Croatia train in lead-up to Qatar 2022 World Cup semis v Messi’s Argentina against Argentina Vatreni

by CGTN Sports Scene

Croatia returned to training on Sunday following the team’s 2022 World Cup quarter-final win over Brazil.

Zlatko Dalic’s side will face Lionel Messi and Argentina in Tuesday’s semi-final looking to match their feat from Russia 2018 by booking a place in the tournament decider.

“I don’t think we need to fear anybody,” declared Croatia defender Josip Juranovic on Sunday.

“Argentina is not only Messi,” added striker Bruno Petkovic. “They have a number of great players. So we have to stop the whole team.”