ARGENTINA v CROATIA

GROUP D 7PM, NIZHNY NOVGOROD, BBC

THIS game promises to be one of the best in the group stage. Argentina have so much talent but both in qualifying and against Iceland it has not yet clicked for Jorge Sampaoli. I can still see some Messi magic deciding this, though.

SUTTON’S VERDICT: Argentina to win 2-1.

ARGENTINA (4-3-3): Caballero; Mercado, Otamendi, Tagliafico; Salvio, Mascherano, Meza, Acuna; Messi, Aguero, Pavon. CROATIA (4-3-2-1): Subasic; Vrsaljko, Lovren, Vida, Strinic; Rakitic, Badelj; Brozovic, Modric, Perisic; Mandzukic. Radio: LIVE BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT. Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan).