FIFA World Cup Semifinals: Result ARGENTINA 3 – 0 CROATIA, Tuesday 13 December 2022


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39% Ball Possession ARGENTINA and 61% Ball Possession CROATIA

  Argentina 3 – 0 Croatia

34′ Lionel Messi
38′ Julián Álvarez
68′ Julián Álvarez
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🏆👉 Argentina won the FIFA World Cup Semifinals defeating Croatia on Tuesday 13 December 2022 at the Lusail Nationa in Lusail, Qatar. Argentina qualified to the World Cup Final with the absolute star of the game Captain Lionel Messi. A historic victory. Messi becomes Argentina’s top scorer at the World Cup with 11 goals to his credit and with his 25th match at the World Cup equals Lothar Matthäus as the most featured player in the history of the competition.  Argentina will play the FINAL against the winner between France and Morocco. This is Argentina’s sixth final, which places behind Germany (eight).

This is the third World Cup meeting between Argentina and Croatia, the first in the knockout stage. Argentina won 1-0 in 1998, before Croatia won 3-0 in the 2018 edition in Russia.

  •  Italian Serie A players called up in this game

🇭🇷 Croatia:  Martin Erlic (Sassuolo) listed as a substitute
Marcelo Brozović (Inter) played until the 50th minute and was replaced by Bruno Petkovic.
Mario Pašalić (Atalanta) played until the 45th minute and was replaced by Nikola Vlašić.
Nikola Vlašić (Torino) played from the 45th minute after replacing Mario Pašalić

🇦🇷 Argentina:  Leandro Paredes (Juventus) played until the 62nd minute and was replaced by Lisandro Martínez.
Angel Di Maria (Juventus) listed as a substitute
Lautaro Martinez (Inter) listed as a substitute
Paulo Dybala (Roma) played from the 75th minute after replacing Julián Álvarez.

Referee Daniele Orsato gave a penalty to Argentina. In the 34th minute, forward Lionel Messi defeated Croatia goalkeeper converting the penalty with a left-footed shot to the top right corner. The penalty is conceded by Dominik Livakovic.

Argentina increased the score in the 38th minute.  Julián Álvarez scored from very close range with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner.

Argentina rocking big time. In the 68th minute, Julián Álvarez scored with a right footed shot to the center. The assist is by Lionel Messi.

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✅ Stats before the game. Argentina could reach the final at the World Cup for the sixth time, only Germany has more (8). Albiceleste have never been eliminated in the semifinals, in their last semifinal of 2014 they won against the Netherlands.
Croatia could become the fourth European nation to reach the final of the World Cup in at least two consecutive editions, after Italy (1934, 1938), the Netherlands (1974, 1978) and Germany (1982, 1986, 1990). Following their shoot-out win against Brazil in the quarter-finals, Croatia could become the second team to eliminate Brazil and Argentina in the knockout stages of a single World Cup, after Germany in 2014. Argentina have won just one of their last seven World Cup matches against European sides (D3 L3), beating Poland 2-0 in this season’s group stage. However, in two of those three draws they then progressed through the lottery of penalties. Croatia have never scored the first goal of a match in their last nine World Cup matches, the last time coming in a 2-1 win against Iceland in the 2018 group stage. in the competition without ever finding the first goal of the match.

World Cup Semifinals Match Officials with Italian Referee Daniele Orsato.

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🏆👉 Lineup ARGENTINA  (4-4-2): Martinez; Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico; De Paul, Fernandez, Paredes, Mac Allister; Messi, Alvarez.

🏆👉 Lineup CROATIA(4-3-3): Livakovic; Juranovic, Lovren, Gvardiol, Sosa; Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic; Pasalic, Kramaric, Perisic.   

📺 Click the video to watch Argentina 3 – 0 Croatia highlights on Tuesday 13 December 2022

The Lusail Stadiun ready for Argentina vs Croatia

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Lionel Messi and AS Roma forward Paulo Dybala

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Inter forward Lautaro Martinez

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Semifinals

🇦🇷 Argentina  3 – 0 Croatia 🇭🇷
Tuesday 13 December 2022
Lusail National Stadium
Lusail, Qatar

22:00

Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
Fourth Official: Mohamed Mohammed (UAE)
Reserve Assistant Referee: Mohamed Alhammadi (UAE)
Video Assistant Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Katryn Nesbitt (USA)
Support Video Assistant Referee: Juan Soto (VEN)
Standby Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kyle Atkins (USA)

Goals: 34′ Lionel Messi (pen), 38′, 68′ Julián Álvarez,

🟨 Yellows: 32′ Dominik Livakovic (C), 32′ Mateo Kovacic (C)

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

🏆👉 Lineup ARGENTINA  (4-4-2):  E. Martinez; Molina (86′ Foyth), Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico; De Paul (74′ Palacios), Paredes (62′ Li. Martinez), E. Fernandez, Mac Allister (86′ Correa); Messi, Alvarez (74′ Dybala).

Subs: Armani, Rulli, Pezzella, Di Maria, Guido Rodriguez, Almada, Gomez, Lautaro Martinez.

Head Coach: Scaloni.

🏆👉 Lineup CROATIA(4-3-3): Livakovic; Juranovic, Lovren, Gvardiol, Sosa (46′ Orsic); Modric (81′ Majer), Brozovic (50′ Petkovic), Kovacevic; Pasalic (46′ Vlasic), Kramaric (72′ Livaja), Perisic.

Subs: Ivusic, Grbic, Erlic, Budimir, Jakic, Sutalo, Stanisic, Vida, Barisic, Sucic.

Head Coach: Dalic.