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Message: [QUOTE="Da_Aisijimo_Gou, post: 2760487, member: 264"] Potentially close to gone in Group D, but ĺsland's not out yet and Croatia will likely rest some starters. At this point, 3rd game results and goal differential will still determine which nation joins Hrvatska Vatreni (The Croatian Blazers) in the knockout phase. "Iceland’s still alive, but needs a win and either Argentina to draw with Nigeria, or for Argentina to beat Nigeria, but by not too many goals. Goal differential is the first group stage tiebreaker, and at this point Iceland has given up two more goals than it has scored, while Argentina is facing a three-goal deficit. If Nigeria beats Argentina, the Super Eagles advance — and knock Argentina, finalists at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, out of the tournament. If Argentina wins and Croatia beats or draws with Iceland on Tuesday, Messi still has a chance to win his first World Cup, despite Argentina’s dysfunction in the first two games of the group stage." [/QUOTE]