Zlatko Danilic, Croatia coach, said after his team’s victory that Croatia had done its best but was beaten by Lionel Messi in the semi-finals of the World Cup. They were defeated 3-0South Americans on Tuesday.
Argentina’s lead was given by Messi from the penalty spot. Julian Alvarez was on the other side.
Messi was able to set up the third, as he sped past Jusko Guardiol (defender, one of the best players in Croatia), and dribbled the 20 year-old into tight spaces before finding Alvarez in a quick finish.
Dalic said, “He is the best player in this world, he’s deadly and he has quality.” “He has technique, top-level performance, he was the real Messi that we expected to see.
“Argentina have an excellent team and Messi being a player of this quality and with thousands of fans behind him, they play as they see fit.
“Today, they had four midfielders in their middle and we tried aggressively to play. Messi is able to make a difference with one move, as he did for the third goal.
Dalic stated that Dominik Lvakovic fouled and that the penalty kick was a little “suspicious”, but he chose to ignore the decision of the referee. He expressed regret that his team did not have sterile possession before conceding.
He said, “We had possession of it, but we didn’t create specific chances.” “We won’t say that we object to the referees but the first goal took it in a different direction.”
Croatia’s squad for 2022 World Cup
Goalkeepers: Dominic Levakovic, Ivica Ivocic, Ivo Grbic
Defenders: Dumagoj Vida, Dejan Lovren, Borna Barisic, Josip Juranovic, Josko Guardiol, Borna Sosa, Josip Stanisic, Martin Erlik, Josip Sotalo
Midfielders: Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, Marcelo Brozovic, Mario Pasalic, Nikola Vlasic, Lovro Mager, Christian Jakic, Luka Susic
Attackers: Ivan Perisic, Andrej Kramaric, Bruno Petkovic, Mislav Orsic, Ante Budimir, Marko Livaga
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