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Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr admitted that his young team had been “naive” in the 2-0 loss to Croatia in their opening Group D game on Saturday.
“We are disappointed but we must recognise Croatia were better tonight and my young players made some mistakes,” Rohr told reporters after the game in Russia’s European exclave of Kaliningrad.
A Luka Modric penalty 20 minutes from time and a first-half own goal sealed the victory for a Croatia side brimming with technical ability, and the Super Eagles — who brought the youngest squad to Russia — have now won just one of their last 13 games on football’s biggest stage.
With rivals Argentina and Iceland only managing a 1-1 draw earlier Saturday in Saransk, both sides had a chance to take control of Group D.
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