Nigeria begin their World Cup campaign against Croatia on June 16, 2018.
The encounter billed for the Kaliningrad Stadium marks the first meeting between both teams and the outcome of the clash could determine how far both teams would goal in Russia.
Zlatko Dalic's men beat Greece 4-1 on aggregate to qualify for the 2018 Fifa World Cup, while Gernot Rohr’s side breezed past Cameroon, Algeria and Zambia to pick one of Africa’s ticket.
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KALININGRAD STADIUM
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City: Kaliningrad
Capacity: 35,212
Status: Under construction (new)
Group games: Croatia vs Nigeria, Serbia vs Switzerland, Spain vs Morocco, England vs Belgium
Knockout games: None
LUKA MODRIC
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Luka Modric who was recently described by Andriy Shevchenko as one of the best midfielders ever is definitely one of the Europeans’ potent weapon to cage the Super Eagles.
The 32-year-old Real Madrid star boasts of three Champions League winners’ medals will definitely add bite to the Blazers’ attacking force that parades Mario Mandzukic and Ivan Santini.
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