It’s the first of the two semi-finals, across the next two evenings. With a victory confirming a place in the 2022 World Cup final!It’s safe to say, the quarter finals some chaos. Including the South American side competing in this tie. Argentina had to go to penalties against the Netherlands in the last round after leading the game 2-0 with less than 10 minutes to go. A Weghorst double off the bench sent the game to extra time with the equaliser coming in the 101st minute (90+11). It was a somewhat chaotic game with 13 yellow cards being shown!It was the same route for Croatia, beating the bookies favourites Brazil on penalties. After Neymar put Brazil ahead in extra time, it looked like Brazil would hold on. But a 117th minute equaliser would send it to penalties – Croatia’s 2nd of the tournament.Croatia will have fond memories of this fixture from the 2018 World Cup group stage, where they dismantled Argentina and were 3-0 victors on that day. But fast forward to today, Croatia have only managed to score in 90 minutes twice during their 5 games, in this tournament.Compare this to Argentina who have scored in every game so far, scoring 2 goals in all of their last 4 games.Although not having much possession against the Dutch, Argentina still managed 15 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Compare this to Croatia who gassing Brazil, had their fair share of possession, but only managed one shot on target – their goal!Two 120-minute matches and two penalty shootouts back-to-back for Croatia, can’t be helping their recovery and preparation for this game, especially with the ageing side they have. Personally, I think it’s the end of the road for Croatia here, who have already exceeded many people’s expectations. But Argentina just seem to know how to get results and find a way to win!Bet Prediction: Argentina Win
