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Lionel Messi was certainly a sad lonely figure after the final whistle of the Group D 2018 world cup opening match between Argentina and debutants Iceland . The four-time world best player of the year admitted that he still feels bad after  his missed penalty cost Argentina a World Cup win, but he is looking forward to making things right in coming matches . The match ended 1-1 much to the dismay of the 30 year old who failed to convert so many other chances during a frustrating afternoon .

Nigeria's performance yesterday against Croatia was short of the expectation millions of Nigerians had after they were beaten 2-0 in a bland and dull encounter in the 2018 Group D  world cup match . Croatia ensured that all 3 points were theirs after an own goal by Etebo in the first half  and a cooly taken penalty by Modric after an infringement in the penalty box in the second half of the game . Here are photos from the match and a video of the highlight below