“The previous game was played the way we had to play - for both teams. The Netherlands and Argentina. That's football. In some games things can happen like this ...
It is a great thing to be among the four best teams at two World Cups in a row. They are very good, they are also tall and they can play in the midfield, make crosses, get to the area. Safe to say he's the ideal teammate for the most important matches, both in the league and with his country. The official match ball for the semi-finals and final at the World Cup 2022. Let’s take a moment to think at just how amazing the achievements of this Croatia side are. A ball over the top saw Julián Álvarez beat Lovren for pace and patch onto it; Livakovic had no choice but to try and stop him but took out the attacker in the process and Messi duly converted the penalty. He won the penalty and scored one of the 2022 World Cup's best goals - what a player! Argentina counter but that guy, Luka Modric, does amazingly well to win a foul and take the danger out of the attack. Croatia are having a lot of the ball but look like they don't want to play forward, like there's a forcefield that's stopping them from moving towards goal. Now we have to try our best to achieve the objective. [live build-up to the 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France](https://en.as.com/soccer/argentina-vs-france-in-world-cup-final-live-online-latest-news-and-updates-today-n-3/), before live-text commentary of the game at Lusail Stadium. We are going to try acheive the dream.
Argentina vs Croatia. FIFA World Cup Semi-Final. 7:00pm, Tuesday 13th December 2022. Lusail Iconic Stadium.
Can Messi magic lead Argentina to the last step of the perennial dream? or will Modric's stubborn Croatia make it into back-to-back World Cup final?
Victories for Croatia and France in this round will set up a repeat of the 2018 Russia World Cup final. It will be interesting to see who comes out on top in this tasty battle. Argentina made a faltering start to their latest quest for a first World Cup trophy since the days of Diego Maradona, as they became the subject of a historic scalp at the hands of tournament minnows Saudi Arabia in their 2022 World Cup opener.
Follow live scores and updates, as Argentina faces Croatia for a chance to play in the World Cup championship game. ... We're counting down the minutes until ...
PSG star Messi dominates in 3-0 win over Croatia to book a place in Sunday's World Cup final.
To view the next image, just swipe. The Paris Saint-Germain star finished as World Cup runner-up in 2014 and his determination to finally get his hands on the trophy has been clear in Qatar, where thousands have flocked to cheer him in that quest. The 35-year-old is one of the greatest to ever grace the field and will get his shot at glory against France or Morocco back at Lusail Stadium in what looks set to be his last appearance on the world stage.
Luka Modric was left reeling at the match official as Argentina secured their place in the World Cup final with a 3-0 win over Croatia.
''Congratulations and I wish good luck in the final to Messi. WHAT THEY SAID: "Argentina was a fair winner of the match, they were better, they deserved to win, but these things have to be mentioned, I generally don't do them, but today they have to be done," Modric said after the game. [had some choice words for Italian referee Daniele Orsato](https://www.tycsports.com/seleccion-argentina/modric-croacia-critica-durisima-seleccion-argentina-arbitro-id482137.html) after Croatia's 3-0 semi-final defeat to Argentina at the Lusail Stadium, calling his performance a "disaster".