This Tuesday, December 13, the first semifinal of the World Cup in Qatar will be played, between the Argentine National Team and its Croatian counterpart. The team led by Lionel Scaloni will seek their pass to define the title against the European team that left Brazil on the road. In the other key, to be played on Wednesday, December 14, France and Morocco will go for the other quota.
After a complex journey in Qatar, where they started with a loss against Saudi Arabia, the Albiceleste will seek to reach their sixth final in the history of the World Cups. His rival will be Croatia, which is the current vice-champion of the world. The Copa América monarch arrives with significant wear and tear after the quarterfinal duel against the Netherlands.
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Its main novelty will be the absence of Marcos Acuña and Gonzalo Montiel, who accumulated their second yellow card against 'Clockwork Orange'. Instead of the 'Egg', Scaloni will play with Nicolás Tagliafico, who in the last World Cup also started against Croatia. For his part, the Sevilla side had been a substitute for Nahuel Molina, who will continue in the star role.
Argentina reached the semifinals after finishing in first place in Group C, the product of one loss and two wins. In the round of 16, the Albiceleste beat Australia 2-1 and in the next round they beat the Netherlands in a penalty shootout, where Emiliano Martínez became the star by saving two Dutch charges.
For its part, Croatia managed to get into the top four in the world after leaving Brazil on penalties on penalties, in the quarterfinals. In the previous round, the Europeans beat Japan in the same way. In the group stage, they were second behind Morocco, the surprise team that will try to make history when they take on France on Wednesday.
The last time Argentina and Croatia met was in the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The result was favorable for the Croatians by 3-0. At that time, the coach was Jorge Sampaoli and the relationship with the group was not the best. In that edition, the national team barely reached the round of 16, where they were eliminated by France.
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