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 Cup.
Lionel Messi’s Argentina held up their end of the bargain, overcoming every challenge to make the last four.
But Brazil slipped at the other end. Neymar’s trip to Brazil in Qatar ended in tears of heartbreak in the quarter-finals.
The team that broke millions of Brazilian hearts and replaced Brazil in their semi-final clash against Argentina is Luka Modric’s indomitable Croatia.
Now, at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar, Croatia will once again attempt to be the party poppers, oust Argentina and play their second consecutive World Cup final with hopes of going one step further than the last one.
On the other hand, Messi’s struggling Argentina will give it their all to beat the Croats and move one step closer to ending their 36-year wait at the World Cup.