Argentina v Croatia – Over 1.5 Total Goals by Argentina
Argentina are favourites to reach the 2022 World Cup final, but Croatia will be tricky opponents in Tuesday’s semi-final. Lionel Scaloni’s team haven’t found top gear in Qatar, yet they have still managed to score twice in each of their last four matches at the tournament. They have enough firepower to get past the 2018 finalists.
Lionel Messi has been in sparkling form for La Albiceleste, scoring four goals and contributing two assists. Argentina aren’t as reliant on the 35-year-old as they have been in the past, but Messi remains their difference-maker. He will be important as a source of creativity against a defensively-sound Croatia.
Julian Alvarez is expected to start for Argentina with Angel di Maria fit enough to feature after an injury earlier in the tournament. Croatia will look to control the match in the centre of the pitch through the likes of Luka Modric and Marcelo Brozovic. Argentina’s challenge will be to disrupt that control
