The Argentinian national team will face the Croatian national team in the semi-final of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. This match between representatives from the Americas and Europe is scheduled for Lusail Iconic Stadium on Wednesday, December 14th, 2022 (early WIB).
One of these teams will advance to the final of the world's most prestigious football tournament. Lionel Messi and his teammates are one step away from the final if they can defeat Luka Modric and his team, and vice versa.
In their last five encounters, Argentina has beaten Croatia twice. Conversely, Croatia has also beaten Argentina twice. The remaining match ended in a 0-0 draw.
Argentina defeated Croatia 1-0 in the 1998 World Cup and 2-1 in a friendly match (2014).
Conversely, Croatia has also defeated Argentina twice: in a friendly match (2006) with a score of 3-2 and in the 2018 World Cup with a score of 3-0.
The two national teams also drew in a friendly match (1994) with a score of 0-0.
The Qatar 2022 World Cup semi-final will be a test of strength between these two teams. The winner of the Argentina-Croatia match will face the winner of the France-Morocco match.
Argentina's journey to the Qatar 2022 World Cup semi-final:
Group Stage C:
* Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia
* Argentina 2-0 Mexico
* Argentina 2-0 Poland
Round of 16:
* Argentina 2-1 Australia
Quarter-finals:
* Argentina 2-2 Netherlands (Penalties: Argentina 4-3 Netherlands)
Croatia's journey to the Qatar 2022 World Cup semi-final:
Group Stage F:
* Croatia 0-0 Morocco
* Croatia 4-1 Canada
* Croatia 0-0 Belgium
Round of 16:
* Croatia 1-1 Japan (Penalties: Croatia 3-1 Japan)
Quarter-finals:
* Croatia 1-1 Brazil (Penalties: 4-2)