It’s getting messy for Argentina

Classy Croatia handed Argentina a 3-0 drubbing to claim a place in the knockout stage thanks to goals by Ante Rebic, Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic in their Group D match on Thursday. Rebic seized on a gaffe by keeper Willy Caballero to open the way to victory for the Balkan side before a superb strike from outside the area by captain Modric 10 minutes from time with Rakitic putting the icing on the cake in added time. Twice champions Argentina face a struggle to reach the last-16 even with Lionel Messi in their ranks after taking one point from their first two games. Reuters