Argentina vs Croatia: result 3-0 and analysis
World CupSemi-finalsKick-off on December 13, 2022 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires
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What was the result of Argentina vs Croatia?
Argentina won 3-0 on December 13, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 34′L. MessiArgentina (pen.)
- 39′J. ÁlvarezArgentina
- 69′J. ÁlvarezArgentina
Official lineup for Argentina vs Croatia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Argentina
4-4-2- 9J. Álvarez
- 10L. Messi
- 20A. Mac Allister
- 24E. Fernández
- 5L. Paredes
- 7R. De Paul
- 3N. Tagliafico
- 19N. Otamendi
- 13C. Romero
- 26N. Molina
- 23E. Martínez
Croatia
4-3-3- 4I. Perišić
- 9A. Kramarić
- 15Mario Pasalic
- 8M. Kovačić
- 11M. Brozović
- 10L. Modrić
- 19B. Sosa
- 20J. Gvardiol
- 6D. Lovren
- 22J. Juranović
- 1D. Livaković
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Argentina have 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat; Croatia have 8, 6 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2022 | Netherlands(away) | 2-2 | World Cup |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Australia(home) | 2-1 | World Cup |
| Nov 30, 2022 | Poland(away) | 2-0 | World Cup |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Mexico(home) | 2-0 | World Cup |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Saudi Arabia(home) | 1-2 | World Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2022 | Brazil(home) | 1-1 | World Cup |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Japan(away) | 1-1 | World Cup |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Belgium(home) | 0-0 | World Cup |
| Nov 27, 2022 | Canada(home) | 4-1 | World Cup |
| Nov 23, 2022 | Morocco(away) | 0-0 | World Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Argentina wins, 0 draws, 1 Croatia win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2018 | Argentina 0-3 Croatia | World Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Argentina score 2.3 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Croatia score 1.3 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2.3 | 0.5 | 10 | 5/15 | 10/15 |
| Croatia | 1.3 | 0.7 | 6 | 8/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Argentina sit 1st in World Cup (3 points from 1 match) and Croatia sit 4th (0 points from 1 match).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ArgentinaGroup J | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | CroatiaGroup L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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