Gernot Rohr’s side kick-start their campaign in the tournament with Zlatko Dalic’s men at the Kaliningrad Stadium
Former Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo has urged the Super Eagles to take their 2018 Fifa World Cup opener against Croatia very important.
The west Africans' best appearances in the global tournament were in 1994, 1998 and 2014 which they are hoping to surpass in Russia.
And the 37-year-old, thrilled with the mixture of both experience and young players in the side, wants the tie against Zlatko Dalic’s men to be taken 'seriously' so as to bolster their chances at the tournament.