World Cup semi-finals 2022

DOHA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Argentina play Croatia in the semi-finals of the World Cup on Tuesday. When: Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2200 local (1900 GMT/1400ET).

* Croatia are in their second consecutive World Cup semi-final after losing to France in the 2018 World Cup final. The World Cup trophy is the only major title missing from his collection, which includes every big club and national team title. It was also their first shot on goal in that game.

Ahead of those crunch semi-finals, which are Argentina vs Croatia and France vs Morocco, there will be lots of developments and important team news to keep an ...

There are no World Cup matches taking place this Sunday, December 11. That's because we're in between the quarter-finals and the semi-finals. There really is a lot to discuss, then, this Sunday. There aren't any World Cup fixtures this Sunday, December 11. This has been an incredible World Cup for Morocco and their fans have continued celebrating all over the world. Zlatko Dalic has been speaking about the Argentina vs Croatia match and about how to stop Lionel Messi. There have been various tributes paid to Grant Wahl by those who knew him best. As we look ahead to the World Cup semi-finals, there are only three players who'll miss out with suspension. There's no hiding from it, it hurts and it'll take some time to get over it but that's part of sport." Argentina were worried there might be more suspensions following a FIFA investigation into the behaviour of certain players after their shootout win, but it seems there won't be any bans. So, we'll bring you all that and much more on this live blog. Which clubs are the best represented?

World Cup 2022: Morocco 1-0 Portugal: Youssef En-Nesyri scores winner as Cristiano Ronaldo exits Qatar tournament.

Morocco move into the World Cup semi-final on Wednesday, Dec. Every time the Portuguese got the ball, they got back in numbers. We have changed the mentality of the generation coming after us. We had the quality to win the World Cup and we didn't manage to." The goalkeeper kept dropping to the ground. Should they win that, the World Cup final takes place at 3 p.m. That might be a mistake." Yet none of those chances compared to the three that fell Portugal's way in the final 10 minutes. "After what happened yesterday, with Messi talking, all of Argentina talking and the referee comes here. "What did we play the second half? "We didn't play anything in the second half. "We conceded a goal that we weren't expecting but...

With the 2022 World Cup semifinals set, we bring you why each team will progress, plus one player to know ahead of the matchups and predictions.

[Marcus Thuram](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/217331/marcus-thuram), [Kolo Muani](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/252971/randal-kolo-muani)) and midfielders ( [Youssouf Fofana](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/277307/youssouf-fofana)) but no one who can realistically change the game. [Nayef Aguerd](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/245243/Nayef-Aguerd), the other outstanding centre-back missed the Portugal game, as did [Noussair Mazraoui](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/239350/Noussair-Mazraoui), the other fullback. [Dayot Upamecano](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/222793/dayot-upamecano) to make some mistakes that could have proven costly. In a match where Les Bleus will have a lot of the ball against a really low and compact block, his movement and impact with the ball will be important. [Juventus](/soccer/team/_/id/111) midfielder has been outstanding so far, and we don't say it enough. [Kylian Mbappe](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231388/Kylian-Mbappé) to run into. Look at the penalties Les Bleus conceded in the quarterfinal (especially the [Theo Hernandez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/233621/Theo-Hernández) one), look at the way they were outplayed for much of the game and ask yourself: who is more focused right now? [Achraf Hakimi](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/240233/Achraf-Hakimi) is battle-scarred and hurting. [Romain Saiss](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/167686/Romain-Saïss) played carrying an injury against [Portugal](/soccer/team?id=482) and had to come off. [Bracket](https://www.espn.com/soccer/bracket) [Morocco](/soccer/team?id=2869) vs. [Croatia](/soccer/team?id=477) vs.

France and Argentina entered the World Cup as contenders, but Croatia and Morocco have proved to be worthy challengers for the title.

This time it is seeking to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to mount a successful defense of its World Cup title. That has manifested in each and every one of its games so far; the French may have faced more illustrious teams here, but they have certainly not encountered such a hostile atmosphere. It barely broke a sweat in this tournament before facing England, and such is France’s self-assurance that it needed to play well for less than a third of that quarterfinal to make it through. Just as significant, though, is the fact that this will feel like a Moroccan home game. But even more impressive than its performance was that it recovered from conceding a late equalizer to win the game on penalties. The first is Morocco’s bloody-minded obstinacy. Here’s a primer to the Argentina has shown a nerve and a coolness even in that white heat that indicates a certain steel. The emotion pulsing through Argentina’s players and fans has never been far from the surface in Qatar. “Any of the four teams can win it,” he said. DOHA, Qatar — Even Didier Deschamps, France’s ordinarily gnomic coach, seemed a little indifferent in the wee hours of Sunday morning. It had made the final four.

We already know one and a half of the two World Cup semifinals as the tournament enters its final week of action. Here are all the details on the final four ...

1 If the teams are still deadlocked after extra time, the match will proceed to a penalty shootout where each team takes turns trying to score from the penalty spot. (In other words, it's not a next-goal-win situation or 'golden goal'.) [Who will win the 2022 FIFA World Cup? Their last meeting came in 2007 (a 2-2 friendly draw). They split their only two World Cup meetings, with Argentina claiming a narrow 1-0 win in 1998. The European side knows how to keep things tight as their five matches thus far in Qatar have shown. GMT / 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. / 7 p.m. 2 p.m. There were eight teams vying for a spot in the semifinals.

Each team played three matches in the group stage before half were eliminated. The top 16 battled it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Now, those final ...

The top 16 battled it out for a place in the quarter-finals. [Neymar unsure if he’ll play for Brazil at another World Cup](/sports/2022/12/10/neymar-unsure-if-hell-play-for-brazil-again-at-another-world-cup) [For Brazil fans, the ‘sadness is too much’ after World Cup exit](/sports/2022/12/10/for-brazil-fans-sadness-is-too-much-after-world-cup-loss) Published On 10 Dec 2022

Morocco becoming the first African team to reach the World Cup semi-finals can "galvanise" the continent, says top CAF official.

The remaining playing field features the reigning champs in France, their opponent from the 2018 finals Croatia, the first African team to reach the ...

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If they beat Portugal, Morocco will become the first Arab and African nation to reach the World Cup semis. Morocco and Portugal have played twice before, with ...

Morocco players celebrate with their supporters after they won the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between Morocco and Portugal at the Al- ...

[One of the First U.S. The winners will compete in the final on December 18. Saturday’s match coupled with Morocco’s last victory over Spain on December 6 led to celebrations erupting on the streets of I said last week that we wanted to end the curse,” Moroccan soccer player Abdelhamid Sabiri told German news channel ZDF, according to So far, none of the team’s opponents—Croatia, Belgium, Canada, Spain, or Portugal—have scored against Morocco, which has conceded just an own goal in the tournament. At the semifinals, Morocco will face off against either England or France.