The Argentina national team qualified again for the semifinals of the World Cup after 8 years. The last time was in Brazil 2014, where the final was also reached. Now, the team led by Lionel Scaloni will try to replay the decisive match, this time in Qatar, but first they will have to leave Croatia, Brazil’s executioner, away.
Argentina and Croatia will clash on Tuesday the 13th at 16:00 (Argentina time) and can be seen on Public TV, TyC Sports and DirecTV Sports.
For that match, the Argentinian coach will not be able to count on Marcos Acuña and Gonzalo Montiel, booked this Friday against the Netherlands and since they already had a previous yellow card, they were disqualified.
Argentina put the Netherlands behind them after an unforgettable penalty shoot-out. The national team took the lead 2-0 with goals from Nahuel Molina and Lionel Messi, from penalties. But the Europeans reached parity thanks to Wout Weghorst’s brace. The second, in the 101st minute of the game.
Then came extra time and penalties. Dibu Martínez covered two and Messi, Paredes, Montiel (Enzo Fernández failed) and Lautaro Martínez converted for the 4-3 that gave Argentina victory.
Croatia, meanwhile, gave the coup in the quarterfinals by eliminating Brazil, which a priori was the great candidate for the title. Neymar gave the South Americans the lead after extra time, but Bruno Petkovic equalized for the Croatians in the 116th minute. On penalties Rodrygo and Marquinhos fail, and the team led by Luka Modric wins 4-2.
Source: Clarin
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