Argentina vs Croatia FIFA World Cup 2022 Semi-Final: Live Streaming in India, Head To Head, Route To Semis

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Recent runners-up clash as Argentina and Croatia will clash in the first semi-final of the FIFA World Cup 2022 at the Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail, Qatar on Tuesday (December 13).

Argentina reached Qatar 2022 semi-final via a 4-3 shootout victory over the Netherlands following a 2-2 draw in regulation time plus extra time in the quarterfinal.

Finallists of the previous edition, Croatia, on the other hand, beat Brazil 4-2 in a shootout after a 1-1 draw in the other last 8 clash and entered the semis.

This will be a clash between the last two runners-up of the show-piece: Argentina in 2014 and Croatia in 2018. Argentina might have been expected to be in this position, but there was much less noise around the Croatians, who have surprised just like four years ago.

The Argentines arrived at Qatar 2022 as the Copa America champion, on a 36-match unbeaten run and with icon Lionel Messi back in sublime form for Paris Saint-Germain.

Croatia headed into the tournament on the back of a poor European Championship campaign, but corrected their path in the gallop to the World Cup finals in the qualifiers as well as the UEFA Nations League.

Both teams, however, have come through uncomfortable moments in Qatar. Croatia were on the verge of missing out on qualifying for the knock outs in a tough group, but they scraped through finish as Group F runners up.

Argentina's darkest time was right at the start of the tournament, after a 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia in what will go down as one of the World Cup's biggest upsets. But, they came out of the group as winners of Group C, winning the next two matches.

This will be only the sixth meeting between Argentina and Croatia in all competitions including friendlies. It will also see a clash of the two Ballon d'Or winners Messi and Luka Modric, who will hope to lead their nations to the title in what could be their last World Cup appearances.

Here is all you need to know about Argentina vs Croatia FIFA World Cup 2022 Semi-Final:

Argentina vs Croatia Head to Head All Competitions

Overall, the two sides have met five times with Argentina and Croatia both winning twice each, while one match ended in a draw. In the two World Cup meetings, Croatia beat Argentina in the group stages of Russia 2018, while Argentina beat Croatia in France 1998 group stages.

Argentina vs Croatia head-to-head results:

Tournament	Round	Result	Year
FIFA World Cup (Russia)	Group Stage	Croatia 3-0 Argentina	2018
Friendly	One Off Match	Argentina 2-1 Croatia	2014
Friendly	One Off Match	Croatia 3-2 Argentina	2006
FIFA World Cup (France)	Group Stage	Argentina 1-0 Croatia	1998
Friendly	One Off Match	Argentina 0-0 Croatia	1994

Argentina Route to Qatar 2022 Semi-Final

Round	Venue	Result
Group Stage Match 1	Lusail Iconic Stadium	Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia
Group Stage Match 2	Lusail Iconic Stadium	Argentina 2-0 Mexico
Group Stage Match 3	Stadium 974	Argentina 2-0 Poland
Round of 16	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium	Argentina 2-1 Australia
Quarter-final	Lusail Iconic Stadium	Argentina 2-2 AET (4-3 Pens) Netherlands

AET - After Extra Time; Pens - Penalty Shootout

Croatia Route to Qatar 2022 Semi-Final

Round	Venue	Result
Group Stage Match 1	Al Bayt Stadium	Croatia 0-0 Morocco
Group Stage Match 2	Khalifa International Stadium	Croatia 4-1 Canada
Group Stage Match 3	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium	Croatia 0-0 Belgium
Round of 16	Al Janoub Stadium	Croatia 1-1 AET (3-1 Pens) Japan
Quarter-final	Education City Stadium	Croatia 1-1 AET (4-2 Pens) Brazil

AET - After Extra Time; Pens - Penalty Shootout

Argentina vs Croatia FIFA World Cup 2022 Semi-Final Telecast, date and time

What time does Argentina vs Croatia FIFA World Cup Semi-final match kick off?

The match will kick off at 10 PM Local Time on Tuesday, December 13, but due to time difference in India the match will kick off at 12:30 AM IST on on Wednesday (December 14).

Where and how to watch Argentina vs Croatia FIFA World Cup 2022 Semi-final in India?

The FIFA World Cup 2022 Semi-final between Argentina and Croatia will be shown live in India on Sports 18 channels, and live streamed via Jio Cinema app or website for free.