Italian referee Daniele Orsato will manage the match, which will be played at the Lusail Stadium in Doha, the capital of Qatar, and will start at 22:00.
The team that passes this round will fight for the final with the winner of the Morocco-France match.
About the Match
The two teams will meet for the third time in the World Cup. In the group match played in the 1994 World Cup, Argentina defeated their opponent 1-0 with a goal from Pineda. In the 2018 World Cup hosted by Russia, Croatia beat Argentina 3-0 with goals from Rebic, Modric and Rakitic.
Argentina, which is in Group C of the World Cup, started the tournament with a shocking 2-1 defeat against Saudi Arabia. Defeating Mexico in the second match and Poland in the third match, Tango players took the last 16 tickets as the leader with 6 points. Argentina also beat Australia 2-1 in the round of 16.
In the quarter-finals, the Tango players eliminated the Netherlands on penalties in the match with the regular time and the overtime period ended 2-2, and became Croatia’s opponent in the semi-finals.
Croatia, which started its World Cup adventure with a 0-0 draw with Morocco, defeated Canada 4-1 in its second match. In the last match, the Croatians drew a goalless draw with Belgium and finished the group in the second place with 5 points.
Croatia, which beat the leader of Group E, Japan in the last 16 round, with penalties in the match whose regular time and overtime ended 1-1, also eliminated Brazil on penalties in the quarter-finals and made its mark in the semi-finals.
The team that passes this round will fight for the final with the winner of the Morocco-France match.
Last 5 matches between Argentina and Croatia and their scores:
- Date: 21 June 2018 / Argentina 0-3 Croatia
- Date: 12 November 2014 / Argentina 2-1 Croatia
- Date: 01 March 2006 / Croatia 3-2 Argentina
- Date: 26 June 1998 / Argentina 1-0 Croatia
- Date: 04 June 1994 / Croatia 0-0 Argentina
Results of last 5 matches played by Argentina
- Argentina 1-2 S. Arabia
- Argentina 2-0 Mexico
- Poland 0-2 Argentina
- Argentina2-1 Australia
- Netherlands 2-2 Argentina
Results of the last 5 matches played by Croatia
- Morocco 0-0 Croatia
- Croatia4-1 Canada
- Croatia 0-0 Belgium
- Japan 1-1 Croatia
- Croatia 1-1 Brazil
ARGENTINA – CROATIA TEAM COMPARISON (Last 5 matches)
- Number of goals: Argentina 9 goals / Croatia 6 goals
- Numbers on goalscoring: Argentina on 30 shots / Croatia on 21 shots
- Assists: Argentina 6 assists / Croatia 6 assists
- Conceded: Argentina 5 goals / Croatia 3 goals
- Number of shots on goal: Argentina 7 shots on goal / Croatia 22 shots on goal
- Tackles: Argentina 42 tackles / Croatia 54 tackles
- Number of duels won: Argentina 267 duels / Croatia 252 duels
- Passing accuracy: Argentina 87% accuracy / Croatia 85.5% accuracy
- Medium hit rate: Argentina 25.4% hit rate / Croatia 26.1% hit rate
- Playing success: Argentina 51.6% / Croatia 40.4%
- Foul committed: Argentina 89 fouls / Croatia 64 fouls
- Yellow cards: Argentina 10 yellow cards / Croatia 6 yellow cards
- Red card: Argentina 0 red cards / Croatia 0 red cards
Italian referee Daniele Orsato will manage the match
Orsato became a FIFA referee in 2010. He has served as a referee in qualifying matches for the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2012.
Orsato refereed group stage matches in the 2012–13, 2013–14, and 2014–15 UEFA Champions League competitions.
In 2016, Orsato refereed the round of 16 match between PSV Eindhoven and Atlético Madrid in the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.
On 14 March 2017, Orsato refereed the round of 16 match between Leicester City and Sevilla in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League.
On 1 July 2018, Orsato was appointed a VAR referee for the 2018 FIFA World Cup match between Croatia and Denmark.
On 12 February 2019, Orsato refereed the round of 16 first leg matches between Manchester United and PSG in the UEFA Champions League. He gave out 10 yellow cards (6 for Manchester United and 4 for PSG) and sent off Paul Pogba in the 89th minute.
