The first match of the Cada World Cup semi-finals pitted the Blue and Whites, Argentina, against the Checkers, Croesus.
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Lionel Scaloni changed from the 3-guard formation he used against the Netherlands in the last round to a 4-4-2 to cope with the strong midfield control of Croesus, while Croesus still played a 4-3-3 to cope with any changes. At the beginning of the first half, both sides were still testing each other, the pace was a little slow, but in the 34th minute, the clouds changed, the Croesusia defense lost focus in a transition of attack and defense, the Argentine striker Julian Alvarez formed a one-two punch in a reverse offside run, and was fouled in front of the goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic, the referee awarded a 12-yard penalty kick. The referee awarded a twelve-yard penalty.
Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer
（Lionel Messi's penalty gave Argentina a quick 1-0 lead.
Less than five minutes later, Argentina took advantage of another Croesus corner kick to strike back, and a poor clearance by the Griz backline allowed Alvarez to take the ball all the way into the penalty area for a goal, pulling Argentina into a 2-0 lead. In the second half, Croesus took the lead in changing the formation, replacing attacking players Mislav Orsic, Nikola Vlasic and Bruno Petkovic to strengthen the attacking firepower, while Argentina replaced Lisandro Martínez to play back to the three center backs to stabilize the rear defense, however.
Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer
He was at it again in the 69th minute when a pair of lifelong attacks on Josko Gvardiol, Croesia's most dependable centerback, led to a pass to Alvarez, who was ambushed in the penalty area, for an easy shot and the first time in the game.
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, 3-0, the Checkers can't do anything about it, and Argentina ends up winning 3-0
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Final.
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Team: Argentina
In the second match of the Qatar World Cup semi-finals, defending champions Gauloises France faced dark horse Atlas Lions Morocco. Morocco changed their 4-1-4-1 formation to a 5-4-1 five-guard formation in the opening match of the tournament, but faced with France's strong attacking power on both sides of the road, French midfielder Antonio Griezmann still managed to penetrate the goal in the fifth minute. Eventually the left back Theo Hernández (Theo Hernández) in the melee split shot through the goal, France scored first point.
Morocco still continue to maintain the defensive rhythm after a goal down, but captain Romain Saiss (Romain Saiss) in the 20th minute after the injury, Morocco back to the familiar four back position, France only rely on a few mid-field pressing to create a chance to shoot. However, Morocco in the solid defense, but also began to France's midfield high pressure and blocking counter-attacks, also used to make France pay the price of many fouls, but Morocco was still unable to equalize the score in the first half. In the second half, France began to give the ball to Morocco to try to use the defensive counterattack to open the gap, but Morocco facing the French defense to play the right side of the attack, the right defender Achraf Hakimi (Achraf Hakimi) actively inserted to create trouble in the French defense. However, the French head coach Deschamps also immediately changed the formation, first of all, with Marcus Thuram (Marcus Thuram) replaced Giroud (Olivie Giroud), and then Muani (Randal Kolo Muani) replaced Dembele (Ousmane Dembele), Muani came on the field in a counterattack successfully kicked into the empty goal to help France to expand the lead. Despite a number of striker substitutions and an onslaught of attacks in the last 10 minutes, Morocco were unable to break the French goal. In the end, France beat Morocco 2-0, France
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The final, taking on Argentina to challenge for the title defense, and Morocco's amazing run came to a close.
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Team: France
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