Spain were runners-up to France in the previous edition in 2021, having earlier knocked out hosts Italy in the semi-finals with a Ferran Torres double in a 2-1 win in Milan. Italy and the Netherlands also return for second appearances in the final while it is Croatia’s first. The Italians were third in 2021 while […]
“Today Croatia joined the Schengen area and the Eurozone, two huge achievements for the youngest member state of the European Union and both reached on the same day. So indeed, it is a day for the history books.” Plenkovic and von der Leyen later visited the capital Zagreb where they bought coffee at a cafe […]
Croatia, a former Yugoslav republic of 3.9 million people that fought for independence in the 1990s, joined the EU in 2013. The euro is already present to a large extent in Croatia. About 80 percent of bank deposits are denominated in euros and Zagreb’s main trading partners are in the eurozone. Croatians have long valued […]
However, now that the World Cup is over, a question arises. Will Nirzor and fans like him switch allegiance to Argentina? As a representative of that group, Nirzor had a clear answer. “Never! Brazil is in my blood! Even if they don’t live for 100 years, I will never stop supporting Brazil. “But, what about […]
But it took only two minutes for Morocco to find an equaliser, also from a free-kick, as Croatia’s Major tried to clear the ball but misjudged his header and missed badly, Morocco’s Achraf That set up Dari, who ran alone for six yards. -box to send a close-range header home. Croatia scored the winner three […]
teams Croatia: Dominik Livkovic, Josip Stanisic, Ivan Perisic, Lovro Major, Mateo Kovacic, Andrej Kramaric, Luka Modric, Marko Livaja, Mislav Orsic, Josko Guardiol, Josip Sutalo Morocco: Yassin Bounou, Achraf Hakimi, Abdelhamid Sabiri, Jawad El Yamik, Sofian Amrabat, Hakim Zeich, Soufiane Boufal, Youssef En-Nesri, Achraf Dari, Bilal Al Khannous, Yahya Attiyat-Allah
messi, me and the badass
another record The complex play and tight triangles Croatia were attempting only fumbled in a small way, and when they did Argentina looked poised to pounce. It was a cruel irony that, after looking the stronger side for the best part of half an hour, it was Croatia’s inspirational playmaker Luka Modric who lost possession […]
With the Croatian defense withdrawing, Álvarez fended off weak challenges from Josip Juranović and Borna Sosa and then slotted the ball past Livacović, sending the huge Argentina crowd into delirium. Alexis McAllister then went in with an angled header from a corner, forcing a fine save from Livakovic to avoid the third. Before the break, […]
Lionel Messi scored from the spot but Julian Alvarez added another goal with a stunning solo run to give Argentina a 2-0 lead over Croatia in the first World Cup semi-final on Tuesday. Argentina won a penalty in the 32nd minute when goalkeeper Dominik Livkovic tried to deny Alvarez, who was on goal, putting Manchester […]
“We all deserve a World Cup, it’s won on the pitch. Argentina haven’t been playing very well, but they have so much desire, they run so much, they have so much heart… and then they have Lionel Messi. that are crucial.” in the last part.” Ronaldo, a two-time Ballon d’Or winner who won several trophies […]
From the day the Qatar World Cup was announced, football fans around the world fixed the date “December 13, 2022”. The reason behind this was quite simple. If all goes accordingly, this was the date when two Latin American giants of football Brazil and Argentina would clash for a blockbuster semi-final of the FIFA World […]
Argentina, Croatia fans prepare for semi-final clash
Lionel Messi and Luka Modric will go head-to-head on Tuesday in a mouth-watering World Cup semi-final between Argentina and Croatia, desperate to seize their last chance to win football’s ultimate prize. In the other semi-final on Wednesday, defending champions France face Morocco, the first African team to reach the last four of the World Cup. […]
Bulgaria, with their Hristo Stoichkov-inspired golden generation aging, crashed out in the group stage with one point after four years and have not qualified for the final since. Yugoslavia made it to the semi-finals in 1930 and 1962 but Croatia appeared as an independent nation for the first time in 1998 after the breakup of […]