Prior to the 2022 semifinal, here are some World Cup head-to-head encounters and record between Argentina vs Croatia, as well as their most recent meeting
Argentina to face off against Croatia in the World cup semi-final.
For a spot in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final game, Argentina and Croatia will square off. In the last round, both teams defeated the Netherlands and Brazil in penalty shootouts respectively to secure their spots in the semifinals.
Argentina vs Croatia Football Head To Head Record, Last Match And History In World Cup
Both of these sides have experienced lengthy World Cup runs in the past. Argentina made it to the final in the 2014 World Cup, while Croatia is attempting to reach consecutive finals. With these two enjoying an even and exciting record against one another, only one of the nations can advance to another final.
History of Argentina vs. Croatia
In 1998 and 2018, Argentina and Croatia met one another in a World Cup match. However, both of those games were in the group stages, with their upcoming match looming as the most important of the two. There have only been five previous games in this series, with a respectably high total of 12 goals scored.
Head-to-head: Croatia vs. Argentina
There is no way to separate these two teams based on previous outcomes. After drawing their first-ever match 0-0 back in 1994, they have each won two games. Over the course of the five games, Croatia has managed to score seven goals compared to Argentina’s five, outscoring them both.
Notably, Lionel Messi entered this semi-final with four goals in five games in Qatar and has two goals in each of his three matchups versus Croatia.
Croatia vs. Argentina’s previous five encounters
| Date | Competition | Result | Scorers |
| June 21, 2018 | World Cup (Group stages) |
Croatia 3 Argentina 0 |
Rebic (53′), Modric (80′), Rakitic (90′) |
| November 12, 2014 | Friendly | Argentina 2 Croatia 1 |
Ansaldi (49′), Messi (57′); Sharbini (11′) |
| March 1, 2006 | Friendly | Croatia 3 Argentina 2 |
Klasnic (3′), Srna (52′), Simic (90′); Tevez (4′), Messi (6′) |
| June 26, 1998 | World Cup (Group stages) |
Argentina 1 Croatia 0 |
Pineda (36′) |
| June 4, 1994 | Friendly | Croatia 0 Argentina 0 |
What happened when Argentina met Croatia last time?
Argentina will be looking to avoid the same outcome as their previous encounter with Croatia as they were defeated 3-0 by Croatia in the group stage of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, which ultimately caused them to finish second in Group D.
As a result, Croatia received a simpler knockout stage road, reaching the final, whereas Argentina faced and lost to eventual champions France in the Round of 16. Argentina had the advantage in possession the previous time they faced Croatia, but they were inefficient when they had the ball, which they cannot afford in 2022.