No Messi show

Higuain

Brilliant Modric

A Jubilant Croatia

Argentina fans

Heartbreak

Argentina chances of qualifying the knockouts are less with a bad goal difference

Argentina vs Croatia

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	Argentina just played one of the worst games in their recent history as Croatia goes to the knock-out stages with a hammering 3-0 win at the Nizhny Novgorod Arena on Thursday. The ageing Argentina squad never actually woke up from their deep slumber as the likes of Rebic, Modric and Rakitic hammered away three goals into the back of the Argentine net.&nbsp;</div>
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	The floodgates opened with a goal by Rebic in the 55th minute as a horrific blunder by Willy Caballero saw the ball land on to the way of Rebic, who shot the ball mercilessly in the top of the net. Argentine fans around the world expected their beloved team to come back from the goal but they never came back into the game. A flurry of changes was made by Argentina with the Juventus sensation Paulo Dybala finally making his debut in the tournament, but it was too little, too late.</div>
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	Croatia now go into the knock-out stage with two consecutive wins.<br />
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				Lionel Messi was relatively quiet in the whole match against Croatia</div>
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				A disappointed Higuain after Argentina concedes 3 goals against Croatia</div>
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				Modric after scoring a brilliant goal from outside the box</div>
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				Croatian team celebrates after they lead 3-0 against Argentina</div>
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				Fans were heartbroken after Argentina crashes out against Croatia</div>
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Match Highlights: Messi's Argentina bows down against resilient Croatia

Argentina chances of qualifying the knockouts are less with a bad goal difference

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