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FIFA World Cup 2022, Argentina vs Croatia Live Score: Argentina star Lionel Messi would tie Lothar Matthaus’s record for most World Cup appearances with his 25th start in Tuesday’s semi-final against Croatia. Midfielder Leandro Paredes and defender Nicolas Tagliafico were brought into Argentina’s starting line-up. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni replaced Tagliafico in place of suspended left back Marcos Acuna and Paredes took the place of central defender Lisandro Martinez. The switch means Argentina will likely return to four in the back rather than the five-man defense with advanced full-backs they used in the penalty shoot-out victory over the Netherlands. (LIVE Race Center)
Here are the live updates of the 2022 FIFA World Cup football match between Argentina and Croatia, straight from the Lusail Stadium:
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00:02 (IST)
FIFA WC: Daniele Orsato named as referee
The referee for the semifinal between Argentina and Croatia is Daniele Orsato. The match starts at 12:30 p.m. Stay tuned for live updates.
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23:49 (IST)
FIFA World Cup: Bruno Petkovic starts on the bench again
Striker Bruno Petkovic, whose late goal in extra time forced the game to a penalty shootout, will start on the bench again.
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23:42 (IST)
FIFA World Cup: Unchanged Croatia team name
Croatian coach Zlatko Dalic assigned an unchanged team to the team that beat Brazil on penalties in the last eight with Andrej Kramaric as centre-forward.
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23:36 (IST)
FIFA World Cup: Messi equals world record
Argentina star Lionel Messi would tie Lothar Matthaus’s record for most World Cup appearances with his 25th start in Tuesday’s semi-final against Croatia. Midfielder Leandro Paredes and defender Nicolas Tagliafico were brought into Argentina’s starting line-up. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni replaced Tagliafico in place of suspended left back Marcos Acuna and Paredes took the place of central defender Lisandro Martinez. The switch means Argentina will likely return to four in the back rather than the five-man defense with advanced full-backs they used in the penalty shoot-out victory over the Netherlands.
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23:27 (IST)
FIFA WC: Here are the lineups
Argentina: Emiliano Martinez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Nicolas Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis MacAllister; Lionel Messi (Captain), Julian Alvarez
Croatia: Dominik Livakovic; Josip Juranovic, Dejan Lovren, Josko Gvardiol, Borna Sosa; Luka Modric (captain), Marcelo Brozovic, Mateo Kovacic; Mario Pasalic, Andrej Kramaric, Ivan Perisic
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23:19 (IST)
FIFA WC: Throwback video for Messi and Modric
🇦🇷🇭🇷 Only one of these legends can move on to the #FIFA world cup Last…
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 13, 2022
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23:13 (IST)
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23:02 (IST)
FIFA World Cup: Morocco’s fantastic run
Morocco has had a memorable run at the 2022 FIFA World Cup so far. After remaining unbeatable in the group stage, Morocco continued the same momentum in the round of 16 and the quarter-finals.
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22:49 (IST)
FIFA WC: Messi looks to final place
After defeating the Netherlands in the quarter-finals, Lionel Messi-led Argentina is all set to take on Croatia in the semi-finals.
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22:31 (IST)
FIFA World Cup: Hello and welcome!
The first semi-final of this World Cup will start in less than two hours! Follow all live updates here
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