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#3 The aerial threat posed by Mario Mandzukic
Mario Mandzukic has earned 84 caps for the Croatian national team and scored 30 goals. This is his third World Cup, and the veteran Juventus midfielder would like to use his size and strength against the Argentine centre-backs.
The tall Mandzukic always poses an aerial threat for the opposition defenders as he has a very good header on him. His diving header led to the opening goal against Nigeria. Nicolas Otamendi and Marcos Rojo the Argentine centre-backs could find him to be very difficult to handle.
The Croatians are likely to play frequent crosses into the Argentine box, especially through their expeditious right back Sime Vrsaljko.
Mandzukic would relish such opportunities and could decide the game with one of his lethal headers. He would be a perennial threat from set-pieces as well.
