Since their first game, both teams have improved massively. What surprised me was how Argentina had become into a very good team, which I would attribute to Messi's inspiring leadership. Croatia performed a tactical masterclass against Brazil in the previous round, but Argentina is still favored to win this semifinal contest. I don’t see Croatia heading to their third consecutive extra time/penalty. And can Croatia repeat their feat of reaching the final again? Not in my opinion. It will not be a close game with at least 2 goal victory expected from the Argentines.



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自第一场比赛以来，两队都有了很大的进步。让我惊讶的是阿根廷已经成为一支非常优秀的球队，我将这归功于梅西鼓舞人心的领导。克罗地亚在上一轮对阵巴西的比赛中展现了高超的战术，但阿根廷仍被看好赢得这场半决赛。我不认为克罗地亚会连续第三次进入加时赛/点球。克罗地亚队还能再一次创造进入决赛的奇迹吗?我不这么认为。这将不是一场势均力敌的比赛，预计阿根廷队将至少打进两球。