The first leg of the 2022 Cada World Cup semi-finals kicks off with the Blue and Whites Argentina versus the Griquas Croesus, and the two teams have met five times in their history, with two wins, one draw, and two losses. The last time the two teams met was exactly four years ago in Russia 2018.
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In the World Cup, the two teams were placed in the same group, and Croesusia beat Argentina 3-0, and finally Croesusia won all three matches in the group and topped the group.
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sixteen, while Argentina finished second in the group with one win, one draw and one loss.
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.. In this year's tournament, both teams
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The process was tough and both sides were eliminated in the last eight after 120 minutes of penalty kicks, which was an important test for the fitness of their starters.
No matter how much things change, the ball gives
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（Lionel Messi will always be a constant for Argentina. Argentina's 36-game unbeaten streak in international matches leading up to the World Cup was unexpectedly ended by Saudi Arabia in the first match of the group stage, but just like the 2010 World Cup winners in South Africa, Spain lost in the first match of the group stage, but won all their matches to take the title.
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Having led the team to the long-delayed Copa America title last year, Argentina's mental strength has been much stronger and their morale has not collapsed overnight after this victory.
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Lionel Scaloni was able to correct and reformulate the strategy in time, Argentina was hit by Australia's toughness in the last sixteen, and immediately stabilized its defense by replacing center back Lisandro Martinez in the second half with a three center back formation, and in the last eight, it changed its original 4-3-1-2 formation to a more conservative 5-3-2 five backs formation to effectively limit the Dutch attack. The change from the original 4-3-1-2 formation to the more conservative 5-3-2 five-guard formation in the last eight also worked wonders, effectively restricting the Dutch attack in the
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The team scored twice in a row, and although Holland changed their formation in the end of the match to equalize the score with a simple and brutal way of sending in a high center forward, Argentina still laughed in the penalty shootout at the end of the match. In addition to
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The team is still in hot form, and the bright performance of midfield star Enzo Fernandez has made the team's attacking rhythm smoother, and also has good skills in long-distance shooting, so the all-round performance has stabilized the main starting position. In the back line, Risandro Martinez's presence makes the Argentine defense more stable and is also a living chess piece in the lineup. In addition, we can't fail to mention Emiliano Martinez, the goalkeeper, who has made many saves at critical moments, as well as in the penalty kicks, always able to anticipate the opponent's shot and make a block.
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It's Argentina's indispensable spear and shield. The worry for Argentina is that if the opponent restricts the
Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer
And who jumped in to back up that offensive line? Lautaro Martinez (Lautaro Martinez) paint performance was once disappointing, although the last eight of the penalty shootout against the Netherlands scored the winning penalty from the black white, but in the grasp of the sports game still needs to be improved, the back of the defense line height of the weakness of the last round of the Netherlands also exposed, good at playing the side of the road passes in the Croats will also be in the point of targeting the deployment! It is up to Argentina to respond.
In contrast to the star-studded lineup of four years ago, Croatia's front and backcourt have been drastically reshuffled, with the exception of captain Luka Modric, who is still in hot form, but what has remained unchanged is the Griddies' mental toughness. Just like four years ago, the knockout stage seemed to be decided by an extended extra game, but the winners were Croacia, who faced Japan in the round of sixteen with a goal by Dairen Maeda, and then won on penalties with a header by Ivan Perisic; and Brazil, the favorites, who faced them in the round of eight with a goal in the extended game.
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（Neymar scored and Bruno Petkovic fought back to draw the match and win on penalties once again. In Russia 2018
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In both the WC and 2022 Cada World Cup, Croesusia have been a psychological monster so far in the knockout rounds, winning all four of their matches, unless they are as strong as France in the 2018 final, in which they won in the regular rounds, or else they will be the ones to suffer in the end. The strengths of Croesusia lie in the midfield of Modric, Mateo Kovacic and Marcelo Brozovic, which stabilizes the team's tempo and standard of play, while in the back line, Josko Gvardiol, a 20-year old central defender, has emerged as an immovable wall, and Livakovic, a goalkeeper from the national league, has become the most important player in the team. Dominik Livakovic, a goalkeeper from the national league, has been a great help to Croatsia's progress to the quarterfinals, as he has been able to save the opponents' shots in the penalty kicks. However, the hidden worry is that there is still no one who can replace the center forward function of last year's ace striker Mario Mandzukic, and the attacking line can only rely on the sporadic attack of winger Perisic, which leads to Croesusia's poor attack, and even if the midfielder is strong, the front line is still disconnected, so if the game enters into the mode of attacking, it will be unfavorable to Croesusia.
