‘Equally Strong’ reveals stats representing the strength of Argentina and Croatia before deciding the fate of the 2022 World Cup semi-finals tonight at 2 am.
On December 13, 2022, interesting statistics ahead of the 2022 World Cup match, the first match tonight at 2:00 Thai time, in which the Argentina national team will face the “old runners-up” of the Croatia national team.
Argentina will qualify for their sixth World Cup final, which will be their second highest ever, ahead of Brazil and Italy. Only the German secondary national team has been nominated 8 times, and “Fah Khao” has not lost in the semi-finals 4 times as follows.
In the semi-final of the 1930 World Cup, Argentina defeated the United States 6-1
In the semi-final of the 1986 World Cup, Argentina beat Belgium 2-0
1990 World Cup semi-final Argentina 1-1 Italy (4-3 on pens)
2014 World Cup semi-final Argentina 0-0 Netherlands (won 4-2 on penalties)
- Note: 1978 World Cup Argentina won the first tournament. They competed in two group stages before progressing to the final. There is no semifinal
Meanwhile, Croatia is hoping to reach their second consecutive World Cup final having done so in 2018 before losing 4-2 to France in the final in Russia.
Should the game stretch all the way to the Supreme Court, the ‘chessed’ warlord has a reliable record in penalty shootouts having won all four consecutive World Cup finals as follows (second only to Argentina with the most number of victories five times)
World Cup 2018 Round of 16 – Croatia beat Denmark 3-2 on penalties (1-1 after 120 minutes).
2018 World Cup Quarterfinals – Croatia beat Russia 4-3 on penalties (2-2 after 120 minutes).
World Cup 2022 Round of 16: Croatia beat Japan 3-1 on penalties (1-1 after 120 minutes).
2022 World Cup Quarterfinals – Croatia beat Brazil 4-2 on penalties (1-1 after 120 minutes).
