Croatia win their opening game of WC for 1st time since 1998
Driven by Oghenekaro Etebo's own goal and a penalty by midfielder Luka Modric, Croatia opened their 2018 FIFA World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over Nigeria on Saturday. With this, Croatia won their opening match of a World Cup for the first time since their 3-1 victory over Jamaica in their first-ever World Cup match in 1998. 