Last night, Argentina and Croatia both reached the finals of the last 16, so far the list of finals has been released. When will the World Cup quarter finals start? Let's have a look at the schedule of the quarter finals.
The last two group games of group D of the Russian World Cup were held at the same time on the 26th. In the life and death battle between Nigeria and Argentina in St. Petersburg, Messi led Argentina to persevere to the end, won the victory and advanced to the last 16 because Croatia defeated Iceland in another game.
In this game, Argentina must win in order to be able to qualify. After a back-to-back battle, they put on an offensive stance and firmly control the pace of the game. Nigeria can only take advantage of Argentina's mistakes to find opportunities.
The lineup adjustment before the match obviously received the effect. As a midfielder, barnega played an excellent role in sending the ball to the front field accurately. In the 14th minute, Messi received a pass from barnega outside the penalty area, broke into the penalty area and made a decisive step before the other side's guard intercepted, scoring the first point for Argentina. Argentina's back defense is weak, but the players in the back defense take the lead in this game. After losing the ball for many times, they fall to the ground to get the ball back or break it.
In the second half, Nigeria changed to play in Changchun Yatai's yihalo. In the 50th minute, the referee ruled that Mascherano had fouled the barogon of Nigeria in the restricted area. When Mascherano got the yellow card, Nigeria got a penalty. Striker Moses made a penalty and the score became 1-1.
After being equalised, Argentina was mentally affected and began to panic. Many players, including Messi, made mistakes in passing, which made Nigeria launch several threatening counterattacks. In the 71st minute, ndidi's counterattack shot was very threatening. In the 75th minute, Argentina nearly sent Nigeria a penalty.
At the end of the game, Argentina can only make one go. Coach sampoli replaced striker Aguero to strengthen the attack. In the 87th minute, Rojo volleyed out of the box to help Argentina lead again. Argentina kept the score 2-1 to the end.
Argentina, with their rare persistence and tenacity, have opened the door to Russia's top 16 in the world cup. They will face France, the top team in group C, in the quarter finals.