Argentina vs Croatia Full Match Replay - World Cup 2022_p2 - video Dailymotion

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00:04:14He basically just makes a movement to his right.

00:04:16He stops himself before the actual shots are about to be taken.

00:04:19You see he stops himself there and Alvarez just runs into him and takes his leg away.

00:04:23That is not a penalty.

00:04:24This one is.

00:04:25He just stopped.

00:04:26What else can he do?

00:04:27He has to make that motion to try and save the ball.

00:04:29He plants his feet.

00:04:30If he'd have carried on running out at Alvarez and took him out, fair enough.

00:04:33But he stopped before it and I don't know if that's a penalty.

00:04:35Honestly, when you look at it, Poogs, I think the forwards, he's actually miskicked it to be honest.

00:04:40Because if he hits that, that goes into the goal.

00:04:43Goalkeeper can't do anything.

00:04:44Like you say, he stopped.

00:04:46He miskicks it.

00:04:47He doesn't get good contact.

00:04:48It's not getting into the goal.

00:04:49Goalkeeper can't do anything else but stand his ground.

00:04:52He's run into him.

00:04:53And this is what I can't.

00:04:54The referee didn't even have a look.

00:04:56I can't understand it.

00:04:57Poor defending overall to let him get a run in on goal.

00:05:00But, again, I agree with the lads.

00:05:02I don't think it's a penalty.

00:05:03Where else are you supposed to go?

00:05:04Let's bring in Peter Walton.

00:05:06Peter, it's a fairly simple question from the boys in the studio.

00:05:08What else is the goalkeeper supposed to do?

00:05:11He's come out.

00:05:12He's set himself.

00:05:13He hasn't made a forward motion into Alvarez.

00:05:16What else is he supposed to do?

00:05:18Well, win the ball for the first thing.

00:05:20If he's challenging for the ball and he misses the ball completely and catches the player,

00:05:24in fact, what he's done there, he's been in the path of that forward

00:05:28and, therefore, he's impeded his progress.

00:05:30So, it has to be a foul.

00:05:32I can understand what they're saying in terms of, well, where else can he go?

00:05:36But the point is, in parallel to that, you think of an outfield player

00:05:39who slides in to make a challenge, misses the ball, catches the man.

00:05:43It's always a foul.

00:05:44So, fast forward to the goalkeeper.

00:05:47He's done exactly the same.

00:05:49No.

00:05:50Peter, are you suggesting a goalkeeper who's coming out in the line of the ball

00:05:52has to move out of the way to allow a player to have a free shot?

00:05:55No, he doesn't.

00:05:56But he needs to make sure he gets some contact on the ball.

00:05:59Otherwise, he'll be classed as impeding the progress of the player coming towards him.

00:06:04Peter, what you're saying is that the shot has to hit him.

00:06:06He's trying to save it.

00:06:07What you're saying is the ball has to hit him.

00:06:09Otherwise, it's construed as a foul.

00:06:11No, but his forward motion there, going towards the opponent,

00:06:15going towards the forward, has meant that there's a collision happening.

00:06:19And if that's the case, he's been careless in his approach of actually making it.

00:06:23So, it's a foul.

00:06:25It may seem harsh, but it's a foul because you can clearly see that.

00:06:29Now, if you turn it on its head and say, no, it wasn't a foul,

00:06:32could you imagine the commotion now?

00:06:34It was a foul.

00:06:35It wasn't a foul.

00:06:37I think those who don't think it was a foul would say it was a collision.

00:06:41If I'm a defender and the striker's about to have a shot there

00:06:45and he's running forward and I go to block my leg

00:06:48and he then basically shoots, goes past me and runs into me,

00:06:51that can't be a foul.

00:06:52You've got to try and block the shot.

00:06:54Anyway, it was given.

00:06:56He scored the goal.

00:06:58Peter, we may speak to you later.

00:06:59Hopefully, we won't in a good way

00:07:00because it means there'll be no more controversy.

00:07:02Messi scores the penalty and then the second goal.

00:07:04Two things you've loved about this World Cup,

00:07:06Bellingham and Alvarez, people running in a dead straight line.

00:07:09Yeah, you've got to run in this game, especially when it's direct.

00:07:11Almost players don't have to deal with it.

00:07:13But what I love about here is the set-piece.

00:07:14You've got a striker going back and doing the job properly.

00:07:17Croatia, obviously, we're talking about cool heads.

00:07:19They weren't cool for this four or five minutes.

00:07:21And what I love about this, just look at it.

00:07:23Power, running.

00:07:24Okay, he's not got many options.

00:07:25People are trying to get to help him.

00:07:27Really poor defending.

00:07:29But what he shows right at the last minute, a little bit of luck,

00:07:31is the composure.

00:07:32A lot of luck.

00:07:33This is poor defending.

00:07:35It's just this last bit, bang, composure right at the end.

00:07:39Brilliant.

00:07:40The difference between them two up front, Alvarez and Messi,

00:07:42they're absolutely outstanding.

00:07:44And for all the fact that Croatia have lots of lovely, neat possession,

00:07:47it was all in front of Argentina's defence.

00:07:49They haven't got someone who's willing to run into that space

00:07:52and stretch Argentina.

00:07:54They're playing some great stuff.

00:07:55We've watched some beautiful stuff from Modric and that.

00:07:57But they just don't have the players with the pace

00:08:00to get past their defence.

00:08:02They ain't got no-one to pass it to once they get into that final third,

00:08:05unfortunately, for them.

00:08:06And then, you know, it was very tight for a while.

00:08:09I was thinking, what are Argentina doing?

00:08:11They're not even in the game hardly.

00:08:12Messi hardly had touches.

00:08:13And then, bang, what they're able to do is, with pace and precision,

00:08:17they finish them.

00:08:18And a bit of luck.

00:08:19Argentina leading by two goals to nil at the break.

00:08:22Lionel Messi has scored more goals in World Cup finals

00:08:24than any Argentinian.

00:08:26Having converted this penalty,

00:08:27he's up to 11 past the great Gabriel Batistuta.

