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Iceland missed their chance to qualify for the last-16 on their World Cup debut as a late Ivan Perisic goal secured three points for Croatia and ensured they topped Group D with three wins from three.
Heimir Hallgrimsson's men looked dejected at the full-time whistle as profligacy proved their undoing. They missed a host of key chances in the first half, before Milan Badelj punished their wastefulness with a powerful effort just after the break.
Despite Gylfi Sigurdsson giving the Nordic nation hope with a penalty in the 76th minute, Iceland could never wrestle control back from Croatia as the game wore on and with Argentina 2-1 ahead in the other match of Group D, Perisic hammered in the coffin's final nail late on to send Iceland packing.
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