Croatia suffered a 3-0 defeat against Argentina after Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez combined to send the Vatreni crashing out of the World Cup. 

Croatia Player Ratings vs Argentina: La Albiceleste Send Croatia Home

Croatia suffered a 3-0 defeat against Argentina after Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez combined to send the Vatreni crashing out of the World Cup. Two goals just before half time took the life out of Croatia's performance and Messi and Alvarez linked up once again in the second half to end any doubt and send Zlatko Dalic's side home.
Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez stunned Croatia in their World Cup semi-final clash as Argentina secured a 3-0 victory and a spot in the final.

Argentina Player Ratings vs Croatia: Messi Stuns the Vatreni

Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez stunned Croatia in their World Cup semi-final clash as Argentina secured a 3-0 victory and a spot in the final. Messi and Alvarez were at the heart of a stinging quick fire double to put La Albiceleste two goals ahead at before the break. The two forwards then combined once more in the second half, after a magnificent Messi run helped Alvarez to his second of the night. So, here's our Argentina player ratings for their 3-0 victory over Croatia to put them into the final of the World Cup. 
France claimed a 2-1 victory over Denmark in the second round of the 2022 World Cup Group D to lock down a place in the competition's knockout stages

Predictions for World Cup Semi-Finals: Who Will Reach the Grand Finale?

Now that we reached the final four, we have a mixture between two traditional giants and two underdogs trying to change the course of history. But once again, we'll attempt to foreshadow the results, which has seemingly been an impossible task in such a bizarre tournament. So here are our predictions for the World Cup Semi-finals.