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00:12:44Well, I've highlighted the second semi-final between France and Morocco.

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00:13:02We did see a red card being brandished.

00:13:04Mario Mandzukic, Scourge of England, in the semi-final four years ago

00:13:08and one of the assistants got a red card.

00:13:11What can Croatia do, Roy, at the start of this second half?

00:13:15They need to get some shots on target.

00:13:16If they had none today, they'd have won against Brazil.

00:13:18Not good enough.

00:13:19As brilliant as they are, it's too long.

00:13:22They actually need a miracle.

00:13:23A gamble?

00:13:24No, I mean, look, they can't change this Croatia team.

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00:13:27All they've got to try and do is get a goal, obviously.

00:13:29It makes obvious sense.

00:13:30And then just, I think Argentina will feel that pressure a little bit.

00:13:33They obviously saw what the Dutch did the other night.

00:13:34So maybe just stay in the game for another 20 minutes

00:13:37and try and get a goal with 10 minutes to go.

00:13:39I think that's their best option.

00:13:40If they can get a set piece, keep it tight until then.

00:13:43Maybe they can frighten Argentina like the Netherlands did,

00:13:45but I can't see it.

00:13:46Well, a couple of changes at half-time.

00:13:48Let's see how that manifests itself

00:13:50with Ali McCoy, Slea Dixon and Sam Mattelface.

00:13:54I think of more concern to Argentina fans

00:13:57is the current health of Lionel Messi,

00:13:59who gets us off and underway.

00:14:00Once again, just tugging at the inside of his thigh

00:14:04as we kick off for the second half.

00:14:06Vlasic and Orsic are on,

00:14:08both who've made key contributions

00:14:10over the course of the World Cup so far,

00:14:12for Pasilic and Sosa.

00:14:14So it will be a re-jig at the back for Croatia,

00:14:18which we'll bring you up to date with in just a second.

00:14:20But, Ali and Lee, you both listened to the boys

00:14:22in the studio at half-time.

00:14:24You were both pretty certain that the penalty

00:14:26was correctly given at the time in the first half.

00:14:29Have either of you changed your mind?

00:14:31Well, my initial reaction was when I saw it was a penalty,

00:14:34and having seen the replays,

00:14:36I'm double convinced it's a penalty.

00:14:38I can't understand why they don't think it's a penalty,

00:14:41to be honest with you,

00:14:42because anywhere else in the pitch,

00:14:44first of all, it's a free kick, without doubt.

00:14:47And secondly, what the goalkeeper does,

00:14:50Lovacovic, he prevents Alvarez

00:14:53from continuing his movement to run forward,

00:14:55to perhaps knock it into an empty goal.

00:14:57So I think the referee's got it spot on, I really do.

00:15:02Ditto.

00:15:04I mean, I can't understand it at all.

00:15:07Obviously, that's why football's a great sport.

00:15:09Everyone has a different opinion,

00:15:11but I think the fact that...

00:15:13The key to it for me is that

00:15:15the goalkeeper challenges for the ball.

00:15:17He tries to stop the ball going in the net

00:15:20and challenges the player.

00:15:22If a defender is just standing there

00:15:24and you run into him and he can't get out of your way,

00:15:26well, that's not the case.

00:15:27He's challenging for the ball.

00:15:28If that's a winger running at me and that happens,

00:15:31then it's a foul all day long.

00:15:36It's going to be an interesting cup of tea

00:15:37with the boys tonight, isn't it?

00:15:38That's what I was going to say, yeah.

00:15:39We were looking for the pundits

00:15:42that made Roy go home halfway through the tournament.

00:15:44I think we may have just found them.

00:15:50Modric to take this free kick.

00:16:00It's arced in beautifully.

00:16:02It was well taken by Emi Martinez

00:16:05who came very quickly off his line to claim that.

00:16:10Yeah, just a wee bit too near Martinez, wasn't it?

00:16:14Yeah.

00:16:20Paredes to Messi.

00:16:27This is Rodrigo de Paul.

00:16:28Paredes.

00:16:37Doesn't look as though there's any change in shape

00:16:39from the creation initially,

00:16:41the two substitutions.

00:16:44Just a bit of quick work.

00:16:51That's how she rolls, isn't it?

00:16:53Karasic has gone to left-back as a result.

00:16:58Kolasic on the flanks.

00:17:03Here is McAllister.

00:17:09Messi.

00:17:14McAllister still fighting for it.

00:17:15Brozovic has lost it.

00:17:17McAllister.

00:17:18Referee's allowing a lot to go here.

00:17:20Rodrigo de Paul.

00:17:22McAllister still down.

00:17:23Paredes with the effort.

00:17:26And the referee still says play on

00:17:29despite the fact that McAllister's asking for treatment.

00:17:33Now Drozd with the shot.

00:17:34You've just got to keep your eye on it.

00:17:36Concentrate the goalkeeper.

00:17:37Bouncing before you.

00:17:38Moving a little bit.

00:17:41Just catches.

00:17:45Catches him on the back of the head

00:17:46but he's fought as he goes through.

00:17:51These two do have a little bit of history.

00:17:53Croatia actually beat Argentina in the last World Cup 3-0.

00:18:02Fabio Capella sitting above Ronaldo.

00:18:06The original Ronaldo watching on.

00:18:15First semifinals have matched up a tournament favourite

00:18:18and an unheralded outsider who many thought had no chance

00:18:21before a ball was kicked.

00:18:22But Doha has been different.

00:18:24And gentlemen, Croatia not to be written off just yet, are they?

00:18:29Well, no.

00:18:30Clearly not when you look at what happened

00:18:32in one of the great games against the Netherlands.

00:18:34However, you've got to say the Netherlands changed it

00:18:38and went with two big lads up front.

00:18:42Sam Lee, I'm not sure.

00:18:44Another good Petkovic on the bench

00:18:46but I'm not sure they would do that.

00:18:48It's just coming on right now.

00:18:49Yeah, it's just come on.

00:18:51That is a significant change, isn't it?

