World Cup 2018: Club-mates who will be rivals in the Group Stage

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Gonzalo Higuain vs Mario Mandzukic (Argentina vs Croatia)

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Gonzalo Higuain has been regarded as one of the top forwards when it comes to the club level. He has scored buckets of goals with some of the top clubs in the world like Real Madrid, Napoli and Juventus. However, the Argentine has always flattered to deceive when it came to the international level. The 30-year old has been guilty of letting slip massive chances when it came to the finals of the world tournaments. When presented with a one-on-one chance against Manuel Neuer in the previous World Cup final, the Argentine striker dragged it tamely wide. He missed similar opportunities in the following Copa America tournaments twice. Despite that, Higuain has been persisted with and is likely to line up at the top of the Argentine attack.

Argentina will face a stern test against dark-horses Croatia and the Croatian side will line up with Mario Mandzukic at the top end of their attack. Mandzukic will have a classy midfield being him to provide all the ammunition and it will be upto the tall striker to find the back of the net and put pressure on Argentina. The two Juventus forwards will lead their respective forward lines and will look to out-score each other in this crucial fixture.

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