Argentina 3–0 Croatia: 2022 World Cup match
3–0Full time
Match in one glance
ArgentinaCroatiaGoalCard
Argentina
Croatia
0′HT90′FT120′
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
ArgentinaCroatia
38.2%Possession sequences61.8%
9Shots12
7On target2
1.86Expected goals (xG)0.41
432Passes648
82.9%Pass accuracy86.3%
2Corners11
20Fouls10
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1
Lionel MessiArgentina · 1 goals0.89xG - 2
Julián ÁlvarezArgentina · 2 goals0.69xG - 3
Alexis Mac AllisterArgentina · 0 goals0.21xG - 4DLDejan LovrenCroatia · 0 goals0.13xG
- 5MPMario PašalićCroatia · 0 goals0.08xG
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 2022
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Semi-final
- Stage
- Semi-final
- Date
- 2022-12-13
- Venue
- Lusail Stadium, Al Daayen
- Result
- 3–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Argentina / CroatiaCroatia
No goals
Complete match timeline
ArgentinaCroatiaGoalCardSubstitution
Argentina
Croatia
0′HT90′FT120′
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
14 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′2 – 0L. Messi 34′ · J. Álvarez 39′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 0J. Álvarez 69′
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Argentina
4-4-2
26Nahuel Molina
13Cristian Romero
19Nicolás Otamendi
3Nicolás TagliaficoListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 2JFJuan Foyth86′
- 14EPExequiel Palacios74′
- 15ÁCÁngel Correa86′
- 21
Paulo Dybala74′ - 25LMLisandro Martínez62′
Match contributions
- Julián Álvarez⚽ 2
- Lionel Messi⚽ 1
- Cristian Romero▰ 68′
- Nicolás Otamendi▰ 71′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 3Nicolás TagliaficoLeft-back
- 5
Leandro ParedesCentral midfielder - 7
Rodrigo De PaulRight midfielder - 9Julián ÁlvarezCentre-forward
- 10Lionel MessiCentre-forward
- 13Cristian RomeroCentre-back
- 19Nicolás OtamendiCentre-back
- 20Alexis Mac AllisterLeft midfielder
- 23
Emiliano MartínezGoalkeeper - 24
Enzo FernándezCentral midfielder - 26Nahuel MolinaRight-back
Croatia
4-3-3DL
1Dominik LivakovićMP
15Mario PašalićIP
4Ivan PerišićAK
9Andrej KramarićListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 7LMLovro Majer81′
- 13NVNikola Vlašić46′
- 14MLMarko Livaja72′
- 16BPBruno Petković50′
- 18MOMislav Oršić46′
Match contributions
- Dominik Livaković▰ 32′
- Mateo Kovačić▰ 32′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1DLDominik LivakovićGoalkeeper
- 4IPIvan PerišićLF
- 6DLDejan LovrenCentre-back
- 8
Mateo KovačićCentral midfielder - 9AKAndrej KramarićCentre-forward
- 10
Luka ModrićCentral midfielder - 11MBMarcelo BrozovićDefensive midfielder
- 15MPMario PašalićRF
- 19BSBorna SosaLeft-back
- 20
Joško GvardiolCentre-back - 22JJJosip JuranovićRight-back
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Passing network
Argentina
Croatia
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Argentina
10%8%4%19%18%16%5%13%6%
Croatia
12%6%5%23%16%10%9%12%7%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeDaniele Orsato
Team comparison
ArgentinaCroatia
38.2%Possession sequences61.8%
9Shots12
7On target2
1.86Expected goals (xG)0.41
432Passes648
82.9%Pass accuracy86.3%
2Corners11
20Fouls10
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
1.86Argentina0.41Croatia
1.86Total xG0.41
1.08Non-penalty xG0.41
0.21xG per shot0.03
7Shots on target2
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Argentina3 goals · 9 shots · 1.86 xG
Croatia0 goals · 12 shots · 0.41 xG
Passing network
Argentina
Croatia
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Argentina
10%8%4%19%18%16%5%13%6%
Croatia
12%6%5%23%16%10%9%12%7%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
3Goals0
9Shots12
7On target2
12Dribble attempts23
Passing
432Pass attempts648
358Completed passes559
82.9%Pass accuracy86.3%
2Corners11
Defending
34Duels29
8Interceptions12
192Pressures98
20Fouls10
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsDL
Dejan LovrenCroatia0Goals0Assists0.13xG
MP
Mario PašalićCroatia0Goals0Assists0.08xG
Argentina
4-4-2| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel MessiStarter | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.89 |
| Julián ÁlvarezStarter | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.69 |
| Alexis Mac AllisterStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.21 |
| Enzo FernándezStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 |
| Rodrigo De PaulStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 |
| Leandro ParedesStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 |
| Nicolás OtamendiStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nahuel MolinaStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Cristian RomeroStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nicolás TagliaficoStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Croatia
4-3-3| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DL Dejan LovrenStarter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.13 |
MP Mario PašalićStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
NV Nikola VlašićSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 |
IP Ivan PerišićStarter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.05 |
LM Lovro MajerSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 |
MO Mislav OršićSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.03 |
| Luka ModrićStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.03 |
| Mateo KovačićStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Joško GvardiolStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
JJ Josip JuranovićStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
MB Marcelo BrozovićStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
AK Andrej KramarićStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
BS Borna SosaStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
DL Dominik LivakovićStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 2022
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Semi-final
- Stage
- Semi-final
- Date
- 2022-12-13
- Venue
- Lusail Stadium, Al Daayen
- Result
- 3–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Argentina / CroatiaCroatia
No goals
Data by
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Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Lineups, expected goals and shot locations on this page come from StatsBomb event data.