00:18:53Because as you were talking, Bruno Petkovic of Dinamo Zagreb

00:18:56was entering the field to replace Brozovic

00:18:58and that does take a man out of that.

00:19:02Our boys' network in the middle of the pitch

00:19:04has been a bit of a mess.

00:19:05It's a bit of a mess.

00:19:06It's a bit of a mess.

00:19:07It's a bit of a mess.

00:19:09Our boys' network in the middle of the park.

00:19:12They didn't create enough in the first half.

00:19:14The amount of possession they had didn't create enough

00:19:16every time the ball went wide.

00:19:18The crosses came in, there wasn't enough people in the box

00:19:20so maybe that will change now as a focal point.

00:19:23They also need a couple of runners as well

00:19:25to go beyond the midfield and get into the box.

00:19:28Too safe at the moment for the Croatians.

00:19:32Maybe they'll take a leap out of the Netherlands

00:19:34and go a little bit more direct

00:19:35as you were suggesting in the first half

00:19:37and copy the Van Beekhove strategy.

00:19:44Might not have been easy in the eye

00:19:45but it's certainly effective.

00:19:50Kovacic.

00:19:51Pekovic comes short.

00:19:52Tries to lay it off towards Modric

00:19:54but it wasn't the crispest of passes.

00:19:57They're on the escape again with Enzo Fernandez.

00:20:00Alvarez making a darting diagonal run

00:20:02but it was good tracking back from Nikola Vlasic.

00:20:06That's brilliant from Vlasic, it really was.

00:20:09Orsic.

00:20:11Who made a telling contribution against Brazil.

00:20:14He's got no width.

00:20:16Going to go out the other side.

00:20:17This right-hand side is completely empty of players.

00:20:25I think he's got to start getting forward now.

00:20:27I don't know but he must try and attempt to get forward.

00:20:32He's good at that as well.

00:20:33Yeah.

00:20:36Vlasic here for Orsic again.

00:20:39To squeeze that through.

00:20:40Very tight gap to Pekovic.

00:20:41Didn't quite work.

00:20:44Vlasic.

00:20:45Looking at Jovanovic's position right now.

00:20:46That's him in the ball right through.

00:20:48Now I think when you're in the position of Ole Grisha

00:20:50he's got to be 10, 15, 20 yards higher up the pitch

00:20:54and slightly wider.

00:20:55Pekovic picking it up.

00:20:57Kovacic.

00:20:58And they send it through towards

00:21:01Modric on the edge of the box.

00:21:04Vlasic.

00:21:05His cross takes a big deflection.

00:21:07Martinez has got it.

00:21:09Kovacic is shooting there.

00:21:11He's on the edge of the box.

00:21:1218 yards out.

00:21:13Ball comes to him.

00:21:14Free shot.

00:21:15He tries to just play a little.

00:21:16Find a side and pass it to the penalty area.

00:21:20Hasn't scored an international goal for two years.

00:21:23That'll be it then.

00:21:24Well, maybe a number two if you're looking to take chances.

00:21:26But he's not even short of a goal.

00:21:27He's spot on.

00:21:29It's perfect for him to hurt.

00:21:30He tries to play an intricate pass.

00:21:33He's not a regular scorer with his club side either.

00:21:46Usually when he does score a goal,

00:21:47it's a spectacular one from distance.

00:21:52He did say it was an area of his game

00:21:53that he wants to improve on.

00:22:00Similar pattern to the first half.

00:22:01Ways of possession and operations.

00:22:04The difference is it's 2-0 down now.

00:22:06Argentina don't need to voice the issue at all.

00:22:09Just sit in their positions,

00:22:11kick off the back pass here and there

00:22:13and then give it to Kovacic.

00:22:18What was that Kovacic?

00:22:19It's clear that his team has never done what they have.

00:22:23He said yesterday,

00:22:24demonstrated time and time again

00:22:26what it means not to surrender.

00:22:29They won't give up this.

00:22:33Even with the odds firmly stacked against them.

00:22:58That would be nice if you're an Argentine supporter.

00:23:09The good news for those Argentina supporters,

00:23:13not those Croatians,

00:23:14is that Lionel Messi hasn't had any further tugs at his hamstring

00:23:18since the kickoff at the start of the second half.

00:23:21That's 10 minutes now without any real worry.

00:23:28He hasn't broke out of a warp yet, I hope.

00:23:59Kovacic.

00:24:20Montrich.

00:24:29Trying to reverse the ball into the path of Petkovic.

00:24:31This is now with McAllister who's setting away Alvarez.

00:24:36And Enzo Fernandez is breaking into the middle.

00:24:38It's Enzo Fernandez!

00:24:40And Valdeol did exactly what he was required to do.

00:24:43Messi.

00:24:47Argentina keeping the pressure on.

00:24:50That there in that split second is a problem Croatia have.

00:24:54But it's a gamble they've got to take.

00:24:59As they push for that way back into the match,

00:25:02they leave themselves a little bit exposed.

00:25:28Paredes.

00:25:38McAllister.

00:25:48McAllister getting it back towards Romero

00:25:50who was under a bit of pressure from Kovacic.

00:25:52But he's taken four out of the game with that little hook.

00:25:55Messi.

00:25:56Tries to take on Valdeol.

00:25:59Messi flicks it through.

00:26:01Gets it back again for Fernandez.

00:26:02It's Messi!

00:26:03He's stopped by Ljubavic.

00:26:09I tell you, I don't care how much the ticket is to get in here.

00:26:12Just to watch this.

00:26:13Look how strong he is.

00:26:15He's got a big centre half against him.

00:26:17And he's just, at the last moment,

00:26:19you'd think he's going to fall over.

00:26:20He gets that toe out again and makes a brilliant pass

00:26:23and then goes for the one-two.

00:26:24Absolute genius.

00:26:27Oh dear.

00:26:29You and I just looked at each other there.

00:26:30I thought we both thought he'd lost it.

00:26:39Uranovic.

00:26:41Into Modric.

00:26:43Now Blasic looking to try and squeeze across it.

00:26:46It's towards Dekovic who's got it down.

00:26:48Immediately surrounded.

