体坛英语资讯：World Cup: Croatia defeat Nigeria 2-0
<p><span word="KALININGRAD">KALININGRAD</span>, <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 16-- <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="brilliantly">brilliantly</span>, <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2-0 <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="Featuring">Featuring</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="forwards">forwards</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span>-<span word="up">up</span>, <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="manifested">manifested</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="ambitions">ambitions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="witnessing">witnessing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Iceland">Iceland</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.</p><p><span word="Ranked">Ranked</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Croats">Croats</span>, <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>, <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 30 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rhythm">rhythm</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> 32<span word="nd">nd</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>, <span word="Luka">Luka</span> <span word="Modric">Modric</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="volleyed">volleyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Ante">Ante</span> <span word="Rebic">Rebic</span>, <span word="culminated">culminated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mario">Mario</span> <span word="Mandzukic">Mandzukic</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="diving">diving</span> <span word="header">header</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="off">off</span>-<span word="target">target</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="deflected">deflected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Oghenekaro">Oghenekaro</span> <span word="Etebo">Etebo</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="gaol">gaol</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vatreni">Vatreni</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="momentum">momentum</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span>. <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="equalize">equalize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sporadic">sporadic</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="switching">switching</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>, <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="talented">talented</span> <span word="midfield">midfield</span> <span word="dual">dual</span> - <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="Modric">Modric</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span> <span word="Ivan">Ivan</span> <span word="Rakitic">Rakitic</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> 71<span word="st">st</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>, <span word="Mandzukic">Mandzukic</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wrestled">wrestled</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Ekong">Ekong</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="deserved">deserved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>. <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="better">better</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Modric">Modric</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="planed">planed</span>," <span word="added">added</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Real">Real</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span>.</p>
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