{"id":27045,"date":"2022-12-13T11:47:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T10:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1754564"},"modified":"2022-12-13T12:12:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T11:12:42","slug":"argentina-v-croatia-prediction-and-team-news-who-will-win-semi-final-game","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/argentina-v-croatia-prediction-and-team-news-who-will-win-semi-final-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina v Croatia prediction and team news: Who will win semi-final game?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Ned Holmes\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 13 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>The runners-up of the previous two World Cups will battle it out for another shot at football\u2019s biggest prize on Tuesday evening as Argentina take on Croatia in the 2022 semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi and co lost out to Germany in 2014 but kept the little maestro\u2019s dreams of finally getting his hands on a World Cup winners medal alive on Friday as they held off a Netherlands comeback and held their nerve in the subsequent penalty shoot-out.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier that day, 2018 finalists Croatia came from behind to upset Brazil and book their place in the semi-finals thanks to a second consecutive win on penalties.<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>Check out our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/world-cup-2022-today\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">World Cup matches on today<\/a> guide | <a href=\"\/\/qatar22wc.ecal.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Add World Cup 2022 fixtures directly to your calendar<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It barely feels as though we\u2019ve been able to get our breath back from those two thrilling clashes (and get over the heartbreak of the England defeat) but such is the Qatar 2022 schedule that already our attention must turn to the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Either France or Morocco await in the final for the winners, who will find out their opponents on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><a href=\"\/\/RadioTimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> has rounded up everything you need to know about how to watch Argentina v Croatia on TV and online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more World Cup features check out: <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/world-cup-2022-kits-ranked-comment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; 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noopener noreferrer\">World Cup TV schedule<\/a> guide.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>Argentina v Croatia team news<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>Argentina predicted line-up:\u00a0<\/b>Mart\u00ednez; Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico; De Paul, Fernandez, Mac Allister; Di Maria, Messi, Alvarez<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>Croatia predicted line-up:\u00a0<\/b>Livakovic; Juranovic, Lovren, Gvardiol, Sosa; Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic; Pasalic, Kramaric, Perisic<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>Argentina v Croatia prediction<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>This may not be the heavyweight bout that many were hoping for but the first semi-final will likely not be short of tension or drama.<\/p>\n<p>Things boiled over in Argentina\u2019s quarter-final against the Netherlands and if the South Americans let their emotions get the better of them again, it may cost them a place in the 2022 World Cup final and Messi his final shot at the trophy.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re rightfully the favourites but surely no one can dismiss Croatia\u2019s chances after their spirited comeback against Brazil on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t have to tell Argentina how dangerous the Eastern European side are, either, as they lost 3-0 to them in the 2018 group stages.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the focus is going to be on Messi but it may be two other factors that settle Tuesday\u2019s semi-final \u2013 how effectively Argentina\u2019s midfield can deal with Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic and Mateo Kovacic, and whether Croatia\u2019s forwards can make the most of what chances do come their way.<\/p>\n<p><b>Our prediction: Argentina 1-0 Croatia (<\/b><a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\"><b>5\/1<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0at <\/b><a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\"><b>bet365<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>)<\/b><\/p> <h2 class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>Argentina v Croatia odds<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"&quot;p8&quot;\">In working partnership with the <strong>Radio Times<\/strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\">bet365<\/span><\/a>\u00a0has provided the following betting odds for this event:<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p8&quot;\">bet365 odds: Argentina (<a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\">10\/11<\/span><\/a>) Draw (<a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\">11\/5<\/span><\/a>) Croatia (<a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\">15\/4<\/span><\/a>)*<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p8&quot;\">For all the latest World Cup odds and more, visit bet365 today. 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