00:26:51Djamric has got it back to Kovacic.

00:26:53It's left for Orsic.

00:26:56Cross out Diener.

00:26:57He's over the head of Dekovic.

00:27:02See there, there's a big problem there.

00:27:04Dekovic gets the ball to his feet,

00:27:06standing on the penalty spot.

00:27:08And he's the only one in the box.

00:27:10No-one's willing to just hold him up.

00:27:13Go running off him.

00:27:14Messi's chance here.

00:27:16Absolutely brilliant.

00:27:18Brilliant.

00:27:19Made a pure genius from the little man.

00:27:23Just the final one, he was kind of off balance, wasn't he?

00:27:26The ball just wouldn't sit for him perfectly.

00:27:29Beerspoor on pivot.

00:27:30Picking up the ball in the middle of the goal there.

00:27:32He needs somebody running from deeper.

00:27:35Blasic, Kovacic, just come in front of him,

00:27:37run across the face of him, anything.

00:27:41Just give him a bit of movement.

00:27:42We had an uncontested drop ball,

00:27:44because the ball went flat, the initial ball went flat.

00:27:48So that's been changed.

00:27:51Argentina have won it back.

00:27:52Paredes has brought it out of defence for Argentina.

00:28:02I don't think Messi's going to chase that.

00:28:03No, he doesn't run in channels.

00:28:05No.

00:28:06Maggiorelli didn't either.

00:28:08There's a comparison between you and Messi.

00:28:11He's slightly quicker feet than me.

00:28:14Even I'll accept that.

00:28:15Really?

00:28:20Didn't win ten Scottish Premier Titles there, did he?

00:28:25Oh, Scott, what a player.

00:28:27I don't think I've ever seen a player

00:28:30that lets a defender think they're just going to nick it,

00:28:34and he just gets another touch from somewhere

00:28:36to either win a free kick or knock it and go again.

00:28:40It's amazing.

00:28:41We've seen it three or four times this evening.

00:28:43You think, oh, he's lost it.

00:28:44No, he hasn't.

00:28:45He's got it.

00:28:46He's got it.

00:28:47He's got it.

00:28:48He's got it.

00:28:49He's got it.

00:28:50He's got it.

00:28:51He's got it.

00:28:52He's got it.

00:28:53He's got it.

00:28:54He's got it.

00:28:55He's got it.

00:28:56You think, oh, he's lost it.

00:28:57The defender's buying it.

00:28:58He's actually had it.

00:28:59He's got it.

00:29:00I told you, he's got the best big toe in football.

00:29:06He takes some risks, though,

00:29:08and it could end up getting him hurt, couldn't it, at times,

00:29:11because of that little delay before someone comes to meet him.

00:29:17Yeah, take a toy, you know, not maliciously,

00:29:19just somebody thinking they're going to win it.

00:29:21Yeah.

00:29:23The thing is, he doesn't get injured very often, though, does he?

00:29:27He doesn't miss many games.

00:29:29He hasn't barbelled.

00:29:34We're looking at the minutes played so far in the tournament.

00:29:37He's played 550 minutes before tonight for Argentina,

00:29:41and we've only got three players that have played every single available minute,

00:29:45and that's Emi Martinez, Nicolas Otamendi,

00:29:49and Lionel Messi, three of whom have now played 611.

00:30:06Change coming.

00:30:09Alessandro Martinez is replacing Juventus's Leandro Paredes,

00:30:16who's 50th cap tonight.

00:30:21That's been to give Argentina a relatively good platform going forward.

00:30:28I don't think Paredes will ever escape the enduring image of the World Cup

00:30:32of smashing the ball into the Dutch bench late in the last 16th match,

00:30:35but he'll be happy with his contribution tonight.

00:30:42Alessandro Martinez on.

00:30:44Free kick in towards Lovren.

00:30:46He's fighting with Martinez.

00:30:47Blasic almost got there.

00:30:49And somehow Argentina get it away.

00:30:52That's a chance. Cross ball.

00:30:55What we're expecting.

00:30:59That's the sort of unsettled situation that Croatia will try to thrive on

00:31:06in the final half an hour of this game.

00:31:10Someone must have got a block on that.

00:31:12I couldn't quite see from this position,

00:31:14but it looked like Lovren had a free header.

00:31:21I think the introduction of Martinez,

00:31:23the starter that there's not a fire defensively.

00:31:31Tagliafica.

00:31:35Alvarez.

00:31:39Molina.

00:31:42Is he going on a dart?

00:31:43Perisic giving him a little bump.

00:31:48This is the chance.

00:31:50It's just...

00:31:51It's Otamendi just in front of him.

00:31:54Just puts him off.

00:31:55He actually does well there, doesn't he?

00:31:57They crowd him, don't they?

00:32:00Uranovic.

00:32:01Scampering forward at rapid speed.

00:32:03But Watson.

00:32:06Tackled by Tagliafica,

00:32:07who's pinched it back for Argentina.

00:32:33Definitely kick your minibus on the way back to the hotel, isn't it?

00:32:37Don't get him with M3.

00:32:42We're outnumbered, pal, but we need to stick to our guns.

00:32:44We've got to stay united in this one.

00:32:48I can see Roy coming for us.

00:32:50Right on the whistle.

00:33:08Messi.

00:33:10Guardiola.

00:33:12Right up behind him, it's Fernandez.

00:33:16Rivero.

00:33:18Messi.

00:33:19Well, it's goodbye to one challenge.

00:33:23It's to get a return.

00:33:25Lasic manages to hold him off.

00:33:27Once a free kick, he's going to get it.

00:33:37Kramaric.

00:33:58Kramaric.

00:34:01Kramaric just arriving on the edge of the box now,

00:34:03wanting to get involved in the action.

00:34:05He's moaning about Kramaric not releasing the ball earlier.

00:34:08That was a mistake by Lovren.

00:34:11Cut out by Tagliafico, sending Alvarez away.

00:34:14Tagliafico has gone on into the centre.

00:34:16Alvarez has got Messi to aim at at the far post.

00:34:19He's picked out...

00:34:21...Mamida instead.

