The captain of the Nigerian national team, John Obi Mikel, urges the Croats to remain professional and play against Iceland in the final group stage match with the strongest lineup.
In their last match, the "Super Eagles" defeated themselves thanks to Ahmed Musa's brace, allowing them to stay in the fight for a place in the quarterfinals.
Although a victory against Argentina would allow Gernot Rohr's pupils not to look at their opponents anymore, and a defeat would mean a one hundred percent drop-out, in the case of a draw they would have to wait for a favor from the Croatians.
Indeed, their coach Zlatko Dalic has already announced that he will allow a few leaders of his team to rest.
"I don't think it's the best decision," Mikel told Goal.com. "This is a tournament of great importance - you can't give people rest and give others a chance to advance to the next stage."
"They should be professionals and play with the strongest lineup. This stage is so important that you can't rest players just to help others go further."
Despite these words, Nigerian footballers will have to do their job themselves first and foremost. In the last five World Cups against the Argentine national team, they met four times and lost all four matches.
