Argentina vs Croatia Prediction | Match Preview & Stats
The Argentine national side is one step closer to finally reaching their goal of lifting the World Cup trophy. But their next step will be a very difficult one as they face the last tournament’s finalist and runner-up, Croatia.
Both sides showed that they deserve a spot in the semi-finals. They have gone through thick and thin to get here and are just one step closer to the finals. Who will prevail at Lusail Stadium on 13 December? You can hope to find that out with the help of our Argentina vs Croatia prediction.
Argentina vs Croatia – Form and Team News
After topping Group C and dispatching Australia, Argentina had their toughest test in the Netherlands. And the Albicelestes showed that they are one of the most in-tuned teams in the competition by taking a 2:0 lead in the 73rd minute after Molina and Messi scored. But the Dutch side showed resilience and were not backing down till the very last second of the match.
The super-sub, Wout Weghorst, came on the field and scored two fantastic goals for Oranje to send the game into overtime. After two extended periods, the score was still 2:2, so the winner had to be determined through penalties. But Emiliano Martinez stepped up for his team and saved two penalties to send Argentina to the semis.
Croatia had to face tournament favourites, Brazil. For much of the game, Brazil showed that they deserve a spot in the semi-finals. But simply could not break the unbreakable curtain that Croatia’s goalkeeper, Dominik Livakovic, placed in front of the goal. The game ended 0:0 and went into extra time.
It was only then that Brazil finally managed to score as Neymar did a one-two with Paqueta to put Selecao into the lead. But it was then that the Blazers started to press and it finally paid off in the 117th minute of the game when Orsic found Bruno Petkovic, who scored a spectacular goal to send the game into penalties.
Then it was lights out for Brazil as the Croatian team are absolute masters of penalty shootouts. All four Croatian players scored while Rodrygo and Marquinhos missed their spot kicks, costing Brazil a spot in the semi-final.
Argentina vs Croatia – Starting Lineups
It seems that there is no doubt who the starting 11 are going to be for both teams.
- Argentina: (GK) Emiliano Martinez; (DEF) Nahuel Molina, Nicolas Otamendi, Nicolas Tagliafico, Cristian Romero; (MID) Alexis Mac Allister, Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernandez; (ATC) Lautaro Martinez, Lionel Messi, Julian Alvarez.
- Croatia: (GK) Dominik Livakovic; (DEF) Josip Juranovic, Dejan Lovren, Josko Gvardiol, Borna Sosa; (MID) Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic, Mateo Kovacic; (ATC) Mislav Orsic, Bruno Petkovic, Ivan Perisic.
Argentina vs Croatia – Betting Tips
Even with what Croatia has displayed so far, Argentina is the favourite to win this game at odds of 1.83. Croatia’s win stands at 5.40. But if you think that this is another game that might go into extra time, a draw stands at 3.45.
But our Argentina vs Croatia prediction will tell you to look at the Both Teams to Score market, at 3.40. Argentina are definitely going to score, but they are going to concede a goal as they did the entire elimination round.
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