Croatia, Denmark chalk wins 

Croatia blanked Nigeria 2-0 while Denmark edged Peru, 1-0.

Luka Modric  and Yussef Yurary were named Man of the Match in their respective matches.

Modric converted a penalty in the 71st minute for Croatia’s second goal while Yurary kept Denmark’s winning streak with a goal in the 59th minute.

Croatia’s first goal was a contribution from Nigeria when Oghenekaro Etebo scored an own goal in the 32nd minute.

The win allows Croatia to take the top spot in Group D with its 3 points after Argentina and Iceland draw their match, handing them a point each.

Denmark, on the other hand, takes the second spot in Group C behind France who also won its first match against Australia.

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