Argentina vs Croatia, Live Score, FIFA World Cup 2018: Rebic Puts Croatia in Lead Against Argentina

Croatia are creating chance after chance and are threatening Caballero's goal more than ever. Vrsaljko's ball into Mandzukic eventually is hit outside the frame of the goal, but nervy moments once again for Argentina's defense. 

Croatia are creating chance after chance and are threatening Caballero's goal more than ever. Vrsaljko's ball into Mandzukic eventually is hit outside the frame of the goal, but nervy moments once again for Argentina's defense. 

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Croatia escape!! Higuain finds the by line and pulls it back for Meza who shoots but Subasic saves and before Messi can pounce Rakitic gets in the way. Argentina have not come this close today. 

Messi trying to go through the whole Croatian defense with his quick feet but he's once again crowded out. 

Messi has Higuain and Pavon for company in attack now. No sign of Paulo Dybala as yet. 

Diego Maradona watches on from the stands and he is looking stressed. 

Jorge Sampaoli is absolutely livid with his goal-keeper Caballero and he needs the team to pull up their socks sooner rather than later. 

Perisic crosses it in from the right and Mandzukic earns a corner for Croatia who will surely look to power on from here. 

GOAL: Ante Rebic scores with a superb finish to give Croatia the lead. Argentina's defense falls apart in horrific fashion. Caballero's clearance is mistimed and Rebic finishes it off with one touch and one quick move. 

Tagliafico plays it in to Aguero after Messi found him! The shot is weak and Subasic collects easily. 

Tagliafico plays it in to Aguero after Messi found him! The shot is weak and Subasic collects easily. 

Argentina getting Gonzalo Higuain ready for action. 

Rebic leads the counter-attack after Modric intercepted Meza's pass. Mercado brings him down cynically to stop the attack and takes a yellow for his efforts. 

Rebic tries to switch it out to Perisic but the Argentine defense mop up. Will we see the introduction of the dynamic Dybala in the second half? 

The second half has kicked off with Argentina and Croatia both looking to up the ante. 

Half-Time: Argentina - 0 Croatia - 0 

Chance: Modric picks out Rebic with a lovely through ball and Rebic had eyes for goal with Perisic free on the left. Rebic's finish is off target and Argentina survive. 

Both sides are leaving something on the opposition when they tackle them. This Vrsaljko takes a knock on the back of his calf as we approach the half time break. Neither defense inspiring confidence but both sides have managed to keep the crucial players in the other camp silent so far. 

Five minutes to go in the first half, and Lionel Messi is not having it easy or the way he would like it today as well as Croatia have kept him well far from the action. 

Croatia's Rebic is not making any friends here tonight, now he has taken out Salvio and has incensed the Argentine bench. 

Injury scare for Argentina as Mercado and Rebic clashed while going for the ball. The Argentine has recovered after some initial treatment. 

Both defenses have had some moments of tension and miscommunication among themselves and in a crucial game like this, they would not want to concede like that. 

Chance: Fantastic ball in from the right  with Vrsaljko putting in on a plate for Mandzukic. But the Juventus man has placed it outside the frame of the goal. 

Chance: Perez gets a golden chance to put Argentina in the lead after there was miscommunication between defender and keeper. All he had to do was place it into an open net, but Perez's shot found the side-netting. 

There has hardly been any attacking impetus in this game so far in the first 28 odd minutes. There has been one shot on target and that has come from Croatia while Argentina are ruling the possession stats so far. 

Aguero brings it out of a tight spot on the left hand side and drives in on his right foot and crosses with his left foot which is headed out for a corner. 

As expected, Zlatko Dalic's tactic is to try and dominate the midfield, looking to create their opportunities from wide positions. Ivan Perisic had a chance early on after the ball was worked wide, and that's how I see Croatia continuing in this game.

Hard hit cross from Acuna from the left, skims the cross bar as Croatia survive that. Great ball out to Aguero, who brought it down well to begin with. 

20 minutes in and Argentina survive a massive scare in defense as Caballero's pass to Tagliafico is not the greatest and Mandzukic almost got in and took advantage. Nervy few moments for the defense.