Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Argentina vs Croatia, Worldcup 2022 SEMI FINALS

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Argentina
3 – 0
Full Time
Croatia
Tue 13 Dec 2022 · 19:00 UTC Lusail Iconic Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 32' Mateo Kovacic
Y 32' Dominik Livakovic
Cristian Romero 68' Y
Christian Romero 68' Y
Nicolas Otamendi 71' Y
Nicolas Otamendi 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Argentina vs Croatia — Worldcup at Lusail Iconic Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Alessandro Giallatini
  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Ciro Carbone
  • Referee Mohammed Abdulla Mohammed

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Argentina 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Croatia
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-13 Argentina 3–0 Croatia 2018-06-21 Argentina 0–3 Croatia

Recent Form

Argentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec Croatia H 3–0 W
09 Dec Netherlands A 6–5 W
03 Dec Australia H 2–1 W
30 Nov Poland A 2–0 W
26 Nov Mexico H 2–0 W
22 Nov Saudi Arabia H 1–2 L
Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec Argentina A 0–3 L
09 Dec Brazil H 5–3 W
05 Dec Japan A 4–2 W
01 Dec Belgium H 0–0 D
27 Nov Canada H 4–1 W
23 Nov Morocco A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Argentina Croatia
#37 Position #46
9 Points 6
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 1
8 Scored 5
1 Conceded 5
+7 GD +0
3.00 PPG 2.00
100% Win % 67%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Argentina this season
25% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season

Argentina are 37th (9 pts). Croatia are 46th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Argentina
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/2
76+
12/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Croatia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Argentina
Lionel Messi 8 G 4 A
Lautaro Martinez 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Argentina and Croatia is underway.
  • 5' Argentina are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Croatia's shape.
  • 10' Argentina are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Croatia backline.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Croatia fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Argentina side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 32' The referee has no hesitation. Mateo Kovacic is booked for Croatia — Yellow card on 32.
  • 34' Assisted by Julian Alvarez with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lionel Messi makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 39' A goal from the Argentina international Julian Alvarez! He fires home on 39 to make it 2-0!
  • 44' Croatia come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' Another substitution for Croatia to replace Mario Pasalic by Nikola Vlasic on 46 minute.
  • 50' Croatia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bruno Petkovic is hanging Marcelo Brozovic on the field on 50 minute.
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 60' Croatia have won 46 goals from 169 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Argentina — Lisandro Martinez on, Leandro Paredes off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dejan Lovren made 415 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 68' Cristian Romero catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 68.
  • 69' What composure from Julian Alvarez! The Argentina international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 71' Controversy at the stadium! Nicolas Otamendi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 72' The referee calls foul for Nicolas Otamendi. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 72' Another substitution for Croatia to replace Andrej Kramaric by Marko Livaja on 72 minute.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Argentina. Rodrigo de Paul is replaced by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 79' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 81' Croatia make a change. Luka Modric trudges off to be replaced by Lovro Majer on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Another substitution for Argentina to replace Alexis Mac Allister by Angel Correa on 86 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Argentina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lionel Scaloni

Croatia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatko Dalić

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.69 Argentina xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Croatia xG
I would bet for: Argentina to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Argentina69% Draw18% Croatia13%
Actual: Argentina win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Argentina or Draw
87%
Draw or Croatia
31%
Argentina or Croatia
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Argentina56% Draw35% Croatia9%
Actual: Argentina win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.2%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
7.6%
1 – 1
7.2%
4 – 0
6.5%
4 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
4.3%
5 – 0
3.5%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Argentina

Handicap Argentina covers Push Croatia covers
-2.5 34% — 66%
-2 34% 21% 44%
-1.5 56% — 44%
-1 56% 20% 24%
-0.5 76% — 24%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Argentina keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Croatia keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.