(FromL) Croatia's forward #18 Mislav Orsic, Croatia's defender #22 Josip Juranovic, Croatia's midfielder #07 Lovro Majer, Croatia's midfielder #10 Luka Modric, Croatia's forward #16 Bruno Petkovic, Croatia's defender #06 Dejan Lovren, Croatia's defender #20 Josko Gvardiol, Croatia's forward #17 Ante Budimir and Croatia's midfielder #04 Ivan Perisic prepare for penalty shoot-out during the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between Croatia and Brazil at Education City Stadium in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha, on December 9, 2022. (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP)
ARGENTINA, led by superstar Lionel Messi, came into the World Cup as one of the favourites but they face a big roadblock in the semi-final today with 2018 runners-up Croatia, who proved too much for the other title contenders, Brazil.
The Croats stunned the tournament favourites in the quarter-finals with a vintage performance, after going a goal down in extra-time but digging deep to bounce back and force a penalty shootout that they ended up winning.
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