00:34:27Messi joining into the box.

00:34:30Modric bringing it clear.

00:34:36Referee has blown for a foul against Alvarez.

00:34:41Modric, the recipient of the free kick.

00:34:44Yeah, and it's one of these free kicks that they don't mind giving away.

00:34:46I know Alvarez is shaking his head, but...

00:34:50...you could argue it's a silly free kick to give away,

00:34:52but what it does, it kills the game again.

00:35:06Come on, come on, come on, come on!

00:35:09Come on, come on, come on!

00:35:11Come on, come on, come on, come on!

00:35:14Komotic.

00:35:17Now Perisic.

00:35:22Zorzic.

00:35:25And a chance from Petkovic didn't quite come off to his...

00:35:29...Denis Lozangreb colleague.

00:35:32Just tightening the ranks now.

00:35:34Argentina on the edge of the box.

00:35:35That five-strung cross, hardly any gaps at all between them.

00:35:42That, in the other hand, is a silly free kick to give away.

00:35:46Well, Argentina's run to the semifinals shouldn't be too much of a surprise.

00:35:50They did go 36 matches without defeat before the humbling by Saudi Arabia.

00:35:55They had several goals disallowed for offside in that game

00:35:58and lost focus basically for six minutes during that match.

00:36:02They conceded two goals in a short spell to deliver

00:36:05the first big shock of the convention-confusing World Cup.

00:36:11They have been heavily backed around the tournament.

00:36:13The noise and the emotion has pulsated through the Argentine support.

00:36:18There's been a constant backdrop to this tournament.

00:36:21There is a yellow card for Cristian Romero.

00:36:27And there is a yellow card for Zorzic.

00:36:31And there is a yellow card for Zorzic.

00:36:35And there is a yellow card for Zorzic.

00:36:37And there is a yellow card for Zorzic.

00:36:46Pretty straightforward, aren't they?

00:36:59Modric.

00:37:04Kravic.

00:37:06What did he get?

00:37:07Rigo de Paul trying to pump it down the line

00:37:09and Perisic is standing in his way.

00:37:15I'm actually getting quite frustrated looking at Croatia.

00:37:17I mean, you mentioned first half,

00:37:19I thought they were non-existent in really poor and forward areas.

00:37:22I think Petkovic actually has made a little bit of a difference when he's come on.

00:37:25Not massively, but he's certainly made a bit of a difference.

00:37:28He's not got any help at all.

00:37:31The boys need to get round about.

00:37:33Zorzic.

00:37:34Zorzic.

00:38:03He has just destroyed one of the World Cup's emerging stars.

00:38:11And set up Julian Alvarez for what could be a significant goal.

00:38:17Well, just watch him here.

00:38:19It's not the pace, it's the slowing down and the speeding up.

00:38:23Vardy all thinks he's got him.

00:38:24Then he goes again, then he stops him.

00:38:26Then he turns him, then he goes again.

00:38:28Off the mark speed.

00:38:29He's absolutely sensational.

00:38:31And then puts it on a plate.

00:38:34This will show it.

00:38:35Just watch this.

00:38:36He slows him down.

00:38:38Stop.

00:38:39Thinks he's got him.

00:38:40Defender.

00:38:41No, he hasn't.

00:38:42And he's off.

00:38:43And then the presence of mind.

00:38:44So just to know where his teammate is, Ali.

00:38:48I mean, that was just genius.

00:38:51Simple as that.

00:38:52Absolute genius.

00:38:55His movement is fantastic from start to finish.

00:38:58But Lee's 100% correct.

00:39:00It's the final dip of the shoulder.

00:39:03With his right shoulder to come back.

00:39:05That completely off-balances Gavardia.

00:39:09And gives him the half-yard.

00:39:11And once he's away from him, he knows he's got a one-on-runner.

00:39:14And Alvarez has more or less got something.

00:39:17That, guys, epitomises why he is potentially the best ever.

00:39:22Certainly one of the best ever.

00:39:25We said after the Saudi Arabia game,

00:39:28Argentina can't win it playing like this.

00:39:31And Messi has to get a lot better when both of those have happened.

00:39:37And they've altered the way they play.

00:39:39They've changed their attacking structure.

00:39:41Alvarez's introduction, I mentioned it in the first half,

00:39:43key to the improvement of Argentina throughout the tournament.

00:39:50And they are in a cracking position now.

00:39:53And even Croatia.

00:39:55The team that has come back.

00:39:57When Japan had them.

00:39:58When Brazil had them.

00:40:01Not going to come back from this, are they?

00:40:03No, they're staggered.

00:40:05Absolutely staggered.

00:40:06The big fella just looking at them, boys.

00:40:10He just beats you, the movement of his body.

00:40:12It's phenomenal.

00:40:14It's a drop of shoulder.

00:40:16The defender naturally goes the way the body goes.

00:40:19And it's the speed after that to go the other way.

00:40:22Allows them to get the half yards.

00:40:26Yellow card for Osamendi for that challenge that you just saw on your screen.

00:40:31And a change about to take place for Croatia, first of all.

00:40:38And it's Kramaric who is coming off now.

00:40:44He is being replaced by Levaya.

00:40:52A bit of a hero in Split.

00:40:55If he could turn the tide here, he'd be a hero for the whole of Croatia.

00:41:00He did get 28 goals for Hajduk Split last season.

00:41:11And a shot which goes towards Emil Martinez.

00:41:14His goal is easily saved from Perisic.

00:41:21That's comfortable, isn't it?

00:41:24Just going back to Messi again, because we can't stop talking about him.

00:41:28What defenders hate, they don't mind sprinting flat out.

00:41:31When you get slowed down, that's what you don't like to do.

00:41:34You know he's going to go again, but you can't go early.

00:41:37Because otherwise he'll go on the inside of you.

00:41:39So you have to wait until he moves again.

00:41:41And he's so quick on the spot.

00:41:43Or off the spot.

00:41:44It's just ridiculous.

00:41:47The upper body movement is incredible.

00:41:52And obviously he's got the feet that are going quicker.

