th minute after Victor Moses' penalty conversion in the 51st minute had cancelled out Lionel Messi's strike in the 14th minute. Croatia defeated Iceland 2-1 here on Tuesday to go into the knockout rounds of the 2018 FIFA World Cup as the top team in Group D. Milan Badelj (53rd) and Ivan Perisic (90th) scored for Croatia. Gylfi Sigurdsson had rekindled some momentary hopes for Iceland when he converted a penalty in the 76th minute.

Updated on: Jun 27, 2018 2:23 AM IST

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Argentina defeated Nigeria in their FIFA World Cup 2018 encounter on Tuesday. (REUTERS)

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Argentina will now face France in the Round of 16 stage of the tournament. (REUTERS)

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Lionel Messi opened the scoring for Argentina in the crucial encounter. (AP)

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Victor Moses converted a penalty to level the score for Nigeria. (REUTERS)

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Marcos Rojo scored in the 86th minute to hand Argentina a crucial win over Nigeria. (REUTERS)

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Croatia's Ivan Perisic celebrates scoring their second goal with Josip Pivaric and Milan Badelj. (REUTERS)

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Iceland's Gylfi Sigurdsson celebrates scoring their first goal from the penalty spot. (REUTERS)

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Croatia's Milan Badelj celebrates scoring their first goal of the match. (REUTERS)

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Croatia take on Denmark in the Round of 16 of FIFA World Cup 2018. (REUTERS)