Argentinian TV hosts hold minute’s silence after Lionel Messi and Co fall to 3-0 Croatia defeat at World Cup
Argentina’s defeat against Croatia on Thursday evening seemed like a death knell for their World Cup hopes.
While they still have a mathematical chance of reaching the knockout stages, the 3-0 loss and the earlier 1-1 draw against Iceland has put them in a difficult position.
If Iceland can beat Nigeria on Friday too, it will further damage their hopes of getting out of the group and reaching the last-16.
Argentinian TV presenters decided to hold a minute’s silence after their loss on Thursday
![The South American side crashed to a shock 3-0 defeat against Croatia at the World Cup](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/22/09/4D835E9900000578-0-image-a-21_1529657356380.jpg)
The South American side crashed to a shock 3-0 defeat against Croatia at the World Cup
![Pundits and presenters alike on TyC Sports marked the defeat with a minute's silence](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/22/09/4D835F9200000578-0-image-a-23_1529657364602.jpg)
Pundits and presenters alike on TyC Sports marked the defeat with a minute’s silence
Even so, presenters on Argentinian television may have gone a step too far with their post-match reaction.
After Jorge Sampaoli’s men fell to the shock 3-0 loss, unable to recover from a Willy Caballero mistake, they took the on-pitch funereal atmosphere into the TyC Sports studio.
And with Argentina’s hopes fading, they decided to hold a minute’s silence to express their sadness.
There were sombre expressions with slight smiles all around as the presenter and pundits tried to keep a straight face during the silence.
![Jorge Sampaoli and his side now need results to go their way to advance from the group](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/22/09/4D8037E700000578-0-image-a-28_1529657832751.jpg)
Jorge Sampaoli and his side now need results to go their way to advance from the group
Lionel Messi and Argentina now need a minor miracle over their last game and Friday’s fixtures to get out of the group.
If Iceland fail to beat Nigeria, they will still have a good chance of getting out of the group. But a win for the Scandinavian side would put them in a difficult position.
They would need to hope Croatia can beat Iceland in the last group game and win themselves by a significant margin against Nigeria to advance.
![Lionel Messi was unable to help Argentina as they fell to the defeat in Nizhny Novgorod](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/22/09/4D80B5FF00000578-0-image-a-29_1529657950962.jpg)
Lionel Messi was unable to help Argentina as they fell to the defeat in Nizhny Novgorod
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