Dark Horses Croatia will take on favorites Argentina in the World Cup semifinal. Find the World Cup Croatia predicted lineup below.
World Cup Croatia predicted lineup vs Argentina (4-3-3)
GK: Dominik Livakovic – Livakovic has blocked a record-equaling number of penalty shots in World Cup shootouts with four saves in the past five days.
RB: Josip Juranovic – After putting on a quarterfinal performance in which he performed his best version of his childhood idol, the Celtic fullback was able to snag Dani Alves’ shirt.
CB: Dejan Lovren – The three figureheads for Croatia’s team were described by Lovren prior to the competition.
CB: Josko Gvardiol – After Croatia qualified for the World Cup, Gvardiol defiantly declared, “This win is for the future,” before stopping himself.
LB: Borna Sosa – “To beat Brazil is maybe the nicest feeling ever,” Sosa blubbered through what he called “happy tears.” It could taste even better to defeat Argentina.
CM: Luka Modric – Johan Cruyff noted that Modric was a player of “enormous quality, but who needs the freedom to express himself” more than five years ago. As the representative of the squad, Modric has developed into a calm yet deadly midfielder.
CM: Marcelo Brozovic – Ivan Brozovic, the father of Brozovic and a former amateur player himself, kept a diary of all of his son’s football endeavors, even his toddler ventures into the sport.
CM: Mateo Kovacic – Before joining Real Madrid at the age of 20, Kovacic spent 18 months with Inter, where he picked up the moniker “Il Professore.” He didn’t travel with the sobriquet.
RW: Andrej Kramaric – The all-time leading scorer for Hoffenheim said, “We’ll tell our grandchildren” about his time playing with Modric. Many people will tell their grandchildren they enjoyed simply observing him.
ST: Bruno Petkovic – The center forward position is up for grabs, and Petkovic might receive the nod after his first international goal since 2020 forced penalties against Brazil.
LW: Ivan Perisic – The lone player on the team who has played in Qatar but never in his country’s top division is Croatia’s second-highest scorer of all time.
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