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World Cup warm-up: The permutations ahead of Group D’s conclusion on Tuesday

by Josh Wright at Tuesday, Jun 26 2018 12:34

World Cup warm-up: The permutations ahead of Group D’s conclusion on Tuesday

Group D at the 2018 World Cup has arguably thrown up the biggest surprises. Argentina are on the brink of crashing out at the group stages for the first time since 2002 but were thrown a lifeline after Nigeria stunned Iceland. Croatia are the only side from the group that have already qualified for ...

Scout Report: Nigeria vs Iceland - A closer look new Stoke midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo

by Josh Wright at Thursday, Jun 21 2018 16:47

Scout Report: Nigeria vs Iceland - A closer look new Stoke midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo

One of the surprise signings before the start of the 2018 World Cup was Stoke’s capture of Oghenekaro Etebo from Las Palmas in a deal worth nearly £7m. The 22-year-old started last season as a forward for Portuguese side Feirense before making a January switch to Las Palmas where he was ...

The Best Bet: Alfred Finnbogason to heap further misery on poor Nigeria

by Josh Wright at Thursday, Jun 21 2018 16:30

The Best Bet: Alfred Finnbogason to heap further misery on poor Nigeria

Iceland pulled off a shock at Euro 2016 to eliminate England from the round of 16 and are out to prove that was no fluke this summer. This is Iceland’s first World Cup campaign and they started things off with a hugely impressive 1-1 draw with Lionel Messi’s Argentina. The European minno...

World Cup warm up: Iceland to remain steadfast at Nigeria’s expense

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jun 21 2018 15:39

World Cup warm up: Iceland to remain steadfast at Nigeria’s expense

Iceland’s first ever World Cup appearance helped return an impressive point in a 1-1 draw with Argentina. They’ll look to go one better when the take on Nigeria on Friday and put their first ever win on the board in the competition and, despite the absence of Johann Berg Gudmundsson, you...

The Best Bet: How to more than quadruple your money in Croatia vs Nigeria

by Josh Wright at Friday, Jun 15 2018 17:00

The Best Bet: How to more than quadruple your money in Croatia vs Nigeria

Croatia have qualified for four of the last five World Cup finals but have only progressed from the group stage on one occasion. With all of the immense talent they have developed, it’s fair to say they have underachieved on the biggest stage in football. With the likes of Ivan Perisic, Luka M...

World Cup warm up: Underachievers Croatia to get back on track against Nigeria

by Josh Wright at Friday, Jun 15 2018 16:30

World Cup warm up: Underachievers Croatia to get back on track against Nigeria

For all of the talent Croatia have developed over the years, it’s a surprise that the European outfit have not made it out of the group stages of a World Cup since reaching the last four of France 98. The European outfit have only won two of the subsequent nine matches they have played since b...

World Cup Countdown: The ones to watch for Nigeria

by Josh Wright at Sunday, May 27 2018 15:42

World Cup Countdown: The ones to watch for Nigeria

As the World Cup edges closer, we continue our run down of all 32 competing nations in Russia. We have already previewed Argentina, Croatia and Iceland in the last three days and now it’s time to conclude Group D with African hopefuls Nigeria.The Super Eagles only made their World Cup debut in...

2018 World Cup Group D: Nigeria face familiar foes in Argentina

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Dec 1 2017 17:45

2018 World Cup Group D: Nigeria face familiar foes in Argentina

Argentina were handed a relatively easy draw in Russia next summer, with La Albiceleste facing off against Croatia, Iceland and Nigeria in Group D.ArgentinaIt took a 3-1 win over Ecuador back in October for Argentina to secure their spot at the World Cup, with La Albiceleste falling well short of ex...

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