Argentina and Croatia will battle it out in the highly anticipated World Cup semi-final face-off on Tuesday, as each side look to book a place in the final.

Croatia will head into this game on a very brilliant form following an impressive run of games and show of resilient performances. So far in this competition, Croatia have remained unbeaten as they have seemed to find an answer to opposition tactics at every stage. They have avoided defeats against teams like Belgium and more recently, Brazil in the quarter finals. At the defense, Croatia have been very rigid making them one of the best defenses in the World cup this year as they have only conceded 3 goals. What an incredible record to have going into this game.

Argentina on the other hand will head into this game following a 2-2 draw against Netherlands which took them to penalties. That game showed just how frail Argentina are in the back as they seem to be making mistakes after mistakes. They watched as their clear advantage slipped away as they conceded 2 goals in quick succession. This would mean that Argentina have been scored against in 3 of their 5 World Cup games, taking the tally of goals conceded to 5.

Looking at past records have shown that Croatia emerged in a victory the last time these two sides met as they cruised past Argentina to a 3-0 victory and they will be hoping for a repeat of that result. Croatia have shown that they have what it takes to fight out a game to the death and that will serve as a morale booster to them. They have been in 2 penalty shootouts so far, in the Round of 16 and in the Quarter finals, all of which they managed victorious. Their defensive rigidity and compactness has tipped us to sway in their favor. We ar backing Croatia to do enough to avoid a defeat here by securing a victory or by earning a hard-fought draw by the end of the game.

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阿根廷队和克罗地亚队将在周二举行的世界杯半决赛中决出胜负，双方都希望在决赛中获得一席之地。

克罗地亚队将以一种非常出色的状态进入这场比赛，在此之前，他们已经进行了一系列令人印象深刻的比赛，并展示了坚韧的表现。到目前为止，克罗地亚在比赛中保持不败，因为他们似乎在每个阶段都找到了对手战术的答案。他们避免了对比利时等球队的失利，最近又在四分之一决赛中击败了巴西。在防守方面，克罗地亚的防守非常严格，这使他们成为今年世界杯上防守最好的球队之一，他们只丢了3球。进入这场比赛是多么不可思议的记录啊。

另一方面，阿根廷队在2-2战平荷兰队后进入了点球大战。那场比赛显示了阿根廷的后防线是多么的脆弱，他们似乎在犯一个又一个错误。他们眼看着自己明显的优势逐渐消失，接连丢了两个球。这意味着阿根廷队在世界杯5场比赛中有3场被对手攻破，总失球数达到5球。

从过去的记录来看，克罗地亚在上次两队交锋时取得了胜利，他们以3-0击败了阿根廷，他们希望能重演这一结果。克罗地亚已经证明了他们有能力在比赛中拼死一搏，这将成为他们士气的助推器。到目前为止，他们经历了2次点球大战，在16强和四分之一决赛中，他们都取得了胜利。他们防守的刚性和紧凑性使我们倾向于支持他们。我们支持克罗地亚采取足够的行动，在比赛结束前取得一场胜利，或者取得一场艰难的平局，以避免失败。