Argentina (ARG) vs Croatia (CRO) Semifinal Highlights
Fulltime It would be the record sixth entry into the World Cup final for the Albieceleste as Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 in a one-sided semi-final at the Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar. The men in sky blue were led by Lionel Messi himself who scored the first goal courtesy of a penalty.
However, it was totally Julian Alvarez’s game as he not only created the first penalty but scored the wonder second goal by carrying the ball from almost the half pitch to the goal alone and then goy an assist from Messi to complete a brace.
Croatai were not any match to the Argentines as the team from Esat Europe could get only two shots on target even after having 66% possession of the ball.
Argentina and Croatia would both await the result of the second semi-final between France and Morocco as the winner of that game will meet Argentina in the final while the loser will play Croatia for the third place playoff.
ARG 3-0 CRO
The Preview
Luka Modric-led Croatia will be up against Lionel Messi. Finest in their class, the two players are reaching that age at which they must live their dream of lifting the World Cup and they are ready to do anything to live that dream. Now, just a game away from living that dream of playing the final and lifting the trophy, they would look to finish with finesse.
Argentina have the likes of Rodrigo de Paul, Angel di Maria, Acuna and Molina as star players while Enzo Fernandes is the rising talent and they all combine to get the ball to Lionel Messi as soon as possible. The tactics would be the same this time around as well. Only that they would be up against a team which is very hard to get through in the midfield.
Midfield maestro Luka Modric and his men would be targeting Messi and the Argentine midfielders to try and block them away from scoring, Ivan Perisic and Petkovic on the other hand would be looking to convert the scoring opportunities to build early pressure on the Albiselectos.
Thus this semifinal makes for a very interesting watch and the entire world would be looking forward to that.
Argentina Starting 11
Damian Martinez, Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico, De Paul, Paredes, Fernandez, Mac Allister, Messi, Alvarez
Formation: 4-4-2
Croatia Starting 11
Livakovic, Juranovic, Lovren, Gvardiol, Sosa, Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic, Pasalic, Kramaric, Perisic
Formation: 4-3-3
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