FIFA World Cup 2022 – Argentina vs Croatia, Semi-Final, match preview, predicted lineups
Argentina take on Croatia on Tuesday in FIFA World Cup 2022 Semi-Finals as the tournament nears it’s conclusion. Argentina go into this game as the favourites.
Kick-off : 10:00 PM (Local)
Venue : Lusail Stadium, Lusail
Argentina were lucky to have survived the Dutch scare as they now look to enter the world cup final to finally lift it under Lionel Messi. They will look to play their best football.
La Albiceleste will have to arrange their defence and not show frailties. While on the attacking front they are blessed.
Manager Scaloni might line them up in a 4-3-3 system.
On the other hand, Croatia themselves will be very happy with them knocking out Brazil in a world cup knockout and making it a chance to appear in successive world cup finals. They will look to play quality football.
The Checkered Ones have a solid defence and they will make things tough for the opponents. Attack wise they have options.
Boss Daluc might arrange them in a 4-3-3 system.
Team news and possible lineups
Croatia have a fully fit squad to choose from.
As for the Argentinians, Gonzalo Montiel and Marcus Acuna are both suspended.
Argentina XI : E. Martinez, Molina, Romero, N. Otamendi, N. Tagliafico, Fernandez, De Paul, Mac Allister, Di Maria, Messi, Alvarez.
Croatia Xi : Livakovic, Juranovic, Gvardiol, Lovren, Sosa, Modric, Brozovic, Kovcic, Pasalic, Kramaric, Perisic.
Prediction
IIt should be Argentina’s game to loose this one given aspirations of Messi triumphing with world cup glory and I expect tough fight from Argentina but Croatia have plans of their own of winning it for the first time ever after last World cup’s final miss. So a close game but Argentina might prevail 1-0.
