Luka Modric is the ultimate underdog whose lethal bite can end Lionel Messi's World Cup dream 🟢 Analysis from GARSIDEK
“For me the semi-final against England was our greatest match. Brazil here is the second. After four years to repeat such success with a new national squad is quite fantastic, a great success. A win against Argentina, however, would make it the greatest of all time for Croatia.”
“Let’s enjoy it. We are playing the great Argentina led by the great Messi. They are highly motivated. We analysed the match with Holland. We saw what they did. Messi is in great shape. His will is connected with the players. They are assertive, compact and feisty. They did not expect Holland to make a comeback. That was a warning for them.
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni had prepared a speech to deal with a question he knew was coming. And answer he did for the deportment of his team in the ill-tempered, often bitter quarter-final, a contest flush with the bad boy stereotype held by Europeans to be synonymous with his country.
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