I think the Argentina - Croatia game is really likely to end up with penalties. Croatia seem to have the strength to have another similar game to the Brazil one. Brazil were also a very powerful attacking team but they had big problems on dealing with Croatia defense and their goalkeeper at the same time. Livakovic was even the man of the match.
Argentina will need to play a very effective game in attacking. They need to be as precise as possible to break the lock of the game early. The more time they don't get ahead the better for Croatia to keep the game balanced.
This may be Messi's last chance to do something good for his team. We all expect Messi to play at his best today. Besides, it is very important for Argentina today, because the best player in the world like Messi needs to win the World Cup. Hope all players of Argentina team will play responsibly and ensure victory.
the semi final between Croatia and Argentina is about to start.
we will get to know the first semi finalist in few hours -- I think Croatia will win the semi final.
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Croatia's win all depends on their game plan. What worked for them against brazil may not work for them against Argentina. This stage involves two things *win or loses* no draw😂. Croatia may win and may also lose if the Argentinian game plan is much more ferocious.