00:41:54But his upper body movement, dropping shoulders,

00:41:58just wrong footing and putting defenders on the wrong foot,

00:42:01off balance, putting them off balance.

00:42:06The whole stadium absolutely just lit up there with that piece of work.

00:42:12It was beautiful.

00:42:14Beautiful, apart from those people behind that goal there in red and white.

00:42:17They didn't.

00:42:18I'll bet it was one or two in a club penalty.

00:42:21You don't know who you are.

00:42:23Two substitutions for Argentina.

00:42:26And Julian Alvarez is being withdrawn.

00:42:35And Rodrigo de Paul is also off.

00:42:45Ezequiel Palacios comes into the game.

00:42:49And so does Lautaro.

00:42:55Pablo Dybala.

00:42:57And that is a bit of a surprise really that Dybala has come into the game.

00:43:01Because he hasn't featured here at all.

00:43:03Did have a brilliant start to the season in Rome.

00:43:06But hasn't managed a single appearance since he picked up an injury,

00:43:11scoring a penalty eight weeks ago.

00:43:14And he is on the field.

00:43:17And it's a welcome sight for Argentina to see him back in available

00:43:20just in time for the last few moments of the semi-final and the final.

00:43:29Julian Huxley is well behind, isn't he?

00:43:31He was.

00:43:34He's walked off.

00:43:35They've got a big smile on his face.

00:43:43Well, the noise is throbbing once again.

00:43:47Perisic is trying the outlandish.

00:43:52That's what we've been left to try and score long-range goals

00:43:57because they've not got enough people in the box.

00:44:00The supply has been lacking.

00:44:02But the numbers that they've got forward has just been incredible.

00:44:07Probably going to guess that about 84,000 of them

00:44:10are wanting Argentina to win.

00:44:12It certainly has felt like that.

00:44:14It's been a bit of a home fixture, a home place for Lionel Messi

00:44:19and his team over the course of this tournament.

00:44:22Whenever we've come here to watch them,

00:44:24they've had terrific support, old and young.

00:44:26It's been a bit of a home fixture, a home place for Lionel Messi

00:44:30and his team over the course of this tournament.

00:44:32Whenever we've come here to watch them, they've had terrific support,

00:44:35old and young.

00:44:40Those Messi shirts, those No. 10 shirts are everywhere.

00:44:51Might have sold a few more tonight.

00:44:53Here he is again.

00:44:55Ignacios lays it off to McAllister.

00:45:05Come on, come on, come on.

00:45:35Foot race with Muranovic.

00:45:45Messi has racked up another record tonight.

00:45:47He's equalled the World Cup record for most appearances

00:45:50at a finals moving level with Lothar Matthäus,

00:45:54who had 25, interestingly made his 25th appearance

00:45:58against Croatia in the 1998 World Cup.

00:46:06They're not going to get through this semi-final now, Croatia,

00:46:09but it is jaw-dropping, really, that Croatia,

00:46:11a nation with a population smaller than Kuwait, New Zealand

00:46:14and El Salvador, half the population of Israel,

00:46:17can be playing in a third World Cup semi-final.

00:46:21As I said before the game, remarkable, absolutely remarkable,

00:46:24but it really just looks as though it's been one game too many.

00:46:27I mean, they'll keep going, that's the one thing they will do.

00:46:33Perisic.

00:46:35Orsic.

00:46:37Trying to squeeze it towards the far corner.

00:46:39It wasn't as close as maybe it looked.

00:46:44He's got two or three in the box,

00:46:46and he just can't quite get his foot around it.

00:46:54He's not threatened at all, have they? No.

00:46:57They've conceded three goals tonight, Ali,

00:46:59which is equalling the number they'd conceded

00:47:01in the whole tournament before tonight.

00:47:04Yeah.

00:47:06The first one, maybe in some people's eyes,

00:47:08slightly controversial.

00:47:10The second one, there's no doubt Alvarez gets the break of the ball

00:47:13after a fantastic run from Molina.

00:47:16But the third one, on the other hand...

00:47:20Just fantastic.

00:47:21Fantastic to watch.

00:47:24With your comment about the first one,

00:47:26you're not changing your mind, are you?

00:47:28No.

00:47:29I'm actually 100 per cent snicked by it.

00:47:34Can you have more than 100 per cent?

00:47:36A million per cent? Whatever.

00:47:41Notice how diplomatically it kept out of it.

00:47:51Massage.

00:47:53To Modric.

00:48:03Modric.

00:48:08Alvarez almost lost the ball, then won it again,

00:48:10past Palacios.

00:48:12Pankovic.

00:48:13Modric.

00:48:17And the cannon's off, one or two,

00:48:18and goes all the way through to Emi Martinez.

00:48:20And Luka Modric, an enduring image of him.

00:48:24Three-nil down in the semi-final.

00:48:27Trying to take matters into his own hands.

00:48:29Tell you what, no coincidences.

00:48:32He's had a brilliant game.

00:48:38Whatever happens here tonight,

00:48:39Croatia are expecting to be able to call on Modric's services

00:48:42in the summer of next year,

00:48:44when they contest the finals of the Nations League.

00:48:48Another terrific achievement to get to the final event

00:48:52of that competition.

00:49:01Go, go, go, go, go!

00:49:04Go, go, go, go, go!

00:49:07Go, go, go, go, go!

00:49:10Go, go, go, go, go!

00:49:13Go, go, go, go, go!

00:49:17There's going to be one hell of a party tonight.

00:49:22Behind the goal, away to our left, it is throbbing.

00:49:26I can inform you, Samoz, what a last name.

00:49:29Yeah, they saved my hotel.

00:49:31Well as if it was next door to my hotel room, actually.

00:49:34I'm on the 10th floor.

00:49:35What a racket they were making.

00:49:37That was on the 13th, it was the same up there.

00:49:41Modric off.

00:49:42And that could be the end of him and the World Cup finals.

00:49:50Luka Modric, so often the talisman for Croatia,

00:49:53couldn't help them tonight.

00:49:56Against a Messi-inspired Argentina.

00:50:07Oblom Maia has taken his place.

