The Argentine team is on the brink of returning to a final of a worldbut first they must defeat Croatia on Tuesday, a European team that wants to play the decisive instance for the second consecutive tournament.
Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, comes from defeating the Netherlands on penalties in one of the most exciting duels of the tournament. The group directed by Lionel Scaloni comes from less to more in the contest, because following falling on the first day with Saudi Arabia They have shown the best football in their entire repertoire.
Croatia, for its part, comes from defeating Brazil on penalties and wants to return to the final, which they lost to France in Russia 2018.
Day: Tuesday, December 9.
Hour: 2:00 pm (US Eastern Time).
Place: Lusail Stadium.
TV/Live Stream: FOXStar+ (Latin America), PeacockTelemundo.
Marcos Acuña and Gonzalo Montiel are the confirmed absences that the Argentine team has due to accumulation of cards. Coach Lionel Scaloni has not yet published the eleven that he will use once morest Croatia, the team that beat Argentina in the last World Cup.
For his part, Luka Modric, star of the European team, recognized the importance of Lionel Messi for Argentina and announced that they already have a plan to try to stop him.
Argentina: Emiliano Martinez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister; Ángel Di María, Julián Álvarez and Lionel Messi.
Croatia: Dominik Livakovic; Josip Juranovic, Dejan Lovren, Josko Guardiol, Borna Sosa; Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic, Mateo Kovacic; Andrej Kramaric, Pasalic and Ivan Perisic