Croatia captain Luka Modric was less than impressed by the officiating of Italian referee Daniele Orsato, who awarded the Albiceleste a game-changing penalty in the first half.
The 2022 World Cup semi-finals get underway on Tuesday as Argentina and Croatia face each other at the Lusail Iconic Stadium. A place in the showpiece event is on the line, with beaten finalists from 2018 looking to take another massive South American scalp in Qatar.
Croatia needed just a point against Belgium as they beat the Red Devils to a place in the 2022 World Cup knockouts with a 0-0 draw in the final Group F fixtures. Substitute Romelu Lukaku came on and had a host of opportunities to put Belgium ahead but the Inter forward failed to do so as the two sides shared the points in Al Rayyan. Josko Gvardiol impressed in an excellent defensive display by the 20-year-old defender as his strong World Cup campaign continues. So, here's our Croatia player ratings for their stalemate with Belgium.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is fast approaching and we are bringing you a preview of every group ahead of the tournament, offering an insight into each team, as well as predictions as to who will progress to the knockout rounds. Below, we preview Group F that contains 2018 finalists Croatia, Roberto Martinez's Belgium, African side Morocco and Canada, appearing at just their second-ever World Cup finals.
Juventus and Italy legend Alessandro Del Piero was in the press box for Sky Sport Italia to cover Real Madrid’s 2nd leg encounter against Chelsea at the Santiago Bernabeu.