00:50:11Yeah, it's not his night tonight, Modric boys,

00:50:13but I tell you what, I think we're all in agreement.

00:50:15What a player, what a career.

00:50:17Wonderful.

00:50:20Fourth and possibly last World Cup.

00:50:23A symbol of Croatian football for many a year.

00:50:40Taglifico on the dart.

00:50:44Knights it back to his goalkeeper.

00:50:46Another one who's had a particularly good tournament

00:50:49in Novakovic.

00:50:51I don't know what things have gone against him tonight,

00:50:53but he has been their hero twice in penalty shoot-outs.

00:51:10Quickly taken.

00:51:12And immediately on the attack, McAllister misses his opportunity.

00:51:15Watch Messi, just as you switch off.

00:51:17Look, there you go.

00:51:19He just doesn't, he never switches off that fella.

00:51:23He's as bright as a button.

00:51:25However he's pacing the other way, not watching the ball.

00:51:28He just gets it down, takes it quickly.

00:51:31And probably McAllister should be hitting the target with that effort.

00:51:35Or leaving it for Messi, who's right behind him.

00:51:48Di Barna.

00:52:12Himself fancing a Messi run.

00:52:18Of course now we'll be turning for some Argentina fans

00:52:21as to who they're going to meet in the final.

00:52:29Messi's offside.

00:52:32We will find out tomorrow on our highlights programme

00:52:36whether it will be France or Morocco in the final of the World Cup.

00:52:41That's tomorrow night, 10.45, ITV1, ITV2.

00:52:45That's tomorrow night, 10.45, ITV1, ITVX.

00:52:4911.05 on STV.

00:52:51And then join us nice and early on Sunday.

00:52:54It's a 1.30 start, an early start.

00:52:57We'll bring you all the fun of the fair from the World Cup final.

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00:53:07Behind, run away by Tagliafico, it's a corner.

00:53:10He felt that he was being pushed in the back.

00:53:14Well, I'm going to be brutal honest with you, you know.

00:53:16I thought this would be the tight one.

00:53:18I thought the comfortable victory may be tomorrow night for France.

00:53:22So...

00:53:24Got that one right again, didn't I?

00:53:28To be honest with you, I'll let you know when you're on.

00:53:32The game changed, didn't it, after the penalty?

00:53:35Lovro Maia, a flick to the far post!

00:53:37And Lovro couldn't reach it.

00:53:40And that might have made an unsettling last five minutes for Argentina.

00:53:44I don't know whether he's unsighted, I just think he's got his goal.

00:53:47It's a lovely flick on.

00:53:48Furnishage.

00:53:51I think he just gets a bit manhandled at the back.

00:53:54He's trying to get away from Otamendi and he's fighting with him

00:53:57instead of concentrating on the ball.

00:54:01Great little flick near post.

00:54:03Spot on.

00:54:05Two more chances for Argentina, who have appeared to have a case of the wobbles

00:54:09as the finishing line approaches.

00:54:11That's one point, another one who's been injured for a while.

00:54:14He's getting his first minutes of this tournament now.

00:54:17You remember him from Tottenham now playing at Villarreal.

00:54:21He's had ten weeks out with a knee injury.

00:54:25And the other substitute is Angel Correa.

00:54:29Playing well at Athletic, snuck in after Joaquin Correa pulled out of the squad.

00:54:41Trying to give as many of those players who haven't featured so far

00:54:52an opportunity in the final minutes here.

00:54:56Well, if France were to win tomorrow, Molina might need an early night.

00:55:00That's probably why they've taken him off.

00:55:06Can't predict anything.

00:55:08Today they've been really, really impressive.

00:55:12After they took the lead.

00:55:14Not a lot in it before that, the first 30 minutes or so.

00:55:18Well, how much of that is down to experience, Ali?

00:55:21In recent history, where they've gone on such a long, unbeaten run

00:55:26prior to the start of this tournament.

00:55:30I think they've only, what is it, one defeat in 42 games?

00:55:33Which is remarkable.

00:55:34When you think of the quality of opposition they've been playing as well, so.

00:55:38You see, you know, winning's a good habit.

00:55:43But they really know how to defend a leader.

00:55:45Taking away the Netherlands game, which was a real surprise to probably everybody.

00:55:50Where they looked as though they didn't handle a long ball and high ball.

00:55:54Generally speaking.

00:55:57I know you mentioned Saudi, but they've just been so comfortable this evening

00:56:00once they've taken the lead.

00:56:01It feels like a distant memory now, doesn't it?

00:56:03Etched somewhere in the past.

00:56:04The blip may be, this may be on the road to glory.

00:56:09Argentina have seen off Mexico.

00:56:11They've seen off Poland, Australia, the Netherlands and now Croatia.

00:56:17Countries from almost all corners of the world.

00:56:20How do we think they'll get on if it is France on Sunday?

00:56:24How do you think they'll get on against them?

00:56:26Certainly if it is France.

00:56:27We can't take anything for granted.

00:56:28That back four will be tested to the hill.

00:56:31They won't be strolling around keeping a high line against the French.

00:56:36And if it's Morocco, are they going to have to break them down?

00:56:40I don't think so.

00:56:41I genuinely don't.

00:56:42I don't think it'll be Morocco.

00:56:43But I'm really interested to see what team Morocco can feel tomorrow.

00:56:48I've got to say, and I'll probably stick by it,

00:56:51their performance against Portugal,

00:56:53might be the most impressive performance I've seen from a team in the tournament.

00:56:57I thought they were magnificent lads,

00:56:59but they looked at the end of the game

00:57:03as if they had one or two injury problems.

00:57:05Certainly it was a red card.

00:57:08I think it'll really depend on what kind of team they can select tomorrow against France.

00:57:14Kovacic.

00:57:16Overemeyer and the deflection.

00:57:19Well, fair play to him.

00:57:20They're having a go.

00:57:21A few subs on, a few fresh legs.

00:57:24At least they've had a couple of shots.

00:57:27It's just been a disappointing night at the end of the pitch, to be honest with you.

