Argentina vs Croatia

Plus, head-to-head record, latest odds and how both teams have fared in Qatar so far.

As he was challenged the ball rebounded back to him from Josip Juranovic and then from an off-balance Borna Sosa and Alvarez just kept going and going and poked it home. Alvarez side-footed past Livakovic and it was game over. He had already been feeling the back of his leg and was moving less easily. As he held off Gvardiol, Messi was able to get his shot away with Livakovic parrying. Despite Luka Modric’s claim to be the best midfielder of his generation it felt like the narrative was set to be Messi’s and so it proved. If there had been metal bars around the pitch it could not have been more cagey and it felt like it would take something surprising to break the deadlock. Messi will need Alvarez with the Manchester City striker not only scoring twice, and earning the penalty, but doing all of his running for him. And running and running. It was pure genius from the genius. Quite why Messi ended up playing the whole game when he could barely run was surprising. This tournament, so rich in its football, its drama, its upsets, and so controversial in so many other ways, has the final act it so craved. In his fifth attempt it really is his final chance.

Facing off for a place in the World Cup final, Croatia go up against Argentina. Here's the early betting odds and the key information you need to know.

Argentina, fielding Javier Zanetti, Juan Sebastian Veron and Gabriel Batistuta, edged a 1-0 victory and secured top spot in the group. The most recent clash caused fury in South America... This semifinal clash will be played at the Lusail Stadium. Weds, Dec. Get all the info for this quarterfinal clash including TV information, kickoff time, betting odds and historical meetings between the two nations. Tues, Dec. Tue, Dec.

The men's World Cup quarterfinal stage begins as Brazil takes on Croatia and Argentina takes on the Netherlands. CTVNews.ca has all the latest from the ...

In the end, Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was the difference maker and the South Americans moved on. It all seemed settled, Croatia still hadn't had a shot on target at that point. Croatia will now face Argentina in the semi-finals. Argentina will now face Croatia in the semi-finals. Croatia pulled off a shock upset of Brazil in a penalty shootout after barely hanging on during the 120 minutes of play. All they have done in this tournament is survive, though, and a Bruno Petkovic deflected equalizer in the 117th minute, against the run of play, gave Croatia hope. Coming out in the second half, the Dutch struggled to find a spark on the pitch, and a mistake allowed Messi to turn things 2-0 from the penalty spot as goalkeeper Andries Noppert was left flat-footed. Neither side could find the back of the net again in the next 30 minutes seeing the game go to penalties. Neither team registered a shot on target until magic man Messi fed the ball through to Nahuel Molina in the box, and the defender gave Argentina a 1-0 lead. Up first, top-ranked Brazil crashed out of the tournament after a stunning loss to Croatia in a penalty shootout, before the second shootout of the day saw Argentina prevail over the Netherlands. [Five takeaways from the previous week of World Cup action](https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/5-on-pitch-takeaways-heading-into-world-cup-quarter-finals-1.6186791) [Eight leading candidates for the World Cup’s Golden Ball (best player) award](https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/8-leading-candidates-for-world-cup-s-golden-ball-best-player-award-1.6184795) [Who should you support in the quarterfinals?](https://www.tsn.ca/fifa-world-cup/video/who-should-you-support-from-the-eight-remaining-teams-in-qatar~2580660) Lionel Messi and Argentina had to dig deep to beat the Netherlands after a thrilling 2-2 draw went to penalties.

Argentina and Croatia will meet in a huge World Cup semi-final after both sides overcame dramatic penalty shootouts against the Netherlands and Brazil.

Argentina and Croatia will face off for a place in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final. So how have games between the two gone in the past and which side is ...

They will also aim to avoid the defensive mistakes that killed them in this match Last Argentina vs Croatia match Croatia 0 Argentina 0 Argentina vs Croatia head-to-head Argentina vs Croatia history

Facing off for a place in the World Cup final, Croatia go up against Argentina. Here's the early betting odds and the key information you need to know.

Argentina, fielding Javier Zanetti, Juan Sebastian Veron and Gabriel Batistuta, edged a 1-0 victory and secured top spot in the group. The most recent clash caused fury in South America... This semifinal clash will be played at the Lusail Stadium. Weds, Dec. Get all the info for this quarterfinal clash including TV information, kickoff time, betting odds and historical meetings between the two nations. Tues, Dec. Tue, Dec.

All the info you need to know on the 2022 World Cup Argentina vs Croatia semifinals clash at Lusail Stadium.

But can they eliminate both Brazil and Argentina? 1 favorites Brazil also on penalties after both teams scored in overtime (1-1). Argentina vs Croatia preview

Argentina and Croatia meet in the 2022 World Cup semi-finals, but what is their head to head record ahead of clashing in Qatar?

Croatia will now hope to repeat their win at the 2018 World Cup in Russia when they meet Argentina at Qatar 2022. Argentina took the first win in their head-to-head record with Croatia at France 1998 with a 1-0 triumph. Four of those five have also featured penalty shootouts, which Croatia won, so Argentina will now hope to get the job done in regular time in Lusail. Vatreni won in France and La Albiceleste won in Russia. Both nations have so far won in one friendly game and in one match at a World Cup. Vatreni are yet to play a game in Lusail before meeting the South Americans for their sixth encounter so far.

Facing off for a place in the World Cup final, Croatia go up against Argentina. Here's the early betting odds and the key information you need to know.

Argentina, fielding Javier Zanetti, Juan Sebastian Veron and Gabriel Batistuta, edged a 1-0 victory and secured top spot in the group. The most recent clash caused fury in South America... This semifinal clash will be played at the Lusail Stadium. Weds, Dec. Get all the info for this quarterfinal clash including TV information, kickoff time, betting odds and historical meetings between the two nations. Tues, Dec. Tue, Dec.