Orsato refereed the 2020 UEFA Champions League Final between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich.
He also refereed the second leg of the 2021 UEFA Champions League semi-final between Chelsea and Real Madrid.
In 2020, Orsato was awarded by IFFHS as the best referee of that calendar year.
On 20 November 2022, Orsato was appointed as the referee for the opening match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup between hosts Qatar and Ecuador.
On 14 December 2022, Orsato was appointed as the referee for the first semi-final match between Argentina Vs Croatia 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Lusail Stadium
If there is a stadium designed to not only fully meet but exceed the expectations of a certain type of audience, officials and VIP guests, it would be the Lusail Iconic Stadium at best.
An icon both in name and nature, Lusail National Stadium is located in Lusail, the “city where masters plan for the future” in Qatar.
This magnificent structure, which has the largest capacity in the first World Cup to be held in the region and will host the FIFA World Cup 2022™ finals, has a capacity of 86,000 seats and includes versatile technologies. Born from the brilliant ideas of world-renowned British architects Foster Partners, this truly iconic design is inspired by traditional lanterns adorned with Arabian details that reflect Qatari heritage and culture.
The Lusail Iconic Stadium is located 15 km north of Doha, from where the capital can be easily reached by metro.
Arena; Located in the master-planned City of Lusail, which includes a marina, commercial districts, entertainment center, homes, retail malls, golf courses, schools, medical centers and mosques. Lusail City is a sustainable metropolis, home to approximately 200,000 residents and a stadium that takes sports venues to unparalleled levels.
Argentina National Team
The Argentina national football team is the football team that represents Argentina at the national level. He has won the FIFA World Cup twice.
After losing the first FIFA World Cup held in 1930 in the final, he was the side that won the field in both final matches in 1978 and 1986 and enjoyed the championship twice. Argentina, which reached the finals again in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, but lost to West Germany and had to settle for second place, could not go beyond the quarter-finals in the following cups.
In the quarter-final match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Argentina, which was eliminated as a result of penalty shootout against the host Germany, did not get the desired results in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, even bowing to Bolivia with a 6-1 result, but in the last match Uruguay defeated. 1-0 away, finished the group in the 4th place and won the right to participate in the cup without playing the dam match.
Diego Maradona was appointed as Argentina national team coach, replacing Alfio Basile, after a 1-0 defeat away to Chile in October 2008. Under Basile’s management, Argentina collected 16 points in the first 10 matches of the qualifiers, and could not draw a more stable graphic with Maradona and collected 12 points in the remaining 8 matches.
Argentina was eliminated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup under Diego Maradona, losing 4-0 to Germany in the quarter-finals.
Argentina, under the management of Alejandro Sabella in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, lost 1-0 to Germany, which reached the finals and failed to fulfill the 28-year dream in the final, leaving the tournament in the 2nd place. Captain Lionel Messi received the best player award of the tournament.
Croatia National Team
The Croatian national football team is the football team that represents Croatia in international competitions.
After the disintegration of Yugoslavia, the Croatian Football team started to compete. Croatia, which participated in the European Championship in 1996, left the group and was eliminated by Germany, the champion of the cup, in the quarter-finals. The national team, which achieved great success in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, managed to reach the semi-finals and was eliminated by France, the champion of the cup. He won the third place match against the Netherlands and became the World Third. The national team, which managed to participate in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2004 European Football Championship, was also entitled to go to the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
They have a hand in the biggest surprise in Euro 2008 qualifiers. They managed to beat England, who would be one of the absolute favorites if they went to the tournament, at Wembley, causing Russia to go to the European Championship and the British to stay at home.
They managed to beat Austria 1-0 in their first match of Euro 2008. In their second match, they beat Germany 2-1. In the last match of the groups, they beat Poland and advanced to the quarter-finals undefeated. As a result of the match they played with Turkey on the evening of 20 June, the match ended in a 1-1 draw in the regular time, losing 4-2 on penalties and saying goodbye to the cup.
Hungary’s coach Marco Rossi; “There were many surprises in the cup, and as of now, the tournament has fully found its value. We have watched countries that play organized and try to cause problems to the opponent. We are watching a cup where we have witnessed that organized, fast, aggressive teams can get results against stronger and more talented opponents.”
