Argentina vs Croatia 3:0. The most important stats about the match

Argentina hosted Croatia at the Lusail Iconic Stadium. L. Messi drop first goal at 34 minute of the match.

Goalscorers:

• L.Messi at 34 minute (1 : 0) (Argentina)
• J.Álvarez at 39 minute (2 : 0) (Argentina)
• J.Álvarez at 69 minute (3 : 0) (Argentina)

Line-ups:

Argentina Emiliano Martínez (rating 6.9) Nahuel Molina (rating 6.6) Cristian Romero (rating 6.9) Nicolás Otamendi (rating 7) Nicolás Tagliafico (rating 7) Rodrigo de Paul (rating 6.6) Leandro Paredes (rating 7.2) Enzo Fernández (rating 7.2) Alexis Mac Allister (rating 6.3) Lionel Messi (rating 7.9) Julián Álvarez (rating 8.3)

Croatia Dominik Livaković (rating 6.2) Josip Juranović (rating 6.7) Dejan Lovren (rating 6.7) Joško Gvardiol (rating 6.2) Borna Sosa (rating 6.2) Luka Modrić (rating 7.3) Marcelo Brozović (rating 6.3) Mateo Kovačić (rating 6.9) Mario Pašalić (rating 6.6) Andrej Kramarić (rating 6.6) Ivan Perišić (rating 7.2)

Substitutions:

Argentina L. Paredes (Lisandro Martínez, 62) J. Álvarez (P. Dybala, 74) R. De Paul (E. Palacios, 74) A. Mac Allister (Á. Correa, 86) N. Molina (J. Foyth, 86)

Croatia M. Pašalić (N. Vlašić, 46) B. Sosa (M. Oršić, 46) M. Brozović (B. Petković, 50) A. Kramarić (M. Livaja, 72) L. Modrić (L. Majer, 81)

Ball possession:

• Argentina — 39%
• Croatia — 61%

In total two teams made 21 shots on target and shot 9 on goal:

• Argentina: 9 shots on target, 7 on goal. The most active in terms of the number of shots was — Alexis Mac Allister.
• Croatia: 12 shots on target, 2 on goal. Best in hits on goal – Ivan Perišić.

Passes:

Best players for each teams with pass accuracy:

• Enzo Fernández (Argentina) — pass accuracy 87%, total passes 48
• Mateo Kovačić (Croatia) — pass accuracy 94%, total passes 89

Who made the most key passes from each teams:

• Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) — 2 key passes
• Mateo Kovačić (Croatia) — 3 key passes

Defense:

• Intercepts.Number of interceptions for Argentina — 8 (leader — Nicolás Tagliafico, 4).Croatia — 5 (Ivan Perišić has the most, 2).
• Ball tackles.Argentina — 3 (Cristian Romero, 2). Croatia — 1 (Joško Gvardiol — 1).

Face-to-face:

By the number of face-to-face fights for ball the leaders in the teams are:

• Lionel Messi, Argentina (6)
• Mateo Kovačić, Croatia (9)

Fouls:

Yellow cards:

• Cristian Romero (Argentina) at 68 minute
• Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) at 71 minute
• Mateo Kovačić (Croatia) at 32 minute
• Dominik Livaković (Croatia) at 32 minute

Penalties in a match:

• L. Messi (Argentina) at 34 minute

The last five games (including this match):

• Argentina – WDWWW
• Croatia – LDDDW

Top 5 World Cup scorers:

1. Kylian Mbappé (5, France)
2. Lionel Messi (5, Argentina)
3. Julián Álvarez (4, Argentina)
4. Olivier Giroud (4, France)
5. Marcus Rashford (3, England)

Next games:

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