FIFA World Cup 2022: Messi could MISS semifinal against Croatia, predication, head to head, and more
Only four matches are left in the FIFA World Cup 2022 before the mega soccer tournament in Qatar comes to an end. Morocco, Croatia, Argentina, and France have booked their places in the semi-finals after victories in the quarter-finals last week.
While Morocco became the first African country to reach the World Cup semifinals by defeating Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal 1-0, Croatia ousted five-time champions Brazil 4-2 in penalties. Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, defeated the Netherlands in extra time and won on penalties. France beat England 2–1.
The Qatar World Cup semi-finals will begin on December 14 (Wednesday) and the first match will be played between Argentina and Croatia. The next day (Thursday, 15 December) France will face Morocco.
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™
- Dates: Sun, 20 Nov, 2022 – Sun, 18 Dec, 2022
- Teams: 32 (from 5 confederations)
- Venue(s): 8 (in 5 host cities)
- Top scorer(s): Kylian Mbappé (5 goals)
- Goals scored: 158 (2.63 per match)
- Matches played: 60
- Location: Lusail Stadium, Al Bayt Stadium, MORE
Let us tell you that the FIFA World Cup semi-final battle between Croatia and Argentina will start at 12:30 pm Indian time.
Lionel Messi might miss the crucial semifinal against Croatia
Argentina may face a big setback before the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2022. The team’s star player Lionel Messi might miss the crucial semifinal. If you remember, Messi celebrated in front of the opposing team’s coach after scoring during the high-voltage Netherlands vs Argentina quarter-final last week. At the same time, after the match, the goalkeeper of Argentina also criticized the match referee. Now FIFA has started action in this matter. In this action, if many star players of Argentina including Messi are found guilty, then they can be out of the match.
Live Streaming details
Argentina vs Croatia and France vs Morocco semi-finals can be watched on Sports 18 channel on TV. Argentina vs Croatia and France vs Morocco semi-finals can be live-streamed on Jio Cinema.
Argentina vs Croatia possible starting lineups
Possible Argentina XI vs Croatia:
- Martínez
- Molina
- Romero
- Otamendi
- Nicolás Tagliafico
- Di María
- De Paul
- Enzo Fernández
- Mac Allister
- Messi
- Álvarez
Possible Croatia XI vs Argentina:
- Livakovic
- Juranovic
- Lovren
- Gvardiol
- Sosa
- Kovacic
- Brozovic
- Modric
- Pasalic
- Kramaric
- Perisic
Key players
- Josko Gvardiol
- Emiliano Martinez
- Alexis Mac Allister
- Dominik Livakovic
- Lionel Messi
Head-to-head stats
- Matches: 5
- Argentina: 2
- Croatia: 2
- Draw: 1
Win Prediction
Prediction: Argentina 0 – 1 Croatia
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