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Croatia sends striker home

June 19, 2018 12:03 am

Croatia forward Nikola Kalinic has been sent home from the World Cup after he refused to come on as a substitute during the 2-0 defeat of Nigeria.

The 30-year-old cannot be replaced, meaning Croatia will have to make do with only 22 players for the rest of the tournament.

Croatia plays Argentina at 6am on Friday.

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Meanwhile, in the matches tomorrow at 12am Colombia plays Japan, Poland faces Senegal at 3am while Russia meets Egypt at 6am.

You can watch the entire tournament live on FBC TV and catch the delayed coverage of it on FBC Sports.