Win and qualify

'Albiceleste' were beaten 3-0 from Croatia at the second round of the 4th group. Their mistakes, superficiality and great apathy of most of the players led Argentina to this result. There were many complaints about team's coach Jorge Sampaoli for the chosen squad. He chose players who ran fast to fend off the opposite team, but the lack of experience and the gaps in the middle line gave Croatia the opportunity for a big win. A big part of this failure is on coach's hands for sure. But still the chances for qualification haven't been lost. After Nigeria's win 2-0 against Iceland, they need a win and a draw or Iceland's defeat against Croatia. Their performance isn't convincing but they have to reorganize quicly to even passing as second.

On the other hand Nigeria, are a physical team. German team's coach Gernot Rohr brought them to Russian fields. They made the 'favor' to Argentina by winning 2-0 Iceland. They couldn't avoid the 2-0 deafeat from Croatia in the first match though. They need and will try to win to pass to '16' even if Argentina are superior in quality from them but with a performance from 'albiceleste' like this, they surely have chances.

Even if Argentina's performances aren't convinving, the chances for qualification haven't been lost. They have to win today and in combination with the other match of the group they may get the qualification too. They are winning today and maybe they will need to score. So a win handicap -1.5 at odds 2.35 is very possible to happen.