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FIFA World Cup 2018 day three: France, Denmark and Croatia wins three points; Argentina shares the spoils with debutants Iceland

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On Saturday, day three of the 2018 FIFA football World Cup, France defeated Australia 2–1, Argentina drew 1–1 against World Cup debuts Iceland, Denmark defeated Peru 1–0, and Croatia defeated Nigeria 2–0.

Group C — France 2–1 Australia

In the first match of the day, the French side took on Australia at the Kazan Stadium. France dominated in ball possession. In the 33rd minute, Frenchman Lucas Hernández missed a chance from Ousmane Dembélé's assist. With both the sides having multiple attempts for scoring, the first half remained goalless.

In the second half, Australia's Josh Risdon fouled on [[Anotine Griezmann}]] in the penalty area. After confirming with the video assistant referee, a penalty kick was awarded to France. Griezmann scored from the spot kick, putting France in the lead. However, the lead was short-lived, as Australia won a penalty kick about two minutes later due to Samuel Umtiti's hand ball in the penalty area. Mile Jedinak converted the spot kick into a goal, leveling it up for the Aussies. Around the 80th minute, Aziz Behich scored an own goal, which was confirmed by the goal line technology. Behich's own goal proved to be the winning goal for the French side, winning three points.

After the match, Australia's coach Bert van Marwijk said, "I am proud and disappointed. I think we played a great game. I can not blame any of my players I can only give them compliments." Didier Deschamps, France's coach said, "We faced a very good Australian team. But in the end it was [...] important to win the first match and we did. During the last four World Cups we only once won an opening match so it is a good start today."

Group D — Argentina 1–1 Iceland

Argentina took on Iceland at the Spartak Stadium in the first Group D match of the tournament. Argentina dominated in ball possession. World Cup debutants Iceland got an early chance to open the scoring, in the 11th minute, but the shot went wide. Argentina had multiple attempts for goal before [[Sergio Agüero}}]] scored the opening goal for Argentina in the 19th minute, surrounded by several Icelandic players. However, Argentina's lead did not last long. In the 23rd minute, Alfred Finnbogason scored an equaliser, first World Cup goal for Iceland. In the remainder of the first half, Argentineans attempted multiple shots and winning five corner kicks but could not convert any into goals. The first half ended with 1–1 on the score board.

In the second half, Iceland conceded a penalty in the 63rd minute. Maximiliano Meza was fouled in the penalty area, but Argentine captain Lionel Messi's penalty kick was saved by Hannes Þór Halldórsson. Iceland were able to keep the scoreline 1–1 as both the sides shared the spoils, winning one point from the draw.

After the match, Iceland's goalkeeper Hannes Þór Halldórsson was awarded Budweiser Man of the Match award. Halldórsson said, "It's a dream come true for me to have saved that penalty, especially as it helped us gain a point that could be very important for us in trying to qualify from this group. I did a lot of homework, watching a lot of penalties from Messi. And I also looked back at some of the penalties I had faced and what he might be expecting from me. I had a good feeling he would put it that way."

Group C — Peru 0–1 Denmark

In the second Group C match of the night, both Peru and Denmark had potential chances of scoring goals early in the first half but none were converted into a goal. Peru won a penalty kick in the 44th minute, conceded by Yussuf Poulsen which was confirmed by the video assistant referee. But Peru's Christian Cueva missed from the spot kick as the ball went over the cross bar. The first half ended with a 0–0 score.

Just before the one hour mark, Christian Eriksen assisted Yussuf Poulsen, who scored the only goal of the match as the Danish side led the game 1–0.

After the match, Denmark's coach Age Hareide said, "They [Peru] did a lot to try and get an equaliser, and you have to give credit to the defence and whole team. I think it is our fifth game without conceding a goal and it is very tough to play against World Cup opponents and do that."

Group D — Croatia 2–0 Nigeria

In the last match of the night, Croatia faced Nigeria at the Kaliningrad Stadium. Croatia had greater ball possession. They had multiple attacks in the first 30 minutes, and broke through in the 32nd minute. Oghenekaro Etebo ended up scoring an own goal after Croatia had won a corner kick. In the second half, Croatia was awarded a penalty kick when Mario Mandžukić was brought down in the penalty area. The referee pointed for the penalty kick and Luka Modrić scored the penalty, giving the Croats a 2–0 advantage over the African side.

Modrić won the Budweiser Man of the Match Award. After the match, Nigeria's coach Gernot Rohr said, "We're really disappointed we lost this game. Croatia were the better team. We could have come back into it in the second half after we started very well before the penalty against us. We're a young team, we're learning and I hope in the next game against Iceland we will do much better." Croatia leads Group D winning three points.


Group C standings as of June 16

Country Played Won Draw Loss Goals
for 		Goals
against 		Goal
difference 		Pts
🇫🇷 France 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
🇩🇰 Denmark 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
🇦🇺 Australia 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
🇵🇪 Peru 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0


Group D standings as of June 16

Country Played Won Draw Loss Goals
for 		Goals
against 		Goal
difference 		Pts
🇭🇷 Croatia 1 1 0 0 2 0  2 3
🇮🇸 Iceland 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
🇦🇷 Argentina 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
🇳🇬 Nigeria 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
June 16, 2018
1300 MSK (UTC+0300)
France 🇫🇷 2–1 🇦🇺 Australia Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia
Attendance: 41,279
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Antoine Griezmann Scored after 58 minutes 58' (pen)
Aziz Behich Scored after 80–81 minutes 80–81' (o.g.)
Corentin Tolisso Booked after 76 minutes 76' 		(0–0) HT Mile Jedinak Scored after 62 minutes 62' (pen)
Mathew Leckie Booked after 13 minutes 13'
Josh Risdon Booked after 57 minutes 57'
Aziz Behich Booked after 87 minutes 87'
June 16, 2018
1600 MSK (UTC+0300)
Argentina 🇦🇷 1–1 🇮🇸 Iceland Spartak Stadium, Moscow, Russia
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Sergio Agüero Scored after 19 minutes 19' (1–1) HT Alfred Finnbogason Scored after 23 minutes 23'
June 16, 2018
1900 MSK (UTC+0300)
Peru 🇵🇪 0–1 🇩🇰 Denmark Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia
Attendance: 40,502
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Renato Tapia Booked after 38 minutes 38' (0–0) HT Yussuf Poulsen Scored after 59 minutes 59'
Thomas Delaney Booked after 86 minutes 86'
Yussuf Poulsen Booked after 90+3 minutes 90+3'
June 16, 2018
2100 KALT (UTC+0200)
Croatia 🇭🇷 2–0 🇳🇬 Nigeria Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, Russia
Attendance: 31,136
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Oghenekaro Etebo Scored after 32 minutes 32' (o.g.)
Luka Modrić Scored after 71 minutes 71' (pen.)
Ivan Rakitić Booked after 30 minutes 30'
Marcelo Brozović Booked after 89 minutes 89' 		(1–0) HT William Troost-Ekong Booked after 70 minutes 70'


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