This is the first ever meeting between Nigeria and Croatia.
Croatia have won only one of last seven World Cup games.
Nigeria is playing in their their sixth World Cup. Last 16 is their best result.
Kick-off is 21.00 hours at the 35,000-seater Kaliningrad Stadium, Russia.
LINE-UPS
Croatia v Nigeria (20:00 BST)
Croatia: Subasic, Vrsaljko, Lovren, Vida, Strinic, Rakitic, Modric, Rebic, Kramaric, Perisic, Mandzukic.
Subs: Livakovic, Corluka, Kovacic, Brozovic, Jedvaj, Bradaric, Caleta-Car, Nikola Kalinic, Badelj, Pjaca, Pivaric, Lovre Kalinic.
Nigeria: Uzoho, Abdullahi, Troost-Ekong, Balogun, Idowu, Ndidi, Etebo, Moses, Mikel, Iwobi, Ighalo.
Subs: Ezenwa, Echiejile, Musa, Simy, Iheanacho, Obi, Ogu, Onazi, Awaziem, Ebuehi, Omeruo, Akpeyi.
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
KICK-OFF
Croatia 0-0 Nigeria
Super Eagles kick off
Croatia 0-0 Nigeria
Croatia winger Ante Rebic dash down the left and flows a low ball for Ivan Perisic, but Brian Idowu came to the rescue.
Croatia 0-0 Nigeria
Corner for Croatia.
Croatia 0-0 Nigeria
Super Eagles captain out-powers Luka Modric on the left, but poor delivery.
But his harmless delivery is easily plucked out of the Kaliningrad air by Danijel Subasic.
18 mins
Croatia 0-0 Nigeria
Corner for Croatia, but another poor delivery.
19 mins
Croatia 0-0 Nigeria
Free-kick for Croatia after Balogun foul.
22 mins
Croatia 0-0 Nigeria
Chelsea’s Victor Moses sets Ighlao free with a briliant pass but the striker finished poorly. It had looked dangerous. Could have counted more than just a corner.
27 mins
Croatia 0-0 Nigeria
Rebic fouls Idowu in the penalty box. Free kick for Super Eagles.
30 mins
Croatia 0-0 Nigeria
Ivan Rakitic fouls Victor Moses dangroulsy and gets the first yellow of the game from Brazilian referee Sandro Ricci Brazil.
32 mins
Croatia 1-0 Nigeria
GOAL! for Croatia. Own goal by new Stoke defender, Etebo off a corner.
The last two goals Nigeria conceded in the World Cup have been own goals. The last by Joseph Yobo’s against France in 2014
39 mins
Croatia 1-0 Nigeria
Croatia almost made it two. Glazing header from Kramaric narrowly missed the target.
45 mins Half Time
Score: Croatia 1-0 Nigeria
Second Half resumes..
46 mins
Croatia 1-0 Nigeria
Corner for Nigeria. Defender Balogun’s header nearly equalized. It produced another corner. There was a third but Nigeria failed to make one count.
51 mins
Croatia 1-0 Nigeria
Mandzukic fouls Etebo. Free kick Nigeria. The Eagles are playing better and searching for the leveller.
54 mins
Croatia 1-0 Nigeria
Nigeria pressing harder; another corner.
58 mins
Croatia 1-0 Nigeria
Moses surges with a spectacular solo run but the cross was bad; straight into the hands of keeper.
60 mins
Croatia 1-0 Nigeria
First change by Croatia. Brozovic in for Kramaric.
62 mins
Croatia 1-0 Nigeria
Nigeria responds by bringing in Ahmed Musa from CSKA Moscow for Iwobi.
69 mins
Croatia 1-0 Nigeria
Corner for Croatia after Mandzukic was stopped by Shehu. Good cross and Ekong fouls; penalty for Croatia! Terrible defending by Ekong.
71 mins
Croatia 2-0 Nigeria
Goal Croatia!
Penalty well executed by Real Madrid star, Modric. Messi needs to learn from his Real rivals, Ronaldo and Modric. Actually, the penalty was Croatia’s first shot on target.
79 mins
Croatia 2-0 Nigeria
Nigeria’s keeper, Uzoho saves Perisic’s dangerous shot from the left flank.
86 mins
Croatia 2-0 Nigeria
Croatia makes another change. Mraco Pjaca in for Mandzukic.
88 mins
Croatia 2-0 Nigeria
Nigeria make its last change. Pulls out uninspirational captain, Obi Mkel for Simeon Nwankwo.
89 mins
Croatia 2-0 Nigeria
Yellow card for Brozovic – tactical foul.
90 mins
4 minutes added time
92 mins
Croatia 2-0 Nigeria
Croatia’s first shot on target
94mins
Croatia 2-0 Nigeria
FULL TIME
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