00:57:40A disappointing night.

00:57:41It's just been a disappointing night.

00:57:43It's just been a disappointing night.

00:57:46A disappointing night for those Croatian supporters who camped outside their team hotel

00:57:52for most of the day, really, today,

00:57:54serenading their troops ahead of their battle with Argentina.

00:58:01They're all camped out on the beach in front of the team hotel,

00:58:05singing dances, cheering them on,

00:58:09giving them the support.

00:58:11Croatia unable to harness that and turn that into another victory.

00:58:16Maybe just going too far after going the distance against Japan and Brazil.

00:58:24A team that have punched above their weight for a very long time

00:58:27may be punched out.

00:58:40Messi.

00:58:46Here's Lovro Maia.

00:58:54Nice controls from Olsic.

00:58:56It's been that sort of night.

00:58:57There'll be five minutes of additional time.

00:59:10Well, we'll be seeing the winners of the World Cup here, lads.

00:59:17Well, it doesn't matter what you think of Argentina.

00:59:21They've got that genius who plays everywhere.

00:59:28When you've got someone like him in your team, he can win any game.

00:59:32I think if it is France, and I keep saying it,

00:59:35you know, Morocco have got a say in it,

00:59:37what happens tomorrow.

00:59:39The French with their wingers, the full-backs for Argentina

00:59:43I don't think are the best.

00:59:45I think defensively you can get that to them.

00:59:49Lovro Maia looking for Petkovic, but Martinez is going to come and play.

00:59:53He might have a big role to play in the game on Sunday,

00:59:56whoever they come up against.

00:59:58Did I answer without answering?

01:00:00Well, I just thought, he's sitting on the fence again.

01:00:04I'm definitely sitting on the fence.

01:00:06All right, I'm going for the French then.

01:00:09If they were to beat Morocco.

01:00:12We won't let you down there to speak to those guys.

01:00:14They seem to be enjoying themselves now, getting ready to celebrate.

01:00:17Another wonderful couple of moments from that man, Lionel Messi.

01:00:23And it looks to have steered them to a sixth World Cup final overall.

01:00:29Any chance you were answering?

01:00:31France?

01:00:32France is France.

01:00:35Not going to change now.

01:00:46The Argentinian support behind the goal will be there on Sunday in numbers as well.

01:00:51They'll certainly be the loudest.

01:00:53They'll win the battle of the volume, that's for sure,

01:00:56when it comes to the game on Sunday.

01:00:58If they play the French, maybe not.

01:01:00If they play the Moroccans...

01:01:04Danilo Fico nudging him behind, it's out for a corner.

01:01:11Into the third of five added minutes.

01:01:45He's kept running all night.

01:01:46Glacic.

01:01:47Mayer's gone on.

01:01:48Glacic tries to curl it.

01:01:51And it's a goal kick.

01:01:57The celebrations have already started on the Argentina bench.

01:02:02And they are hailing their hero.

01:02:09A night of ends for Luka Modric.

01:02:12And maybe ends his World Cup career.

01:02:43I'm just saying, they kept me up last night.

01:02:45I think I might join them tonight.

01:02:50You won't mention what you predicted for the final, then.

01:02:59Domitic.

01:03:08Thank you.

01:03:13Argentina trying to run the clock down.

01:03:16One fight.

01:03:17Skipping away and into an advanced position.

01:03:20Messi lurking on the edge of the box.

01:03:26Declined to get it into the area,

01:03:28knowing that time is of the essence now.

01:03:31Romero Mayer is launching a counter-attack.

01:03:3730 seconds of the additional time to play.

01:03:43Petkovic.

01:03:49It's Dejan Lovren.

01:03:50He's going to hit it.

01:03:53It's over the bar.

01:04:01Scripts like this are only written for the greatest.

01:04:12Luka Modric will depart the stage.

01:04:16But Lionel Messi will get the chance to star in a World Cup finale.

01:04:22And have the opportunity to bow out in the most perfect of setting.

01:04:30Emotional celebration.

01:04:32Deafening noise.

01:04:34The Argentine fans have invaded Qatar in their blue and white number 10 shirts.

01:04:40And they have been rewarded.

01:04:44Dejection for Modric and Croatia.

01:04:47But a team that lost their opening game to a team ranked outside the world's top 50

01:04:52have re-energized and recovered to drag themselves.

01:04:56Scrapping, starling, and with a dash of stardust

01:04:59into the biggest game of them all.

01:05:03Croatia have been brave, they've been stubborn, but

01:05:06they tired and they couldn't rally tonight to take another huge scout.

01:05:11It may be the last we see of Luka Modric at a World Cup.

01:05:14But he departs with his legacy secure.

01:05:17Tonight though, is about Argentina.

01:05:21It's about Alvarez.

01:05:22And of course, it's about the man they call Leo.

01:05:27Argentina 3, Croatia 0.

01:05:30And what a privilege Ian, for all football fans, for all sports fans

01:05:33to be able to see Leo Messi in one more World Cup final.

01:05:38Yeah, I mean the last, I think 2014, I think he was a player of the tournament in that one.

01:05:43Didn't quite work out for him in 2018, but like,

01:05:45the pressure he's come into this one with, you know, maybe his last one.

01:05:49You know, people talking about the team, are they good enough?

01:05:52Losing the first game, saw that happen with Spain and South Africa

01:05:56and then getting to the final, and Spain went over the line.

01:05:59But I think the manager got it totally right, today's tactics,

01:06:02you know, nullifying their midfield and keeping it narrow.

01:06:06But the fact is, they didn't have too much to trouble Argentina

01:06:09and in the end it was just like, he was magnificent.

01:06:12They were magnificent, they've done very, it was a fantastic game to watch.

01:06:16It was a moment of genius that third goal, it was absolutely unbelievable.

01:06:22They've got 10 fighters, it was scrapping like hell for him

01:06:27and they've got a genius up front who is delivering magical moments,

01:06:30as he has been for the last 10, 15 years.

01:06:33And they've got the best fans in the tournament as well,

01:06:35it's all coming together for Argentina, they've grown in the tournament.

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