Argentina vs Croatia, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Semifinals
· FIFA World CupMessi, Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to reach World Cup final
— Lionel Messi bent over, clutched his left hamstring and appeared to grimace, immediately spreading panic through the soccer world but especially among all Argentines.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Croatia).
- 6': Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
- 16': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Nicolás Tagliafico.
- 16': Attempt missed. Dejan Lovren (Croatia) header from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).
- 19': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 27': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
- 31': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 32': Penalty Argentina. Julián Álvarez draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 32': Penalty conceded by Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 32': Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.
- 34': Goal! Argentina 1, Croatia 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 36': Dejan Lovren (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Julián Álvarez (Argentina).
- 38': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 39': Goal! Argentina 2, Croatia 0. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 41': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 42': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
- 42': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Josip Juranovic.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
- 45': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
- 45'+2': Offside, Argentina. Nicolás Tagliafico tries a through ball, but Julián Álvarez is caught offside.
- 45'+5': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
- 45'+5': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Argentina 2, Croatia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Argentina 2, Croatia 0.
- 45': Substitution, Croatia. Mislav Orsic replaces Borna Sosa.
- 45': Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Mario Pasalic.
- 47': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina).
- 47': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Attempt saved. Leandro Paredes (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
- 50': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
- 50': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Substitution, Croatia. Bruno Petkovic replaces Marcelo Brozovic because of an injury.
- 53': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina).
- 53': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 58': Foul by Julián Álvarez (Argentina).
- 58': Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Mislav Orsic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 61': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
- 61': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Substitution, Argentina. Lisandro Martínez replaces Leandro Paredes.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Dejan Lovren (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross.
- 64': Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Foul by Josip Juranovic (Croatia).
- 65': Foul by Lionel Messi (Argentina).
- 65': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Julián Álvarez (Argentina).
- 66': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Mislav Orsic (Croatia).
- 67': Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).
- 68': Cristian Romero (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Goal! Argentina 3, Croatia 0. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 71': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina).
- 71': Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Substitution, Croatia. Marko Livaja replaces Andrej Kramaric.
- 73': Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 73': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
- 73': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Argentina. Exequiel Palacios replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
- 74': Substitution, Argentina. Paulo Dybala replaces Julián Álvarez.
- 75': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 78': Attempt missed. Mislav Orsic (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
- 81': Substitution, Croatia. Lovro Majer replaces Luka Modric.
- 82': Exequiel Palacios (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Marko Livaja (Croatia).
- 83': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paulo Dybala following a set piece situation.
- 85': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Nicolás Tagliafico.
- 86': Substitution, Argentina. Ángel Correa replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
- 86': Substitution, Argentina. Juan Foyth replaces Nahuel Molina.
- 87': Dejan Lovren (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Paulo Dybala (Argentina).
- 89': Attempt saved. Lovro Majer (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 90': Foul by Lovro Majer (Croatia).
- 90': Ángel Correa (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Argentina).
- 90'+2': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Nicolás Tagliafico.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Dejan Lovren (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mislav Orsic.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Argentina 3, Croatia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Argentina 3, Croatia 0.
Statistics
 CRO |
ARG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 60.8 | Possession | 39.2 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 531 | Accurate Passes | 333 |
| 607 | Passes | 399 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 20 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 31 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 7 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup
Venue: Lusail Stadium
Location: Lusail, Qatar
Attendance: 88,966
Venue: Lusail Stadium
Location: Lusail, Qatar
Attendance: 88,966
Line-Ups
Argentina (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 19 | Nicolás Otamendi  |
| 13 | Cristian Romero |
| 3 | Nicolás Tagliafico |
| 26 | Nahuel Molina |
| 24 | Enzo Fernández |
| 5 | Leandro Paredes |
| 20 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 7 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 9 | Julián Álvarez |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
Croatia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Livakovic (GK) |
| 20 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 6 | Dejan Lovren |
| 19 | Borna Sosa |
| 22 | Josip Juranovic |
| 11 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 9 | Andrej Kramaric |
| 4 | Ivan Perisic |
| 15 | Mario Pasalic |
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