Argentina v Croatia
Tuesday 19:00 @ Lusail Iconic Stadium
Argentina (4/5) Draw (23/10) Croatia (4/1)
A Messi masterclass followed by an ill-tempered finale showcased the best and worst qualities of Argentina in their quarter-final win over the Netherlands. Argentina come into this game with just one loss in their previous 41 matches (W30, D10) and will do all they can do give Messi the fairy-tale finish to his International career.
Croatia broke Brazilian hearts knocking them out on penalties last time out, and will be confident that they can knock out their South American rivals in Argentina this time around. Manager Zlatko Dalic stated 'We are experienced and we are raised as fighters' when explaining how his side were able to dig deep against the tournament favourites.
In what is poised to be a great battle between two experienced sides, both teams will be looking to their Ballon D'or winners in Messi and Modric to be the difference maker.
Modric has one assist this tournament compared to Messi's four goals and two assists, but his influence in the heart of the Croatian midfield is of vital importance. However it is player of the tournament so far 'Messi' that will be looking to write all the headlines, and if he can continue to deliver such high quality performances for his nation it is likely that he will lead them to a star-studded World Cup Final against either France or Morocco.
With Rodrigo De Paul and Angel Di Maria both expected to start following injury problems, I believe that Argentina will be able to overpower this resilient Croatian side. I expect Croatia will be hard to breakdown in terms of goals scored, but nonetheless Over 8.50 shots on target for both teams combined @ 6/4 with BinkBet looks to be my best bet of the day. With a combined average of 10.60 shots on target per game, getting north of evens for this market seems to be great value, even when accounting for the importance of this game.
Tournament football showcases everything that we love about the game, but with the form that Messi is in it seems impossible to predict anything other than an Argentinian win tonight.
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Argentina | Croatia | |
|---|---|---|
Goals Scored | 9.00 | 6.00 |
Goals Conceded | 5.00 | 3.00 |
Yellow Cards | 10.00 | 6.00 |
Shots | 73.00 | 55.00 |
Shots on Target | 32.00 | 21.00 |
Corners | 31.00 | 20.00 |
Free Kicks | 95.00 | 77.00 |
Completed Passes | 2,953 | 2,743 |
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