- Croatia is looking to book their place in a second successive World Cup final.
- Argentina has not lifted the World Cup trophy since 1986.
- This will be the third meeting in the World Cup between the two teams.
Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina and Zlatko Dalic’s Croatia lock horns in a 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-final at Lusail Iconic Stadium this Tuesday night. The Argentinians are the favorites to prevail, but the Croatians could be a tough nut to crack in Lusail.
Croatia eased to victory when these two nations met in the World Cup four years back, and Argentina will be out for revenge in this semi-final. We have the latest Argentina vs Croatia odds and World Cup predictions.
Argentina vs Croatia Odds
Looking at the live World Cup odds, Argentina is the bookies’ favorite to win this one. In fact, Scaloni’s side is odds-on at -125. Overall, defending champions France are fancied to retain their crown, while the Argentinians are the second favorites to lift the trophy.
Croatia has done remarkably well to get this far again, but they are the underdogs in this semi. Right now, you can get +400 for a Croatian win, while the draw is available at +230.
Argentina vs Croatia Information
Competition: 2022 FIFA World Cup
Location of the Game: Lusail Iconic Stadium
Time: Tuesday, 13 Dec 2022, 2:00 PM EDT
How to Watch: Fox Sports
Argentina – Will the Argentinians Book a Place in the Finals?
Argentina is hoping to secure its place in the World Cup final for the second time in three tournaments. In Brazil eight years ago, the Argentinians were beaten by Germany in the final.
Argentina is a two-time winner of the World Cup, but they have not lifted the trophy since 1986. The South American giants were one of the favorites to win the World Cup before a ball was kicked in Qatar, and the White and Sky Blue will take some stopping.
Argentina responded expertly well to their shock loss to Saudi Arabia in their opening game in Qatar. They won the next two to book their position in the last 16 as group winners.
Argentina edged past Australia in the Round of 16 and were involved in a thriller with the Netherlands in the quarter-finals. Scaloni’s troops were two goals up and cruising their way to the last four, but the Dutch scored two late goals to force extra time and then penalties. Argentina went on to win on spot-kicks.
The Argentinians are right up there with the best World Cup 2022 teams, and only Brazil, Germany, and Italy have won more World Cups than Albiceleste. Can they get their hands on the trophy for the third time in 2022? Read on for the best Argentina vs Croatia odds and World Cup predictions.
Argentina Projected Lineup: Emiliano Martinez, Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Nicolas Tagliafico, Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernandez, Angel Di Maria, Lionel Messi, Julian Alvarez.
Argentina Injuries: No current injuries.
Croatia – Can the Croatians Defy the Odds Once Again?
Croatia is once again mixing it with the world’s best nations. Having reached the final in Russia in 2018, can the Blazers go one better and lift the trophy in Qatar? For a nation of four million people, the Croatians are massively overachieving these days.
Croatia finished second in their group behind Morocco – who are in the other semi-final – but Dalic’s boys are unbeaten so far. They drew with the Moroccans and Belgium and eased past Canada in Group F.
Croatia’s Round of 16 game with Japan went the distance in Al Wakrah. They did well to get back in the game after falling behind, and Vatreni went on to win 3-1 on penalties at Al Janoub Stadium.
The record winners and tournament favorites Brazil were waiting in the quarter-finals. As expected, Dalic’s men went into that one as the big underdogs, but they matched Tite’s Brazilians all the way in Al Rayyan.
Neymar’s 106th-minute goal looked to have won it for Brazil, but Bruno Petkovic had other ideas. Three minutes from time, the 28-year-old Dinamo Zagreb forward leveled to take the tie to penalties. Croatia held their nerve to win 4-2 on spot-kicks.
Croatia is again the underdogs against top South American opposition, but they head into this semi-final brimming with belief and confidence. Can Dalic’s Blazers cause another World Cup upset in Qatar? Below you will find the latest Argentina vs Croatia odds and our semi-final World Cup predictions.
Croatia Projected Lineup: Dominik Livakovic, Dejan Lovren, Josko Gvardiol, Josip Juranovic, Borna Sosa, Mateo Kovacic, Marcelo Brozovic, Luka Modric, Ivan Perisic, Bruno Petkovic, Andrej Kramaric.
Croatia Injuries: No current injuries.
Argentina vs Croatia Pick and Prediction
Argentina is looking to secure their place in a sixth World Cup final. Only Germany has been involved in more finals (eight), and they have never lost at this stage of the competition.
Croatia could be the fourth European nation to make it to back-to-back World Cup finals after Italy, Netherlands, and Germany. Four years ago, they were beaten by fellow European side France in the final in Moscow.
Croatia will be hard to break down in Lusail, but we can see Argentina’s qualities shining through. There is good value in +250 for the Argentine victory and under 2.5 goals. Also, back Argentina to win and both teams to score at +400.
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