" However, focusing solely on Messi and Argentina’s chances would be a disservice to a Croatia side that has defied the odds once again to reach the last four. Zlatko Dalic has now led his country to consecutive World Cup semi-final appearances and a win would see them reach the final for a second time following a 4-2 defeat to France in 2018.

How to watch Argentina v Croatia live stream and TV - what channel is World Cup 2022 semi-final in Qatar on? Argentina take on Croatia in an intriguing semi-final clash at the Lusail Iconic Stadium, as Lionel Messi seeks to win his first World Cup. This will surely be Messi’s last chance to win football’s greatest prize, with long-term adversary Cristiano Ronaldo likely to miss out once and for all following Portugal’s shock quarter-final defeat to Morocco. In the build-up to the match, Argentina defender Nicolas Tagliafico has said Messi gives Argentina a "special advantage". And it is reported that, exactly as expected, Messi starts in Tuesday night's match.

You can also follow along via the Eurosport app. Argentina v Croatia head-to-headThere have only been four previous meetings between the two nations, with two victories for each country. Two of those matches have come at the World Cup and nothing separates them there either, as Croatia recorded a stunning 3-0 victory in the 2018 group stage. That result served as revenge following a 1-0 win for Argentina in the 1998 group stage.

Both teams had to slug it out to get to the last four, as Argentina surrendered a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with the Netherlands before eventually winning 4-3 in an ill-tempered quarter-final clash. Croatia stunned five-time winners Brazil with a 4-2 win in the shoot-out following a 1-1 draw after extra time. Celtic right-back Josip Juranovic has said that trio of Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic and Marcelo Brozovic have been hailed as "the best Croatia midfield in history". And Croatia will fancy their chances of reaching a second successive World Cup final.

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