Betting tips for Argentina vs Croatia 21.06.2018

The Albiceleste is still alive at this World Cup in Russia, facing Croatia in the first grand final of this tournament. Argentina could not pass the tie against Iceland, with Messi failing a penalty (1-1). In the qualifying phase, the Argentine National Team needed a miracle from Messi to get into the World Cup. The Albiceleste needed to overcome a goal against in Ecuador with a hat-trick from Rosario, and ended up going directly to the world tournament. The Argentine team finished fourth of the group, with 7 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses in 18 games, having 3 different coaches in these 18 matches.

The overrated Jorge Sampaoli has not managed to improve the performance of the team, which came the praise of crowds and whose influence on the team's game has been invaluable. Messi is still accused of placing his best friends in the starting lineup, being evident in every game that the midfield is not up to the front formed by Messi, Higuain, Icardi, Dybala, Di Maria and Sergio Agüero . Sampaoli once again leaves Gonzalo Higuaín out, and does not usually count on talented Dybala or Icardi players.

His predecessor, Edgardo Bauza, was fired after the embarrassing game in Bolivia (2-0 for the locals, one of the worst teams in this qualifying group). With Sampaoli, who made his debut by winning Brazil in a friendly played in Australia against Brazil last July, Argentina drew at the Estadio Centenario de Montevideo (0-0) and gave up a draw at home against bottom side. Venezuela (1-1).

Argentina comes from winning 2-0 to Italy and being humiliated by Spain in the Wanda Metropolitano (6-1) in its most prominent matches. A few days ago, in his only friendly match prior to his trip to Russia, he won without effort to Haiti.


Croacia got the three points in their debut against Nigeria, pulling experience and seniority. The Balkan selection complicated life in an unthinkable way and needed to reach the repechage to get their ticket to Russia. Before Cacic was dismissed in his post after the ridiculous draw at home against Finland, that nothing was played. Only in this game, Croatia and his rival scored in the same game, making it clear that when they fit a goal, they have not been able to overcome.

Since the start it has been seen that this qualifying phase was not going to be easy for Modric and his teammates, who made their debut with a draw at home against Turkey (1-1). The win in Kosovo (0-6) and consecutive victories against Finland (0-1), Iceland (2-0) and Ukraine (1-0) put them in a privileged position, which the Balkan team has insisted on to lose. First, it fell in Iceland (1-0), winning by miracle to Kosovo at home (1-0), before falling in Turkey (2-0) days later, at the beginning of last September. The draw with Finland left them with 2 points less than the Icelanders before the last day, in which the Croatians managed to win in Kiev by 0-2.


Argentina plays it, since it is not even worth the tie if it does not want to be in the hands of an agreement between Icelanders and Croats in the last day. Messi will want to compensate and although they gave pity in the debut, debut win the Balkan in this game.