Already it has defined the first crossing of the semifinals of the Glass of the World of Qatar, after two very contested parties this Friday. Argentina and Croatia will see the faces next Tuesday 13 December in the stadium Lusail, from the 20:00 hours. The second clash will define tomorrow, Saturday, after they contest the Morocco-Portugal (16:00 h) and England-France in the turn of the 20:00 h.
Croatia has been the first in obtaining his note for the semifinals, in a historical afternoon against Brazil, that was one of the big favourite to carry the title. The selection trained by Zlatko Dalić planted a very serious party and, during the first-half, minimised the big virtues of the 'canarinha'. In the resumption dumped to defend the constant attacks of the Brazilians, that were very upper and were adding opportunity after opportunity, although without fineness in the last pass.
It was not alone demérito of the Brazilians, that topó with Dominik Livaković that, once again and as always, dressed of hero to save to his and force a new extention and later batch of penaltis. The guardameta of the Dinamo Zagreb was an insuperable wall until, a genialidad of Neymar Jr, broke the resistances. However, to three minutes of the end Leave Petković dressed of hero for empatar the marker. In penaltis, a failure of Rodrygo and another of Marquinhos, in front of the total tarpaulin of the Croats, sealed the pass to semifinals.
Argentina also suffered
Although Croatia acted a miracle to surpass the round of chambers, Argentina neither had it so easy as it foresaw . The ones of Lionel Scaloni directed very soon his victory and note to the semifinals, with a victory of 0-2 against Low Countries before the 75' with direct intervention of Leo Messi: with an assistance and goal from the point penalti. However, Louis go Gaal took out his notebook and complicated, more than the imagined, the history.
And it is that the Dutch, against all prognosis, forced the extention in two moments of lucidity in the party. Weghorst Dressed of hero in the 82' and 100' to leave with life to his, but was not sufficient, because in the batch of penaltis the 'Dibu' Martínez dressed of hero and detained two launchings so that Argentina classified to the 'semis' and can confront next Tuesday to Croatia.