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Argentina are on the verge of World Cup elimination after losing 3-0 to Croatia.
In a first half where both defences looked ropey Perez and Mandzukic both had chances to put their teams ahead.
Luka Modric made it two with an incredible piece of skill, curling a shot finely inside of the post leaving Caballero no chance.
Show all 22 1 /22Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Danijel Subasic 6 Was solid in goal but not aske to make any difficult saves
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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Sime Vrsaljko 7 Utilised the overlap incredibly well and defended okay
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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Dejan Lovren 6 Made a quality block to stop Croatia from going behind but made the mistake to let Perez in
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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Domagoj Vida 6 Worked well with Lovren but had a lapse in judgment that allowed Perez a free shot on call
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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Ivan Strinic 6 Struggled in defence as he was under a lot of pressure, but he handled it well and gave Argentina nothing
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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Ivan Rakitic 6 Played very well, he was quick into space and accurate with his balls over the top, broke well on the counter and deserved the third goal
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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Marcelo Brozovic 6 Was great in mid-field but linked well with the front men when going forward, created chances and tracked back well
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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Ante Rebic 7 Lucky to avoid a red card but looked good going forward and strung some good passes together to get the ball out wide, great finish to get the first goal
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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Luka Modric 8 Was a little quiet in the first half but found Rebic with a beautiful long ball, scored a blinder to give Croatia the win
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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Ivan Perisic 7 Missed a great chance to put Croatia in front, but was strong up front and held the ball up well
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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Mario Mandzukic 7 Missed a great chance to put Croatia in front, but was strong up front and held the ball up well
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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Willy Caballero 4 Made a great save to stop Mandzukic from scoring but had a howler in the second half to lead to the goal
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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Eduardo Salvio 6 Very keen to get forward but left gaps at the back that got exploited
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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Gabriel Mercado 6 Made some good blocks but the defensive unit was not working together
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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Nicolas Otamendi 5 Was very poor he wasted possession and took too much time on the ball at the back
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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Nicolas Tagliafico 6 Struggled to gel with Otamendi, the communication wasn’t there, and they took too many risks at the back
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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Javier Mascherano 6 Was strong when challenging the mid-field and won more, one on one challenges than he lost
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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Enzo Perez 6 Missed an absolute sitter to take the lead, it was an open goal and he put it wide
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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Marcus Acuna 7 Hit the bar with an intended cross but got forward at any opportunity
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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Maximiliano Meza 6 Had a shot saved by Subasic and should have levelled for Argentina
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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Lionel Messi 6 Hardly touched the ball but made a good run behind the defence and almost got to a ball that came over the top
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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup 2018 player ratings Sergio Aguero 6 Only touched the ball 7 times in the first half but made a great run and won a corner
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Argentina were slow, sluggish and poor throughout and Rakitic compounded their defeat in injury time by finding the net on his second attempt, to give Croatia a third goal.
Croatia are now through to the last 16 and Argentina will need to rely on goal difference to have any chance of avoiding the chop.
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